As an incurable optimist, I daily recognize the many things in our world that cause us to smile and celebrate. As a mental health professional, I daily recognize the many things in our world that cause people pain and peril. Many of the troubles plaguing our society subject people to traumatic experiences, usually at no…

Group of Seven (G-7) leaders are moving closer to imposing a “price cap” on Russian oil. What would that mean, and will it actually work? Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is committing $200 billion to a global infrastructure plan to counter China. In another high-profile ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a former football coach who…

By Barton Goldsmith The wonderful multi-award-winning producer, writer and director Norman Lear was being interviewed by Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy asked Lear, now 99 years old, what advice he would give to younger people. Without missing a beat, Lear said: “Learn to let things that bother you go.” He elaborated, of course, but those few words…

CHICAGO—An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities called an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dea, told an initial hearing Monday that her client may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Duke Webb, 37, faces three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree…