How to kill democracy
For democracy to survive, citizens must trust and respect the outcome of the vote, ensuring a peaceful transfer of power. Otherwise, democracy dies, and power is transferred only upon death, violence or the rare abdication.
Opinion
Impact on prices
Leavitt and Bolduc and Sununu say the state should be involved with women’s health decisions, except when it’s time to lower drug prices. They also claim that inflation is due to the Democrats. That’s false. Prices are higher because our economy is dependent on oil and natural gas. The ...
I’m proud to endorse Shoshanna Kelly for Executive Council
Election Day is right around the corner and I am proud to endorse Shoshanna Kelly for Executive Council in District 5. As your Executive Councilor, Shoshanna will be a voice for women and deliver resources that our family planning providers need to keep care accessible. We cannot afford ...
Putin’s people
“The…takeover of all levers of power meant the population had been alienated from the political process….they were content to let the [state] monopolize political and economic decision-making, as long as it didn’t intrude on their own lives.” – Masha Lipman, Russian political ...
Hearing a silence in European courts
The two hitmen guilty of the car-bomb murder of a well-known journalist in Malta have each been sentenced to 40 years in prison. The trials of four others accused of conspiracy in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s killing have yet to be completed. But the brazen and meticulously planned ...
Now is the time to help kids learn how to take stock in their future
For the kids of my generation, investing in our futures was as straightforward as a passbook savings account and slotting money from summer jobs into a piggy bank. Seeing our balances grow was satisfying and served us to a point. Young people today, however, need and deserve a much more ...