Opinion

JFK And ‘Peace For All Time’

A president transcending nationalism, envisioning a world beyond “USA! USA!”? Was Kennedy daring to look beyond his own interests —…

2 years ago

Texas Book Ban Bills Set a Dangerous Precedent for the Narratives of Young People in Education

Our nation ought not to be silent when young people feel obligated to defend our own rights because we feel…

2 years ago

Pricing the Public Out of Public Records

Faced with lawful requests for public records, county leaders last year opted to respond by imposing this transparency tax, with…

2 years ago

It’s Time for American Business to Stop Subsidizing the World’s Largest Dictatorship

Rebuilding American manufacturing not only returns jobs to our country, but also keeps profits here in America. Instead of strengthening…

2 years ago

On Gun Violence, the New Generation Will Not Be Silenced

It spoke volumes for the inaction of the GOP-controlled legislature to do anything about gun violence that the only step…

2 years ago

Are Superstores and Malls “the New Downtown”?

In a way, a mall or superstore is like a small town’s downtown. Instead of a library, there’s the bookstore…

2 years ago

The Heart of the Matter: The Current Great Awakening

It’s Valentine’s Day and the roses and boxes of chocolates are all overpriced and selling fast. No one is complaining…

3 years ago

Reagan’s “Two Santas” Trick

For working people the tax cuts would only be a small token — a few hundred dollars a year at…

3 years ago

Holiday Fatigue and Parades

What I find encouraging is that amidst all of the anti-Semitic rhetoric floating around lately,  our local Jewish Chabad of…

3 years ago

The Billionaire’s Press Dominates Censorship Beat

Without the free flow of vital information, government based on the consent of the governed is but an illusory dream.

3 years ago