Letter: What Little League can teach us about politics

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— I remember when I was young, playing Little League baseball, and our team would lose the game. Our coach told us, “Don’t worry guys, we’ll get ‘em next time. Some games you win, some games you lose.” But there was one kid who couldn’t handle losing. He would cry and claim that we had been cheated out of a victory, that the umpire favored the other team. But then, when we won the next game, he celebrated along with the rest of us. This game we won fair and square.

Houston Public Media—What letters from Texas prisoners in solitary confinement can teach us about the effects of mass incarceration. Damascus James talks about his project, Texas Letters, and what visiting and exchanging letters with Texas prisoners in solitary confinement can teach us about the effects of mass incarceration.

Houston Public Media—What the Presidency of George H.W. Bush can teach us about character and how politics has changed. Jean Becker, longtime chief of staff for former Pres. George H.W. Bush, shares stories from working with the Bush Family, as detailed in her book, "Character Matters."

Los Angeles Times—What military doctors can teach us about power in the United States. Power is invisible, but its effects can be seen everywhere — especially in the health records of active duty military personnel. By examining details of 1.5 million emergency room visits at U.S. military hospitals nationwide, researchers found that doctors invested significantly more resources in patients who outranked them than in patients of equal or lesser rank. The additional clinical effort devoted to powerful patients came at the expense of junior patients, who received worse care and were...