"Science" Editorial – 250 years of promise – We need to restore trust in American science! Photo: Bloomberg! Dear Commons Community, On the occasion of our country’s 250th Anniversary, Science Editor, H. Holden Thorp, has a s […]

Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair! Sparse crowds turned out for the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.  (Getty) Dear Commons Community, President Donald […]

Russian natives climb to top of the Empire State Building with pro-peace banner and get engaged! Dear Commons Community, A couple wearing black climbed to the top of the Empire State Building’s transmitter, and by the time they […]

Comments from Fatemeh Shamshirgaran, Ph.D. on my book, "Online Education:  Foundations, Planning and Pedagogy" Dear Commons Community, Over the years, I have received comments from individuals who have read my scholarly […]

John F. Kennedy (The Young Lion) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (The North Star) Dear Commons Community, This was sent to me by my colleague, Gary Miller, formerly at Penn State. On May 8, 1965, more than a year […]

The Manhattan Institute – The Think Tank Fueling Trump’s War on Higher Education Dear Commons Community, The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article this morning describing the Manhattan Institute and how it has […]

US Supreme Court handed down major rulings yesterday! Dear Commons Community, The US  Supreme Court issued several major rulings yesterday, delivering significant decisions regarding […]

Nassau County announces $1M drone first responder program. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder explaining how the drone emergency response program will work. Dear Commons […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: Will Trump Ever Learn!   Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal asked damning questions of President Trump. This […]

Maureen Dowd on America’s Aspiration to Fairness Dear Commons Community, In her New York Times column yesterday, Maureen Dowd questioned whether the foundational American aspiration to […]

Remembering the 70th anniversary of the first AI workshop – Dartmouth’s AI Summer Research Project! Dear Commons Community, It has been 70 years since the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence—a workshop widely r […]

Unity Environmental University Sells Its Campus and Goes Online/Remote! Dear Commons Community, Last week, Unity Environmental University, a college known historically for its residential liberal-arts […]

Texas Public School Students Will Be Required to Read the Bible Ruth Nasrullah, left, and Rocio Fierro-Perez, political director for the Texas Freedom Network, participate in an interfaith funeral-themed […]

Judge Voids Trump Rule Excluding Education From ‘Professional’ Degrees Graduates in the School of Education hold up books during Harvard’s 371st Commencement on May 26, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Mary […]

Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran peace deal Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Dear Commons Community, Iran’s […]

Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting “The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” a federal judge ruled on Thursday, tossing crucial par […]

Barack Obama says Jalen Brunson is the King of New York Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO / AFP via Getty Images© HITC Dear Commons Community, Jalen Brunson played a pivotal role in finally making t […]

Jamie Raskin grounds Trump's Qatar-gifted Air Force One – It is unconstitutional for a US president to accept the gift! Qatar’s Airforce One Dear Commons Community, Trump unveiled the new presidential aircraft last week, a plane gifted by the Qatari […]

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Allies Sweep House Primaries in Big Night for Left-Wing Democrats Mayor Zohran Mamdani made appearances at three victory parties on Tuesday, the last with Darializa Avila Chevalier. Credit…Lexi […]

US Senate passes war powers resolution defying Trump’s Iran war authority Dear Commons Community, The US Senate approved a war powers resolution preventing Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran, d […]