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Opinion

When Presidents Kill

Editorials and columns

During the past six weeks, President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. troops to attack and destroy four speed boats in the Caribbean Sea, 1,500 miles from the United States. The president revealed that the attacks were conducted without warning, were intended not to stop but to kill all persons on ...

A word on schadenfreude

Editorials and columns

Schadenfreude. Ever heard of it? I hadn’t until fairly recently. But I was amazed by the concept, and now that I know about this German word, I can’t unsee it in our world at large. It’s definition, via Oxford Languages: “Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s ...

How to Win a War

Editorials and columns

It has been a long time since a Western country has won a war. It can now be said that Israel has won its war on Iran and its proxies in the Middle East, with the assistance of the United States -- and, in particular, President Donald Trump. On Oct. 7, 2023, the genocidal terror group Hamas ...

Is the Other Party the Enemy?

Editorials and columns

Just after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a New York Times/Siena poll found that Americans believe polarization is the second most serious challenge facing the nation. (The economy came in first.) As recently as one year ago, fewer than 1% of registered voters cited polarization as a ...

Things you don’t know about pizza

Editorials and columns

Pizza is truly a cornerstone of America’s food culture. Pizza slices tend to bring people together. Pizza is big business. According to Pizza Today, in 2024 pizza was a $50.1 billion business. Pizza Today and Statista Research web sites, reveal there are nearly 81,000 independent and ...

Tourists and travelers are not alike

Editorials and columns

Are you a tourist or a traveler? On a recent trip to Europe, a tour guide asked the group what we thought the differences were between a tourist and a traveler. Some people shared ideas and then the guide told us his thoughts. He said that a tourist is someone who expects the trip to go a ...