Before heading home after the Dragon Boat Races, my Chinese friend, Jia Cheng, and I dangle our feet over the Suzhou River and talk about our mutual...

Mississippi may be on the higher-ranking end of adult obesity scores in the nation, but according to a recent index conducted by Representation 2020, the state received last place for its Gender Parity Score with only around 15 percent of the Mississippi State Senate composed of women. The Gender Parity Score is meant to measure women’s recent electoral success at the...