VOICES

COMMENTARY - “The concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.”

THE DOCTOR IS IN – I am not a fan of silencing one side or another when it comes to literature, free speech, race, religion, and politics.

 INFLATION - Starbucks on Tuesday reported a 31% increase in profits during the final three months of 2021.

HOUSING CRISIS - Ongoing homeless sweeps triggered by the upcoming Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, have outraged homeless and housing justice activists.

MARC’S ANGLE - After the loss of two US Senate seats in Georgia a year ago, flipping control of the upper house to Democrats, in addition to the loss of the presidency and the retention of the House, I said this was the best scenario for Republicans.

US POLICY - There is no doctrinal statement in American diplomatic history that is more fundamental than the Monroe Doctrine. 

THE VIEW FROM HERE - We are now witnessing the madness to which Group Rights Identity Politics has lead us.

COMMENTARY - Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the U.S. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process and helped spark a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

COVID POLITICS - The common accusation hurled at proponents of covid-19 vaccines, like me, is that we are carrying dirty water for Big Pharma.

COMMENTARY - In 1930, John Dos Passos wrote that America is many things: it is a “slice of a continent”, “the world’s greatest river valley”, and “a set of bigmouthed officials with too many bank accounts”.

COMMENTARY - “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride” was my grandmother’s favorite phrase when I asked for anything. 

OP ED: HUMAN TRAFFICKING - Law enforcement officials are warning that the upcoming Super Bowl will attract human traffickers to our region.