The trouble with freedom of speech is that it is indelibly linked to the freedom to misinterpret, especially with sound bytes and slogans. For example, a common bumper sticker implores readers to "Take America Back." At first glance who could argue? Are there any middle class working Americans who don't …
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As a new school year approaches with one public education issue after another, it seems parents might find it useful to put aside politics and focus on what their children really need to succeed in school - and I'm not talking paper and pencils.
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Idolatry is almost as amusing as it is bemusing. Take the Reagan Republicans for example. Their devotion to our 40th president is so misguided it would be laughable if it weren't dangerous.
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If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? If a woman dies in cyberspace but not in the real world, should she be mourned?
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What's with all the uproar about Paul Ryan being a liar? He's just doing the duplicitous work of his profession, using the language of modern politics to mislead rather than to lead. They all do it.
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Anyone who has read the enlightening editorial in the Press on July 29th must now realize the terrible threat posed by the International Baccalaureate program.
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There is no denying that we aren't the country we once were - but we continue to deny it anyway. That's because when people in denial are told they are in denial they simply deny it.
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There is no denying that we aren’t the country we once were—but we continue to deny it anyway. That’s because when people in denial are told they are in denial they simply deny it.
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Another Idaho tax protester has made the news for not paying his taxes - and this time it isn't an elected official. Shouldn't it make us proud that our citizens are following the examples of our leaders? After all, if it is an admirable thing to stand up for your …
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Given its magnanimous etymology it is surprising that the word public has acquired any negative connotations. Then again, considering the polarized ideologies so prevalent in modern politics, it isn't too surprising that so many of our elected representatives have demonized the word and deified its opposite: private.
