Anyone old enough to have lived through the mayhem and economic decline of the 1970s probably will recall the tax cut heard round the world. That was the famous California ballot initiative Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by more than 25% and then screwed a tight cap on future ...
To get beyond our current dysfunctional discourse, all Americans need to honor facts. No matter what we believe or how we spin it, this does not change the reality of a fact. You may believe, in the deepest part of your being, that the earth is flat. Fact: it is not, regardless of what you think. Fact: the United States is a secular nation, one in which one of its most revered values is that of religious freedom. We are not a Christion nation. The U.S. Constitution is the guiding document on which American citizenship is based. Not the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, or the ...
We are now witnessing the start of what might be seen as Phase 2 of Trump's efforts to eradicate political opposition. Phase 1 has centered on silencing criticism. It has featured retribution toward people Trump deemed personal "enemies" — not just Democrats who had led the criticisms and ...
Charlie Kirk has been called many things, including an influencer, especially of young people. A better label might be "converter." The power to speak truth in a way that changes a political mindset is better than influencer. Kirk possessed that power which led to his murder by a 22-year-old ...
Over the past several years, I’ve noticed a continual decline in attendance at my church and a greater decline in parents enrolling their children in religious education classes, traditionally referred to as Sunday School. The Sunday School program at my church has suffered for many years ...
To the editor: Recently, the Mining Gazette reported upon the theft of around 900 American flags taken from Michigan Tech's campus, and thrown in the dumpsters. These flags were part of a beautiful and grand display set up through hard work and honorable efforts by the Young Americans for Freedom group as a memorial to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Besmirching and vandalizing this remembrance goes beyond a prank (if such if was). It disrespects our country, our U.S. .flag, those who died on that date, kicks dirt at their loved ones left behind. This crime (call it what ...
