by Starlette Thomas | Aug 4, 2025 | Opinion
President Donald Trump recently dodged a Jeffrey Epstein question by attacking former President Barack Obama, accusing him of treason. His latest attempt to deflect suggests Obama still lives rent-free in his head, which made me tilt mine. Trump: “And except for the...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 25, 2025 | Opinion
English politician and writer Horace Walpole once wrote, “The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.” For all the thinkers out there, last week felt like a shot across the bow as a silencing blow ricocheted off late-night television,...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jul 21, 2025 | Opinion
Lying to save lives is a virtue blessed by God. Think of the two Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, who lied to the Pharaoh. When the Pharaoh implemented an edict to kill all boys born to the Hebrews, the midwives instead sheltered and saved them. When questioned,...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 17, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Feature|Opinion, Opinion
In Michel Foucault’s groundbreaking 1975 book, “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison,” he explored how those who violated the laws of the royal sovereign were subject to torture as a form of punishment. Reform meant the goal of punishment had to evolve from...
by Craig Nash | Jun 12, 2025 | Opinion
Early immigrants to the United States sought to build a nation governed by laws—not by royalty or religious dogma. In Donald Trump, proponents of the Seven Mountain Mandate, a dominionist movement to establish Christian supremacy in all areas of society, have found a...
