As I sit at my computer and attempt to write this week’s article, I find myself challenged. That challenge is magnified 10 times over by the fact that it is Monday. By now (usually), I would have written on Saturday, proofread for the second time on Sunday, and submitted by Sunday evening.
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As summer wears on, I have pondered an opinion piece by Les Rubin entitled, “John Adams Made a Terrifying Prediction. America is Close to Proving Him Correct.” Rubin reported that our second President said, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
Mathews: Could we survive? Read More »
At some point in any discussion about our national politics, you will hear America needs a third-party alternative to the Democrats and the Republicans.
Manning: Apathy biggest threat to our elections Read More »
The old saying “When the cat’s away the mice will play,” is taking on real world and frightening political significance today.
Letters to the Editor: When the cat’s away … Read More »
All of us are entitled to our own opinions. We are not entitled to our own facts. Sometimes it is difficult to discern the difference. We are products of our upbringing, education, experiences, and information sources, all of which are biased. Most of us are guilty of confirmation bias, that is, we read or view media that agree with our views and beliefs.
Mathews: You are entitled to your own opinion Read More »
You know, sometimes I forget how accustomed I’ve become to instantaneous, constant information. I use my phone mostly for research. Hardly anyone calls me, and I can block out whatever I don’t like or want.
Wood: What was that strange feeling? Read More »
And that is what I am going to focus on this weekend. The things that we have in common. The ongoing struggle to be — and do — better.
Manning: How a divided nation celebrates the Fourth Read More »
It was Brian Cobb who wrote this: “King Charles delivered a well-crafted diplomatic speech, appealing to the ideals of Democracy, the Constitution, Pluralism, Human Rights and the ties of our shared histories. He did not insult our intelligence; he did not deprecate or threaten anyone based on gender, race, party or ideology. Charles spoke the truth. He did not lie. I repeat, he did not lie.”
It takes a real king to educate a wannabe Read More »
Samuel Bagg, an assistant professor of Political Science at McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina will be the guest speaker when Indivisible Beaufort hosts its next meeting at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 11 at the St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathon Francis Sr. Road. The event is free and open to the public.
Bagg to speak at Indivisible Beaufort meeting Saturday Read More »
By Robert Adams Jr. Shortly before he died in 2020, in his final opinion essay, Rep. John Lewis wrote, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build
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