Some scandals reported as shocking are shocking for reasons other than those implied in the coverage. One would be the online scam that bilked millions from businesses, […]
Columns/Opinion
When will latest ‘lost’ generation come to its senses?
There are people in every generation who believe the generation following theirs is either going to the dogs or will ruin the country. A new Wall Street […]
Deficits come home to roost
Last week, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its estimates for the federal budget deficit. CBO now estimates deficits in excess of $1 trillion for next year, […]
Farmers need a bill of rights
Jim Goodman And Anthony Pahnke Chicago Tribune On Jan. 11, 1944, in his annual State of the Union address, President Franklin Roosevelt noted that while the Constitution […]
Get off the sidelines: It’s time to #StandWithICE
Dear fellow patriots: It’s time to stop making nice with those who are waging war on ICE. Are you sick of your neighborhoods being hijacked by law […]
Democrats in need of smarter nominating process
Is anything really wrong with Jay Inslee? Was John Hickenlooper not qualified to be president? And is Steve Bullock a weak candidate? The answers are no, no, […]
They must have lost their minds in San Francisco
San Francisco, a city described in song for its natural beauty, is descending into an abyss of homelessness, the use of sidewalks as toilets and a place […]
Strive toward its best aspirations
The U.S. Constitution provides two methods for its own amendment. We’re familiar with the first: Amendments may be proposed and approved by two-thirds of the House and […]
His restaurant got green and others can too
I run Mexican restaurants in San Diego, the taco capital of the United States. We see our restaurants as community gathering places and believe we have a […]
Cruelty is the point here, but is it evil?
We meet, my friends, in the face of evil. In popular culture and historical memory, of course, evil has many faces. It is Darth Vader raising a […]