Posts in category Opinion

The statement of purpose in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution says, “in order to create a more perfect Union.” While I often focus on …

Everywhere you look in America, it looks like the Republicans, the minority party in the country, are winning. The majority of Republicans are opposing everything …

“National Conservatives” from the Edmund Burke Foundation published on June 15 a “Statement of Principles” which proclaims: ”We are citizens of Western nations who have …

It has been said, you can lie to others but not to yourself. This seems to me, to be a lie. We Americans have been …

Only two of 30 mass shootings recorded between 1949 to 2017 were committed by killers younger than 21 -in Columbine, Colo., in 1999 and Sandy …

Communities all across the country are facing public safety crises. Crime is rising in ways that leave many people feeling unsafe. At the same time, …

My heart is heavy. I feel an enormous sense of grief and sadness over the mass shootings that continue to plague our nation. I grieve …

Communities and organizations across the nation are preparing to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday on the first anniversary of its federal recognition, and the 156th anniversary …

On Jan. 6, 2021, there was an insurrection that shocked America to its core. Many Americans don’t understand how violent the insurrection was and how …

Heartbreaking news coming out of Haiti paints a picture of a nation engulfed by gang violence “which has placed the capital in a state of …