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Fascists Against Freedom, Unite Jun. 28, 2016
Everyone expects neo-Nazis to be thuggish and simpleminded. They're losers who need a movement that ... Read More
Let's Talk About Science Jun. 20, 2016
I like to read about science, mostly because I don't understand it very well. I'm at home in a histo... Read More
A Better Solution to Hate Crimes Jun. 17, 2016
In localizing a national Associated Press story about hate crimes reporting by local law enforcement... Read More
When Silence Is Just Not Loud Enough Jun. 15, 2016
Our president was speaking to us in his grave yet hopeful voice, a timbre and tone he has had much p... Read More
A Civics Lesson Needed in San Jose Jun. 09, 2016
"My nose is broken. I have bruises and scratches all over. I got knocked in the head a lot," Santa C... Read More
Big Marijuana May Learn a Hard Lesson in Colorado Jun. 08, 2016
Big Marijuana is not some teenager with pot plants in a basement. It is a new sector of corporate Am... Read More
Trump's Whining Strategy Jun. 01, 2016
The day before the March presidential primary in Ohio, one of my journalism students at Kent State t... Read More
Bernie Sanders and Racism Lite May. 19, 2016
In a statement on the Nevada rampage by some of his supporters, Bernie Sanders said a remarkable thi... Read More
The Democrats' Sanders May. 19, 2016
If Donald Trump supporters had booed a Republican senator at a state convention over the weekend, if... Read More
Keep Violence out of Campaign May. 06, 2016
The violence that greeted Donald Trump rallies in California over the past week is not cool, nor is ... Read More
Hillary Clinton's Overdue Shift on Crime Apr. 14, 2016
Looking back on the 1994 crime bill that he signed, Bill Clinton is probably wishing it had included... Read More
Bill Clinton's 1994 Crime Bill Is History Apr. 14, 2016
Washington — Over the last few days, former President Bill Clinton displayed one of the salien... Read More
America Is Responsible for Israel's Terrorism Apr. 07, 2016
It's a simple concept: Nations either adhere to international human rights norms and standards, or t... Read More
On Top of the Tiger, Trump Smells Victory Mar. 23, 2016
I think it is time to face facts and imagine what life would be like under a Donald Trump presidency... Read More
Trump's Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Mar. 18, 2016
Donald Trump has predicted there will be riots in the streets if he is not crowned victor at the Rep... Read More
The Heckler's Veto Mar. 17, 2016
On Feb. 7, 1946, Arthur Terminiello, a Roman Catholic priest who was a fierce opponent of communism ... Read More
Yuk It Up, America, While You Still Can Mar. 16, 2016
We will look back upon these days and laugh. How could we not? Won't students of the future look bac... Read More
Trump Foes Should Stay off His Stage Mar. 15, 2016
It's not easy to turn Donald Trump into an object of sympathy, but the hotheads disrupting his ralli... Read More
Random Thoughts Mar. 08, 2016
Random thoughts on the passing scene: The presidential election prospects for the Democrats are so b... Read More
Bullets, Ballots and Baloney Jan. 06, 2016
The tears of a president. What are they worth? What do they matter? Barack Obama twice wiped away th... Read More
