President Obama has shelled out more in federal spending than the five presidents that came before him. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
The groups who spend the most on lobbying lawmakers in Washington are well-known: ExxonMobil, Boeing, AT&T, General Electric. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Xenophobia is defined as the uncontrollable fear of foreigners. That fear should not dictate the immigration dialogue any longer. — Elizabeth Flock Communication Copy Share Image
Founded by a Mormon couple in Utah in 2012, The Color Run has proved to be a brilliant idea. — Elizabeth Flock Brilliant Copy Share Image
In any marriage, it seems, love is when you keep paying attention. — Elizabeth Flock Attention Copy Share Image
Wal-Mart's slogan 'Save money, live better' promises a lot. So does its entrance into Chicago. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
The lack of space and a growing prison population has strained resources and put pressure on all levels of the penal system. — Elizabeth Flock Crime Copy Share Image
“You tell yourself to someone and they steal your soul. That's why I don't talk to anybody.” — Elizabeth Flock Soul Copy Share Image
Hurricane Irma devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands, leveling homes, knocking out power, and turning the landscape into a 'battered wasteland' where some… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return… — Elizabeth Flock Artist Copy Share Image
“Do you ever want to talk away from your life?... Do you ever think this life is not exactly what you had… — Elizabeth Flock Life Copy Share Image
Hindu nationalist outfits like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh perpetuate a false notion of the 'love jihad' - the false idea that young… — Elizabeth Flock Fall in love Copy Share Image
The battle between craft breweries and big beer stretches back to the 1990s, when the idea of buying a beer brewed by… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
For most of my life, I, like many Americans, had greeted the idea of an arranged marriage with a mixture of fascination… — Elizabeth Flock Arranged marriage Copy Share Image
Antoine 'Fats' Domino was a 1950s rock n' roll pioneer, a larger-than-life New Orleans figure, and a role model for the African-American… — Elizabeth Flock Community Copy Share Image
Despite allegations by liberal advocacy groups that voter suppression tactics by the right hindered minority voting, blacks represented 13 percent of the… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
The term 'alt-left' sprang up long after the term 'alt-right,' which was coined in 2010 by white supremacist Richard Spencer, and defined… — Elizabeth Flock Election Copy Share Image
Over its 40 years, Muppets on 'Sesame Street' have addressed AIDS, divorce, a parent's deployment overseas, and a death in the family.… — Elizabeth Flock Death Copy Share Image
Much has been written about Trump's style of speech, which linguists have said is often unintelligible yet deeply compelling. Orwell's famous 1946… — Elizabeth Flock Communication Copy Share Image
In 1984, Jim Koch used his family's lager recipe to start Boston Beer Company, which has since become the largest 'craft' brewer… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
One of the most bitter complaints of craft brewers is that big beer wins consumers by introducing beers whose names resemble the… — Elizabeth Flock Beer Copy Share Image
The Museum of the Bible, the sprawling, 430,000-square-foot tribute to the good book, has been dogged by controversies long before opening day.… — Elizabeth Flock Bible Copy Share Image
Buckhannon, population 5,639, is a deeply conservative town and long has been. While coal is its past, oil and gas are its… — Elizabeth Flock Conservative Copy Share Image
Every Valentine's Day, I pretend I don't care. Like many of us, I say I don't want the flowers or chocolates or… — Elizabeth Flock Day Copy Share Image
Those who use the term 'alt-left' consistently point to violence from the left, often by anti-fascists - both perceived and real. — Elizabeth Flock Fascists Copy Share Image
In Mumbai, I found, people practiced a showy, demonstrative kind of love, one unafraid of affection or emotion. — Elizabeth Flock Affection Copy Share Image
The costs of running a prison system as large as Arkansas' are significant, and the system's failures can make things worse. — Elizabeth Flock Costs Copy Share Image
Food deserts on Chicago's South Side have shrunk some since 2006, and this has provided health benefits to the communities. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
There's perhaps no better way to understand what's happening in a marriage than being inside the home. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
In the 1980s and the 1990s, when HIV hit its peak, the gay community was at the forefront of the fight against… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
India has a long history with devotional, even obsessive love, be it for a personal god or for your lover. — Elizabeth Flock God Copy Share Image
There is a perception that the media is very liberal, very biased, produces fake news. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Artists know they need to have digital presences to build and bolster their fan base, and fans have exploited that fact. — Elizabeth Flock Art Copy Share Image
'Sesame Street' was built on the idea that a show that could capture a child's attention could also give the child an… — Elizabeth Flock Attention Copy Share Image
Showy displays of love don't come naturally to everyone. They don't come naturally to me. They also come with a risk: a… — Elizabeth Flock Being Copy Share Image
County jails used to be just stopovers for inmates headed to state prisons. But as Arkansas' state facilities have reached capacity, jails… — Elizabeth Flock Being Copy Share Image
When Neil Young caught two women incessantly texting at a concert in 2012, he began mock typing on an invisible phone on… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
What compels the Hindu right's volcanic reaction to Valentine's Day? Some of its members have protested that the holiday is the product… — Elizabeth Flock Culture Copy Share Image
So often, as a reporter, we have to parachute into places. We don't have much time. We have to make sense of… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
I am not Indian, but I have lived and worked in Mumbai, visited on multiple reporting trips, and celebrated more than one… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
