Seven-minute Opinions

Supreme Court justices shouldn't serve for life. They should each get 18 years.

Integrate this best practice into your vertical: Speak English!

The definition of "power" in America today is best encapsulated by a sentence written 70 years ago

I, for one, welcome these amorous androids

Here's why the Trump White House can't just create an alternate universe in which everything he does is a success.

How the series keeps dutifully confessing it has a woman problem — without ever quite fixing it

The decline of the American neighborhood has inhibited our ability to instill self-reliance in our children

He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can

If, according to science, awe is good for your health, then you really need some Planet Earth in your life.

In this episode, writer Jeva Lange turns to Russia to explain how a free press dies.

Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain.

I will never wear pants with a waistline again

Snowden needs to be allowed to escape Russia, and Manning has suffered enough.

An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.

Considering the costs we accept as the price for guns

You need to stop making these noises — From "shhh" to uptalk — even if you don't realize it.

One of religion's main appeals is its claim to a coherent account of the universe. But that might be too simplistic for our pluralistic age.

If you still have a campaign ad stuck in your lawn, throw it away immediately

Presidents have a habit of promising to bring Democrats and Republicans together. They try and they fail. But we shouldn't expect them to succeed, because it isn't their job.

America has a heroin epidemic. The solution is simple: Legalize heroin.