Flag Day and the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army are moments when we can be proud, as well as humbled, to live in the United States. This country offers us magnificent ideals to live up to, yet has a ...

Relationships often force us to make choices that reveal who we are — and who we value most. When Henry discovered that his ...

I received a lot of birthday greetings yesterday (my birthday is two months away, in August) because it was Jose Rizal’s 164th birthday. Fortunately, nobody sends me similar greetings on Rizal Day, ...

Ten years after Christian Bagley was stabbed to death while walking home on Father's Day in the U.K., his daughter — who was ...

Readers don't want the White House deciding Iran policy alone, plus opinions on the Army parade, in letters published June 16-22, 2025.

After a weekend of “No Kings” protests and a $45 million birthday parade, let’s keep a couple things in mind. Protester numbers are not votes and donor and taxpayer dollars are not votes. Votes are ...

Saturday was the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. Some leaders chose to lead a demonstration and call Saturday “No King Day.” The irony is that we don’t serve a king because the U.S. Army freed us ...

The expectation is that I drive two hours to celebrate them all day, doing whatever they ask of me then drive two hours to go ...

For instance, you write that your parents have become borderline abusive when you’ve pushed back on plans before. You write ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is annoyed their parents anniversary plans hijacked ...

A faithful cemetery caretaker seeks help from siblings, while a middle child faces emotional conflict as her birthday is ...

Dear Eric: I’m lucky enough to have parents in their 80s in pretty good health and who are celebrating their 60th anniversary ...