Biden needs a holistic strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean
In 1994, the United States hosted the first Summit of the Americas in Miami, when democracy was on the rise and the economic success of many of Latin America’s largest economies was celebrated and expected to continue. In sharp contrast, President Biden is hosting this week’s gathering in Los Angeles at a time when the region is politically and socially polarized, COVID-19 has laid bare public health and economic challenges, democracy is in its second decade of retreat, climate change threatens the health and safety of people throughout the hemisphere, and global rivals such as China are ma
Read MoreCongress can’t punt its lawmaking responsibility to the attorney general
Congress makes the law; you are innocent until proven guilty; and everyone is entitled to due process of law. These are elementary principles of American government that we all learn in grade school. But they are threatened when Congress gives the U.S. attorney general unilateral power to write the criminal laws his office is charged with enforcing. It shouldn’t be controversial to say that someone must not go to prison unless he broke a law written by Congress (or a state legislature). But Attorney General Merrick Garland evidently doesn’t see things this way. And, sadly, neither
Read MoreJuan Williams: Democratic infighting could spell doom
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Read MoreThe price of paper
Paper is a great paradox. It is the kind of product we both love and loathe. We want to live in a paperless world, yet we covet our packages, paper goods, printers and publications. What many don’t know is that we are suffering from a severe global paper shortage and rising paper prices that have repercussions for how we live. Even in an e-everything world in which technology is replacing certain products, paper
Read MoreIs your child's car seat fake? Counterfeit items put kids at risk
(NEXSTAR) - With kids out of school for the summer, your family may be spending more time on the road. With all the extra car time, experts are warning parents to be wary of an ongoing dangerous trend: counterfeit car seats that could cost a child's life. These products may look and feel like the real thing, but in a crash, they perform much differently. These counterfeit items aren't just marketed by shady websites - many have been sold by third-party sellers via some of the