While some in America celebrate the alleged demise of the “lame stream media,” it is crucial to remember that dictators and extremists benefit most when… Continue reading
We’ve come a long way from Daniel Patrick Moynihan excoriating the U.N.’s 1975 “Zionism is racism” resolution in one of the finer exhibits of righteous… Continue reading
The outrage from Alaska’s political leaders and industry groups was swift, predictable — and completely appropriate.Once again, President Barack Obama has acted in a manner… Continue reading
Forget about the honeymoon being over. There won’t be any honeymoon. If you’re thinking my outburst came because I had a bad reaction to all… Continue reading
A headline that would become famous appeared in the New York Daily News in October 1975 after then-President Gerald Ford denied federal assistance to spare… Continue reading
Depending on your point of view, 2016 was the best of times or the worst of times — or, if you’re like many of us,… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker in his proposed budget plan identified a number of ares where state spending can be cut.Now comes the hard part: actually making… Continue reading
A Christmas standard since the 1940s, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is an uncommonly catchy and witty song that is now — incredibly enough — controversial.… Continue reading
Alaska expected it from Day One.President Obama, who received election support from the extreme environmental community, would make headlines placing parts of Alaska off limits… Continue reading
Many of us see the New Year as an opportunity for a new beginning—a chance to make positive changes in our lives. We might want… Continue reading
The consensus of U.S. intelligence services that the Russian government engaged in acts of hacking during this year’s presidential election with the aim of supporting… Continue reading
Recent terrorist attacks in Ankara, Turkey, and Berlin, Germany, add to a growing list of incidents that are becoming increasingly difficult to remember. Does one… Continue reading
Rather like those much touted recounts (which ended up giving more votes to Donald Trump), the liberal-left effort to overthrow the November election has ended… Continue reading
The University of Alaska is facing continued budgetary and market pressures that compel us to change how we provide higher education for Alaskans, pressures that… Continue reading
Donald Trump was supposed to take over the Republican Party, but the question going forward will be whether the Republican Party takes over him.So far… Continue reading
It was the Last Roundup for Pat McCrory, a governor with a blank slate of a record who was ignored and disrespected even by his… Continue reading
‘Twas the night before Christmas, very late in Trump Tower; The Donald was tweeting, even at that late hour.“Bah humbug,” he pecked, the holidays made… Continue reading
Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt. Not if it’s a familiarity with Christmas.While America and much of the world are focusing attention on the coming of… Continue reading
Editor’s note: For several years at Christmastime, the Peninsula Clarion has reprinted this famous editorial written by Francis P. Church. It first appeared in the… Continue reading
It would be tempting to say that the Obama administration left Alaska a lump of coal this week — but finding a lump of coal… Continue reading
