By Nick Jacobs How much more fear must be generated by the media’s talking heads, opinion writers, politicians, and others who benefit from division and destruction that may ultimately lead to the potential failure of our democracy? Although that’s a question best addressed by someone who ...
By Darrin Kelly As the second largest energy producer in the United States, Pennsylvania has long seen natural gas and energy production as key parts of the commonwealth’s economy. More than 250,000 Pennsylvanians go to work each day in energy jobs to ensure the region has the ...
By Gary Stout In today’s winner-take-all political climate, it is fashionable to discuss tribalism in America as the new normal. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, tribalism is “a very strong feeling of loyalty to a group so that you support them, whatever they do.” Many view ...
By Jeff Kotula When people are asked to identify cities in the United States with clean air or excellent air quality, the answers are most likely such places as Seattle, Austin, Texas, or San Diego. Pittsburgh is usually far from that discussion. However, a recent analysis has found that the ...
By Froma Harrop After Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis, gang-raped teens and kidnapped hundreds of innocents, 30 student groups at Harvard issued a statement reading, "We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence." The ...
Let's make a deal. American parents stop harassing schools over library books that deal sympathetically with differences in sexual preference. And America's schools stop withholding information about a student's said preference from the parents.First, the ugly clashes over offerings at school ...
