by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 2, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
There have been seventy-seven mass shootings in the U.S. in the first 45 days of 2023. Collectively, 109 were killed and 273 were wounded while sitting in a university classroom, going to high school, eating at fast-food restaurants, attending a concert, dancing at a...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 8, 2023 | Opinion
Disinformation, anti-intellectualism and intimidation are tactics employed by authoritarians throughout history to obtain and maintain power. In the U.S., we’re seeing these tendencies manifested in book banning and in legislative efforts to prevent certain ideas and...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 7, 2023 | Opinion
While in Kraków, Poland, I visited Oscar Schindler’s enamelware factory. Schindler, immortalized in the Steven Spielberg movie “Schindler’s List,” was a German industrialist and Nazi Party member who was credited with saving the lives of some 1,200 Jews...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 12, 2023 | Opinion
Robert Gregory Bowers walked into L’Simcha Congregation (Tree of Life synagogue) in Pittsburg, on October 27, 2018, and shot unarmed worshippers. Eleven died and seven (including the gunman) were injured. One need not be a Jew to recognize Bowers as a terrorist. On...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 5, 2023 | Opinion
Imagine applying for admission to your ideal university or for that perfect job, only to be turned away because someone lacking your work ethic, skills or intelligence is given your spot because of their skin pigmentation. An injustice exists whenever a person, based...
