By Betsy Marston/Writers on the Range It was 2 p.m. on a recent Sunday in the western Colorado town of Paonia, population 1,500, not an ideal time to gather a crowd to meet the famous Rosa Parks, the woman who kicked off the modern civil rights movement. Yet surprisingly, about 100 … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rosa Parks gives a talk in my small town
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Opinion: Sympathy for the Orange One
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive As impossible as it may seem, Democrats have managed to turn billionaire game show host Donald Trump into a legit sympathetic figure. Not because Donald Trump is the genius he thinks he is or is all that likable, but because Democrats have … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sympathy for the Orange One
Opinion: Return of the ‘Student Loan Forgiveness’ vote-buying scheme
By Thomas L. Knapp On February 21, the Biden administration announced a new $1.2 billion round of student loan forgiveness, with president Joe Biden personally notifying the 153,000 beneficiaries by email. "I hope this relief gives you a little more breathing room," Biden wrote. "I’ve heard … [Read more...] about Opinion: Return of the ‘Student Loan Forgiveness’ vote-buying scheme
Opinion: How Christians radicalized the GOP
By Bob Topper American Ideology Thomas Jefferson studied and embraced Enlightenment philosophy, the ideas of the Age of Reason. And they inspired him when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are … [Read more...] about Opinion: How Christians radicalized the GOP
Again, President Biden visits the wealthy in the Bay Area; bypasses everyday people living under his policies
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive President Joe Biden is back in the Bay Area and we’d be remiss in not reminding everyone that it’s another fundraising trip in which the president will only rub elbows with wealthy donors. Last time Mr. Biden was in the area, he helicoptered into … [Read more...] about Again, President Biden visits the wealthy in the Bay Area; bypasses everyday people living under his policies
Opinion: Of olive trees, Bison and the dispossessed
By Derek Royden According to a myth about the founding of Athens, the city’s king, Cecrops, held a contest to decide which god or goddess would be the city’s namesake and protector. Two were chosen for the honor: Poseidon, the god of the sea and Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Going first, … [Read more...] about Opinion: Of olive trees, Bison and the dispossessed
Opinion: Charge the 17-year-old KC shooters as adults; secrecy in this case does no public good
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Secrecy is never good. No better example than the shooting in Kansas City at the end of the parade celebrating the Super Bowl victory for the Kansas City Chiefs. Two 17-year-old kids were arrested and charged. They may be tried as adults, but for … [Read more...] about Opinion: Charge the 17-year-old KC shooters as adults; secrecy in this case does no public good
Opinion: Navalny’s Value
By Winslow Myers What is the exact length of an inch, or the weight of an ounce? In this world of relativity, how do we gauge absolute standards? Nations employ whole bureaus with sophisticated methods of calibrating the measurement of a meter, or the weight of some discrete quantity of atomic … [Read more...] about Opinion: Navalny’s Value
Opinion: You’re not the boss in wilderness
By John Clayton When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead. I’d seen grizzlies before—from the car. But this experience was on a whole other level. I felt vulnerable, nervous. I also felt fully … [Read more...] about Opinion: You’re not the boss in wilderness
Joe doesn’t live here anymore
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick President Joe Biden will soon have his annual physical, but the White House spokesliar says it will not include a cognitive test. And, everyone knows why: Joe doesn’t live here anymore. We know this beyond a shadow of a doubt in a number of … [Read more...] about Joe doesn’t live here anymore