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Identity Politics Are a Double-Edged Sword Sep. 04, 2018
The recent primaries, particularly on the Democratic side, have unleashed a pack of first-ism cliche... Read More
The GOP Is Monkeyed Up Aug. 30, 2018
There comes a point when even the most indulgent listener must doubt whether political figures deser... Read More
Don't Let Your Hurricane Guard Down Aug. 27, 2018
Whether you know it or not, Sept. 10 is an important date for people living along the coast. What's ... Read More
Environmental Malpractice Washes Onto the Beach Aug. 21, 2018
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency over an environmental disaster that he ins... Read More
The Villages Jul. 25, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 78, and my spouse is 80. We bowl, play golf and bridge together, and I've become... Read More
Bamboo and Recessions May. 09, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I've been offered an opportunity to invest $125,000 in a Florida bamboo farm. Please... Read More
Trump's People Would Dirty Everyone's Nest but Their Own Apr. 26, 2018
It's easy to tell when the Trump administration has nasty plans for the environment. The officials i... Read More
Students, Don't Let the Gun Lobby Wear You Down Mar. 22, 2018
Only three students were shot at an American school Tuesday. Two of them were hospitalized, and only... Read More
Another Fatal FBI Fumble in Florida Mar. 21, 2018
A sickening act of youth violence in Florida glinted across the news headlines last week, and then d... Read More
Look Homeward, 'Change Agents' Mar. 14, 2018
Here is my homework assignment for all the fist-clenching, gun control-demanding teenagers walking o... Read More
A Message to the Florida School Shooting Survivors Mar. 03, 2018
Dear students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School: The nation hears you. We have seen you on tel... Read More
Give Us the Full Story Feb. 28, 2018
Gov. Rick Scott made the right decision to order a Florida Department of Law Enforcement inquiry int... Read More
Middle America Must Lead on Guns Feb. 27, 2018
America desperately needed a new kind of citizen leader to force political change. She found it in t... Read More
School Shooting Solutions Feb. 23, 2018
As almighty as the government thinks it is, it can't legislate hate away. It can't eradicate mental ... Read More
And the Children Shall Lead Us Feb. 21, 2018
At 8:18 p.m. on May 4, 1970, just hours after Ohio National Guardsmen killed four students and wound... Read More
Against Gun Control: the 'I Want To' Factor Feb. 20, 2018
So, let's imagine that in response to the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, the government, federal ... Read More
A Cure for Mass Shootings Doesn't Exist Feb. 18, 2018
Every time there is a mass shooting, a chorus goes up: "We must do something to keep this from h... Read More
Stop the Killing Feb. 16, 2018
Guns don't kill people; people do. We've heard it time and again, usually after some horrific shooti... Read More
The Motives Behind the Massacre Feb. 16, 2018
"Enough is enough!" "This can't go on!" "This has to stop!" These were among the comments that came... Read More
