In the modern era, we are more aware of global health disparities than ever before. As such, it is natural to want to engage in helping to lessen those disparities. This is what we are seeing with short-term medical missions (STMM). Short-term medical missions are a form of unregulated medical ...

For more than a decade, Washington has talked a big game about breaking China’s grip on the world’s mineral supplies. And both presidents Trump and Biden have labeled America’s mineral vulnerability — along with China’s mineral dominance — an unacceptable and urgent risk. The ...

There’s an old story about a monkey needing to cross a great river. A smooth-talking crocodile convinces the monkey that he will take him across safely on his tail. In one version of the story, the crocodile entices the monkey to come closer to his head, with promises of a safer ride, until ...

In 1852, the second prophet-president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, implemented a ban on people of African descent from holding the priesthood and accessing temple rituals, both of which are required for entrance into the highest degree of heaven in LDS ...

To this day, the aroma from a cup of instant ginseng tea with a smidge of honey makes me think of my very first teacher in international education, my freshman-year roommate, In. The first semester of college I lived in “a triple,” a dorm room with three occupants. One of my roommates was ...

There is some risk in writing this column right now. I am under the influence of drugs, and honestly not certain of the outcome. So I hope for some grace as we explore the goodness of those who devote themselves to our physical well-being. My daughter and her family recently moved from far ...