×

Opinion

Are you willing to take our power back?

Editorials and columns

Last week I read, "Anyone who is not outraged about what is happening in Washington right now is not paying attention.” I agree, but it should have said, “… What is NOT happening in Washington.” This year we will celebrate our 250th year of Independence, 250 years of the American ...

The Trump surveillance state

Editorials and columns

The Fourth Amendment protects all persons from warrantless government searches and seizures of their persons, houses, papers and effects. It requires that warrants be supported by probable cause of crime and specifically describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. ...

The political rift widens

Editorials and columns

Politicians and political parties, when unconstrained by constitutional guardrails or statutory limits, have long demonstrated a remarkable ability to manipulate electoral rules to their advantage. Gerrymandering is among the most enduring and consequential examples of this practice. The term ...

Your whereabouts are known at all times

Editorials and columns

"Big Brother is watching you" is no longer a fictional admonition. Everywhere you go, your location is recorded by phone technology, license plate readers, Uber and Lyft transactions, and cameras. Privacy? Forget about it. Your location history is in the hands of many tech companies. Can the ...

The Media Could Attempt a ‘Nonpartisan Bias’

Editorials and columns

The third dreadful assassination attempt against President Donald Trump was an opportunity to assess where we stand on the question of political violence. In this decade, the media has demonstrated a profound double standard. The horrible riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was a ...