by John D. Pierce | Mar 16, 2021 | Opinion
Some journalists with The Atlantic were queried about their expectations for this unfolding and uncertain year. Specifically, they were asked to identify issues they will likely explore more fully in the months ahead. Staff writer Anne Applebaum is pondering the need...
by Colin Harris | Mar 16, 2021 | Opinion
Particular events are often expressions of undercurrents that have been around all along. Somehow, with the right provocation, they emerge on the surface of our personal or collective lives. Investigations of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol have disclosed the...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 11, 2021 | Opinion
John Lewis, the late U.S. Representative from Georgia, once said, “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy.” For most of his life, Lewis got into “good trouble,” advocating for the voting rights of...
by Sean McKenzie | Mar 2, 2021 | Opinion
The parable of the starfish tells the story of a young boy throwing starfish back into the ocean. If they remain beached after washing ashore, they will die. When a passerby tells the boy that he can’t really make a difference because there’s too many to help, the boy...
by Kevin Heifner | Feb 26, 2021 | Opinion
Arkansas, long known as “the Natural State,” is on the cusp of replacing its unofficial state nickname with a new one: “Harder to vote; easier to kill.” I’ve adapted this new moniker from a Feb. 24 tweet by Senator Jim Hendren (Arkansas – District 2), regarding...
