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Archie Mathies’ profile in courage

There are different types of courage. There鈥檚 the 鈥渃ourage of your convictions.鈥 There鈥檚 the courage to do what is right. We鈥檙e hearing an awful lot lately about political courage. A famous book was written on the subject. It鈥檚 called Profiles in Courage.Then there鈥檚 physical ...

The county’s gun sanctuary fraud

Now that Fayette County is a gun sanctuary, what might be next? A free speech sanctuary where it really is okay to yell 鈥渇ire鈥 in a crowded theater? A measure giving drivers the right to text and drive, despite both the law and common sense?The possibilities are endless.Maybe the republic ...

Anti-fracking imperils Democrats

As sure as anything, Democrats are courting disaster. The latest example was Wednesday night鈥檚 free-for-all in Las Vegas. An independent or a dissatisfied Republican (there must be such an animal) tuning in would be forgiven if they had mistaken the ninth Democratic debate for a food fight, ...

Trump and the democratic heart

Next time you鈥檙e at PNC Park get there a little early and walk north on Federal Street until you come to the bulky Northside U.S. Post Office building. It鈥檚 not far from the ballyard, I promise.Or, if you鈥檙e on the Monongahela River side of town, you just might stroll over to Smithfield ...

The virus at the core of our politics

Donald Trump is a cock of the walk with authoritarian tendencies.As I watched the president鈥檚 State of the Union performance 鈥 and it was a performance, equal parts Oprah, Ellen, Jerry Springer, The Price Is Right, and going way, way back, Queen For A Day 鈥 I was struck by the ...

Getting the pros back into politics

As Democrats slip-slide their way through a plethora of men and women who would be president 鈥 the actual selection process starts tomorrow in Iowa - and as Donald Trump wiggles his way out of impeachment 鈥 and in the process trashes the Constitution 鈥 it might be worthwhile to consider ...