In December, 1941, the United States, in defiance of many of her citizens, dedicated its treasure and its blood to fight the forces of Germany, Italy and Japan to stop a push…
Category: History
Our constitution is vibrant, barely in its prime
Ours is a nation of law, and though we fall far short of equal protection under the law, as established by the 14th amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1868, the…
Time to give Trump what he’s been missing his whole life
“Trump and Elon are purging the filth that’s infested all levels of our government for decades,” a woman wrote with sincerity. “Removing the grifters.” How anyone can draw that conclusion watching the…
Opposing opinions
On the day before the momentous 2024 general election, Idaho Republican Dorothy Moon waxes poetic about how beautiful the world will be with Donald Trump once again at the helm of our…
With 85 days left, complacency is not an option
It is heartening to see the positive energy generated by the ascension of Kamala Harris to presidential candidate among those who recognize the very real threat of Donald Trump, MAGA and Project…
Why is the left so against MAGA?
“Why is the left so against MAGA? It literally means ‘make America great again,’” a reader wrote recently. “What American doesn’t want that?” A fair question deserving a full and reasoned answer….
Independence Day: May it not be our last
“Today, there is no lower court in the United States of America than its highest court,” I wrote Monday after the abhorrent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on presidential immunity from…
Radical right looking the wrong way in laying blame
Despite what those of the righteous far right proclaim, the most egregious offenders of grooming and abuse aren’t the marginalized so easily blamed, but the upright stalwarts we tend to hold in…