By Mark M. Bello When first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot in a Virginia classroom by a six-year-old student, the nation was horrified. But an additional shock comes two years later, as a Virginia jury awards her $10 million against assistant principal Ebony Parker, finding that Parker’s failure to act in the face of repeated, […]

Why do States that Rely on Government Keep Voting for People who Wish to Take it Away? By Mark M. Bello This is the first in a new weekly series of open “love letters” to the great red states of America — places of breathtaking beauty, deep faith, proud history, and extraordinary resilience. These essays […]

By C J Waldron The current mania over the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has actually been with use for decades. This begs the question, should we fear AI? What makes us so afraid of this technological advancement? Should we fear AI? The answer may lie in the prevailing attitudes towards change that have always […]

By C J Waldron The current mania over the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has actually been with use for decades. This begs the question, should we fear AI? What makes us so afraid of this technological advancement? Should we fear AI? The answer may lie in the prevailing attitudes towards change that have always […]

By C J Waldron For years rumors have swirled about Trump’s ties with Russia. Long before he took office in 2017, his business affiliations were well known. But everything associated with the former Soviet Union comes at a cost. Even as it attempted to shake off the shackles of Communism, the spectre of the KGB […]

By Mark M. Bello There is little that Donald Trump can do that shocks me. There is even less that Congress can ignore that still surprises. And yet — there it was: the historic East Wing of the White House, the “people’s house,” reduced to rubble so the ex-reality-star-turned-president could erect a 90,000 square-foot ballroom […]

By C J Waldron The question “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” was leveled at Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy as his House Committee on UnAmerican Activities” came crashing down upon him. It was both a question and an accusation put to a Repulbican senator who sought to destroy the Democratic Party by falsely claiming […]

By Dan Luzadder Our sturdy whitewashed church, Center Chapel, stood on a modest hill overlooking wide sweeps of farmland; farm houses, red barns, furrowed fields and tree-lined fence rows in the distance. I first saw that landscape walking up worn stone steps with my working-class father, steadied by a painted metal railing, cool and smooth […]

Protest is Patriotic-Let’s Reclaim the American Spirit of Peaceful Dissent by Mark M. Bello Patriotic Americans across the nation gathered this weekend for a “No Kings” Rally — a peaceful demonstration against Donald Trump’s increasingly draconian policies and dictatorial tendencies. Their message was simple: America was founded on freedom, not fear. And yet, instead of […]

Donald Trump and the Broken Oath of Office by Mark M. Bello The Oath “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” — Article II, Section […]