Perspectives

There is no doubt that foster care sometimes falls short. But rhetoric from both ends of the political spectrum – calling non-relative placements ‘stranger care’, dismissing residential settings as unnecessary, and claiming children are removed because of poverty — is both inaccurate and counterproductive, writes Sarah Font.

The U.S. Bicentennial’s celebratory view of 1776 overlooked the nation’s enduring contradictions, writes David Konig.

Maintaining strong bones is not just about preventing fractures later in life. It is about supporting a living system that contributes to movement, mineral balance, blood cell production and communication with other tissues throughout the body every day, writes Priya Bhardwaj.

For the first time, we have actionable insight into how to make all of our children’s lives better. That’s a pretty incredible move forward, writes Liberty Vittert.

Big data is neither a tool nor a shortcut; therefore, thoughtful design and critical interpretations are key in advancing our field, writes Cecilia Lee.

The experiment offers a limited snapshot of the current state of legal AI technology in a particularly challenging setting: a case that is difficult and important enough to reach the Supreme Court of the United States, writes Oliver Roberts.

Callais does not compel the immediate invalidation or revision of other disparate impact regimes. The re-write for Title VII and FHA—if that is what the future holds—will take on a different hue, writes Travis Crum.

People need beauty and pleasure – and, yes, even glitz – to make life worth living. Events like Ball Without Billionaires seem to usher in a new chapter in activism – one in which solidarity might also be forged in stilettos, writes Eileen G’Sell.

Investors, board-nominating committees and regulators now have the data to ask harder questions about who sits in corporate boardrooms – and whose company they kept, writes Michaela Pagel.

The American dream of buying your own home is a lie. You aren’t throwing your money away on rent — you’re throwing it away on your mortgage, writes Liberty Vittert.