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Criticism of Ilhan Omar Isn't Incitement Apr. 17, 2019
A couple of years ago, I spoke at the University of California, Berkeley. My presence was apparently... Read More
NRA Is Right About Violence Against Women Act: The House Version of the Reauthorization Bill Includes New Gun Restrictions That Sweep Too Broadly Apr. 10, 2019
After the National Rifle Association urged legislators to oppose the reauthorization of the Violence... Read More
The State of Hate in the US Mar. 02, 2019
Is America really full of hate? Are we truly a nation teeming with victims? Outsiders could certainl... Read More
It Never Works, Yet Trump Is Once Again Trying to Bomb Toward Peace Feb. 15, 2019
George Carlin said, "Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." Given the timing, I assume ... Read More
One Deadly Drug Raid, Two Red Herrings: Neither Gun Control nor Uncritical Support of the Police Can Stop Violence Required by War on Drugs Feb. 06, 2019
After a drug raid killed a middle-aged couple and injured five narcotics officers in Houston last we... Read More
Short Takes on Weird News of the Week Feb. 06, 2019
Maligning the Melting Pot Veteran newscaster Tom Brokaw's comments about Hispanic Americans weren't ... Read More
Violence Defined, Justice Denied Feb. 01, 2019
January's focus on the government shutdown shut out discussion of an important decision made by our ... Read More
Why We Lost the Afghan War (Again) Feb. 01, 2019
Dec. 11, 2001: Three months after 9/11, two months after George W. Bush ordered bombs to begin raini... Read More
In the Annals of Tone-Deafness, These MLK Observances Deserve Special Note Jan. 23, 2019
Monday's federal holiday should have been about honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Ki... Read More
You're Nobody Until Somebody (White) Kills You Jan. 17, 2019
Social media rang with righteous indignation over the senseless killing of Jazmine Barns, who was sh... Read More
The Border Wall or Bust Jan. 11, 2019
President Donald Trump's Oval Office address this week was a total bust. His visit to the border far... Read More
Raise Compassionate and Responsible Children Dec. 18, 2018
Dear Annie: I just finished watching a piece on the news about young people assaulting others and ca... Read More
Give Thanks for the WWII Generation Dec. 10, 2018
77 years ago, Americans in Hawaii awoke to the sounds of mass destruction, and the sights of flames ... Read More
Questions About a Troubled Past Dec. 09, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a woman in my mid-30s, and think I may have been molested when I was young. I have ... Read More
There Is No 'Surge' in Right-Wing Violence Nov. 30, 2018
A Washington Post "analysis" of domestic terrorism argues that attacks from white supremacists and o... Read More
Palestinian Terrorist Organizations Stand in the Way of Middle East Progress Nov. 29, 2018
The nation of Israel once again witnessed horrific rocket attacks on innocent men, women and childre... Read More
Storming the Border, Immigrants Miscalculate Best Way to Seek Asylum Nov. 28, 2018
Anyone who expected a quick and easy solution to the immigrant caravan at the southern U.S. border i... Read More
The Perils of Ingratitude -- A Thanksgiving Admonition Nov. 22, 2018
Thanksgiving, America's homegrown national holiday, stands out for honoring the precious native peop... Read More
'This Is Our lane.' Doctors School the NRA on America's Gun-Violence Epidemic. Nov. 19, 2018
More than 30,000 Americans are killed by firearms annually, far more than in any other industrialize... Read More
Brother Is Nasty Bully Nov. 15, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 12-year-old girl who has a 10-year-old brother. Lately, he has been throwing rock... Read More
