by Keith C. Burris The obvious thing that Richard Thornburgh’s life and work should inspire us all to seek is the kind of politics he practiced. On the surface that […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Lift U.S. sanctions that block Iran from buying COVID vaccines
by John W. Limbert and Bahman Baktiari The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a recurring problem for every American administration since 1979. Seeing how previous administrations’ policies failed, every […]
Noise complaint: Am I a Black Karen?
by Pamela K. Johnson The other day a random pizza truck came through my neighborhood near Los Angeles midmorning, blaring specials from an amplified speaker: You could get a small […]
America incapable of protecting its temple of democracy
The hostile invasion and occupation of the Capitol on Wednesday by a riotous pro-Trump mob served as public notice to every American, every nervous ally, every plotting terrorist and every […]
Another day that will forever live in infamy
Many of you likely expected us to editorialize on Wednesday’s events yesterday, but at the time of writing, the protest-turned-riot at the Capitol was still developing. In our effort to […]
It’s not about party; it’s about hypocrisy
No, Gov. Jim Justice, the criticism regarding the New Year’s party at The Greenbrier Resort — which he owns — is not a political hit by Democrats. (Did he miss […]
A ‘Cat 5’ mental health crisis is coming
by Kerry Malawista Whenever a hurricane nears our shores, the government implements a system to track the disaster, including assigning a score on a scale of one to five to […]
Authenticity can’t be purchased by the foot
by Salena Zito Years ago, there was an urban arcade called The Bank located in Pittsburgh within a series of five old buildings that once housed financial offices in the […]
Farewell democracy?
Is this how democracy dies? Is this how the great American experiment ends? We should know by the end of the day, as today Congress meets to certify the results […]
2020: The Year of Reading Women
by Leonard Pitts I don’t mind admitting that I could really go for a good fistfight just now. Or a race against time to foil a terrorist plot. Or a […]
