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Semen allergies may be surprisingly common – here’s what you need to know

Imagine itching, burning, swelling, or even struggling to breathe just moments after sex. For a small but growing number of women, that’s not an awkward anecdote – it’s a medical condition. It’s called seminal plasma hypersensitivity (SPH) – an allergy to semen.

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2025

Jonathan Bernstein: What to make of Trump’s mad power grab plan

Donald Trump and his allies are pledging to remake the presidency if he is elected again, giving him and the office more authority than it has ever had and certainly far more than the framers of the US Constitution envisioned.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Kevin McCarthy appeases the radicals again

The House bill that sets Pentagon policies for the next year, which began as mundane and bipartisan, passed on Friday on a party-line vote. The bill received a 58-to-1 vote in committee, but radical Republicans offered dozens of amendments on such issues as abortion, book banning, bases named after Confederate…

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Trump isn’t Republicans’ only headache

Republicans have a big problem. No, not the guy who got indicted. At least not directly.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Republicans could regret attacking Trump’s indictment

As soon as the indictment of Donald Trump was revealed Thursday, prominent Republicans lashed out against Alvin Bragg, accusing the Manhattan district attorney of bringing a groundless and politically motivated case against the former president.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Kevin McCarthy is propelling the US toward default

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent a clear signal Tuesday: The chances of a debt limit breach and subsequent government default and economic calamity aren’t only very real, but fairly high. Probably higher than 50-50. Maybe a lot higher. And McCarthy has no idea how to get out of it.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Why Medicaid expansion will overcome Florida politics

North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature last week approved the expansion of Medicaid to more low-income adults, leaving only 10 states that continue to reject the federal government’s incentives under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid expansion, aimed at adults who make too much money to qualify for conventional Medicaid but not enough…

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Wisconsin judicial election is bad for democracy

If you want a good summary of all that’s wrong with U.S. politics right now, you could do worse than “The most important U.S. election this year is the runoff for a seat on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Blaming SVB on ‘woke’ banks masks Republican divide

Politicians generally don’t like looking silly. And yet a whole bunch of Republican politicians reacted to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank by raging about “woke” banking” in ways that made them appear ridiculous to anyone actually concerned about the danger to the banking system and the economy.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: A Trump indictment would put Republicans in a bind

It looks increasingly likely that former President Donald Trump will be indicted by Manhattan prosecutors over alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Republican politicians and other party officials who have tried to avoid taking a position on Trump and the 2024 nomination — the keep-quiet Republicans —…

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023