It’s all about location, location, location! In this case, the location is the city chosen for President Trump’s first rally since early March: Tulsa, Okla. Originally scheduled […]
Opinion
Don’t say, ‘I am not a racist’ — apologize, then learn to be better
This column is presented as a public service. A few days ago, Greg Glassman, the founder and CEO of CrossFit, set off an uproar by belittling the […]
Coronavirus liability waivers are coming
The Trump campaign has taken some well-deserved flak for scheduling a massive COVID-19 transmission party in Tulsa, Okla., now set for June 20. Perhaps recognizing the risk […]
How to listen to understand, not listen to respond
It seems we no longer listen to understand; we only listen to respond. The internet has certainly fostered this behavior by celebrating the cleverest quips and the […]
Strip Confederate leaders’ names from military bases
It never made much sense to affix Braxton Bragg’s name to one of the U.S. Army’s major installations, Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Bragg, born in 1817 […]
System keeps bad apples on forces
As so many progressive-minded policing experts have noted, the stars are aligned in a once-in-a-generation moment for major systemic reform. The inclination to shoot for the moon […]
Don’t bungle the ending of the U.S.’s longest war
America’s war in Afghanistan has dragged on too long. But the U.S. domestic political calendar shouldn’t dictate when to end it. Under the peace agreement signed with […]
June 14 letters to the editor
History is repeating; vote for real change On June 6, there was a demonstration here in Morgantown in support of Black Lives Matter. It happened to be […]
What ‘defund the police’ really means
You’ve likely seen it on the news, painted on protestors’ signs, chanted at marches or circulated on social media in the form of a hashtag: Defund the […]
‘A republic, if you can keep it’: A nation in turmoil
The story goes that, at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention of 1789, Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall in Philadelphia when a woman shouted […]