An Urban's Rural View

Americans will probably always be polarized, but they can still deal with each other as people rather than ideological stereotypes.

The Federal Reserve is warning interest rates will go higher and stay higher longer. Financial markets aren't convinced.

In a war with China over Taiwan, war games suggest the U.S. could run out of munitions in a week.

A new book makes a compelling case for preserving the world's big five megaforests and 2,000 intact forest landscapes.

Americans don't wait for the government to do everything. We roll up our sleeves and do some of it ourselves. Be thankful for that.

Finding reason for hope in two election-week events that some might view less sanguinely.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's success in knocking an asteroid off course is, as NASA's director says, "a watershed moment for planetary defense and a watershed moment for humanity."