Opinion

There is a certain strange clarity that comes from hearing, more than once, that people thoughtyou were dead. Most will never be the subject of a mistaken death, yet somehow,

Many, many things have changed dramatically during the many years I have been active in electoral politics and government policy. This is neither the time nor the place to detail

Once upon a time in America, Friday nights in the fall were the sole domain of high school football. That epoch is history. Last Friday, while making the trek to

It is the easiest thing in the world to do. Settle. Even better, be part of a culture that celebrates the equality of mediocrity. After all, everyone gets to feel

There is a story by Max Lucado that I first read during Bible study in college, and all these years later, I still think about it. It’s the story of

“Welcome to the New World, Sir,” is the last line in the movie The Hunt for Red October, as spoken by Alec Baldwin’s character, Jack Ryan, to Sir Sean Connery’s

Since becoming an adult (too many years ago to count), virtually all my professional career has been focused on electoral politics or public affairs connected to the intersection of public

A Protest That Raises Constitutional Questions As has been witnessed too many times to count, there is apparently no principle or concept that progressives cannot turn upside down to further

A Red, White and Relish Celebration There are many ways to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Some people watched fireworks. Some fired up the grill. Some stood proudly for the national

The Italian-American communities of Kulpmont, Shamokin, and Mount Carmel, where the scent of peppers and onions still drifts through parish halls, offer a cultural richness that practically begs to be