In the 1950s, the great neo-conservative intellectual Irving Kristol acknowledged Joe McCarthy’s stark failings, but famously refused to take the side of his critics. “For… Continue reading
Thanks to Scouts for cleanup help at cemetery Lisa Henderson and her scouts came to visit our local cemetery, Spruce Grove in Kasilof, on June… Continue reading
President Donald Trump is our president. He was duly elected in November 2016 through the electoral process. Eighteen months after he took the oath of… Continue reading
President Donald Trump is our president. He was duly elected in November 2016 through the electoral process. Eighteen months after he took the oath of… Continue reading
It seems few topics bring up more divisive arguments than climate change. For whatever reason, what should be a rational and scientific discussion about changes… Continue reading
It seems few topics bring up more divisive arguments than climate change. For whatever reason, what should be a rational and scientific discussion about changes… Continue reading
Would Republicans in Congress stay mute if a President imposed income or sales taxes on U.S. industries on an arbitrary whim? We doubt it, so… Continue reading
Would Republicans in Congress stay mute if a President imposed income or sales taxes on U.S. industries on an arbitrary whim? We doubt it, so… Continue reading
Music is healing. Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior High School put that theory on display Sunday night in New York with their stirring performance… Continue reading
The Harvard University admissions process appears to be an ongoing microaggression against Asian-Americans. A group called Students for Fair Admissions is suing the school for… Continue reading
The Department of Homeland Security removed more than 2,000 children from their families in a matter of weeks. As mothers and grandmothers who have dedicated… Continue reading
The World Health Organization has a lot on its plate these days. Ebola’s made a comeback in central Africa. There are still parts of the… Continue reading
Music is healing. Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior High School put that theory on display Sunday night in New York with their stirring performance… Continue reading
The Department of Homeland Security removed more than 2,000 children from their families in a matter of weeks. As mothers and grandmothers who have dedicated… Continue reading
The Harvard University admissions process appears to be an ongoing microaggression against Asian-Americans. A group called Students for Fair Admissions is suing the school for… Continue reading
The World Health Organization has a lot on its plate these days. Ebola’s made a comeback in central Africa. There are still parts of the… Continue reading
The United States of America is currently holding 2,000 children hostage at the Mexican border. How else to describe it? In recent weeks, federal officials… Continue reading
I have often thought that tributes to those we love are best made when the object of our affection is still with us, rather than… Continue reading
This is not the first time I’ve quoted the ghostwriter of Donald Trump’s book, but I often have been curious about what exactly he was… Continue reading
The trade war with Canada over steel, aluminum and milk understandably grabs the headlines. But flying under the radar is the battle over Canadian newsprint,… Continue reading
