by Stephen N. Reed and Ken Ramsey Soon after we met as graduate students at Emory University in Fall 1989, we were both struck by how similar our observations about state politics were. One of us would complain about a corrupt political leader back in our state, a power-lord who was ...
I’ve got something to say about “you people.” That, as you may recall, was how I referred, in a recent column, to Mike Pence and others who have apparently sworn an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Florida taco bowl connoisseur who used to be president. It left a handful of ...
by Jared Alper The eyes of the political world were locked in when the candidates for governor of Virginia stepped on the stage for a debate on Sept. 28. With the race between Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe tightening, the table was set for a dramatic, ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Today’s editorial continues from the editorial “Do lawmakers understand what they are banning?” published yesterday,Sept. 23. America is not as innocent and pure as the driven snow. It is not flawless, or perfect. Hindsight shows us that “right” and “legal” ...
by Kurt Bardella In October 2003, I was working at the CBS affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif., running the assignment desk and helping produce our political coverage. It was an exciting time to be in both news and politics. On our very own news set, country music icon Buck Owens, ...
“Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives? Because if no, there’s absolutely no point.” — Amber Veal Unfortunately, the problem more often than not nowadays is not that the people arguing ...