by Martin Schram For what seems like forever, America’s presidents have been ordering up new U.S. policies designed to finally fix, or at least make the best […]
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Punish Belarus leader for hijacking
by Trudy Rubin Imagine you are flying over Europe in a European air carrier on your way home from a Greek vacation in the post-coronavirus era. Suddenly, […]
Add federal permits to list of U.S. crises
by Stuart Levenbach The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan talks about a climate crisis and an affordable housing crisis in its attempt to address the country’s infrastructure […]
Current political conservatism a threat
by John M. Crisp Strange things have been happening in the Republican Party. Our understanding of them might be served by a brief review of the traditional […]
How to prevent next Israel-Hamas war
by Hussein Ibish Familiarity breeds fecklessness. For much of the international community, the fourth Gaza war between Israel and Hamas has been an occasion for the shaking […]
Calling Donald Trump: The vaccine effort needs you
by Steven P. Grossman Reports are now appearing almost daily about people rejecting COVID-19 vaccines. The failure of substantial segments of the population to get vaccinated threatens […]
Don’t let the rich avoid taxes. Strengthen the IRS
by Chuck Collins and Omar Ocampo The Internal Revenue Service is the branch of government Americans most love to hate. Yet strengthening the much-maligned IRS may hold […]
New court justices must have family court experience
by Jim Douglas The Intermediate Appeals Court is here. Whether the reader opposed it or agrees with the need for an IAC, it is a reality. SB […]
Student athletes have the right to peaceful protest
In February, members of the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) basketball team locked arms and took a knee in what Coach Jason Shay called a symbolic protest […]
Civilians lose while Hamas and Bibi play war games
by Trudy Rubin EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was written before the ceasefire, which took effect Friday, was announced. However, its discussion of the underlying problems that led […]