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An Unpopular Idea: Stop All Suppression | Steve Berman

By Steve Berman
Opinion Contributor

Thu, Aug 12, 2021

Georgia is stuck at under 40 percent vaccinated, despite hospitals filled to capacity. COVID-19 is surging back in a new, more virulent variant, that is thankfully not killing the largely vaccinated older generation, but it hitting the unvaccinated younger people very hard. It’s also causing the number of “breakthrough” cases of vaccinated people getting COVID-19 …

Florida Death Spike Threatens DeSantis Presidential Hopes | David Thornton

By David Thornton
Opinion Contributor

Wed, Aug 11, 2021

For much of 2021, DeSantis’s policies have focused on stripping Florida’s cities, counties, schools, and businesses of the tools that they used to successfully minimize Florida’s death toll over the past year.

Cow Farts in Human Form | Steve Berman

By Steve Berman
Opinion Contributor

Wed, Aug 11, 2021

Would it surprise you to learn some of the best ideas come from—gasp!—Republicans?

Is It Time To Impeach Joe Biden? | David Thornton

By David Thornton
Opinion Contributor

Tue, Aug 10, 2021

Was Biden’s action unconstitutional, impeachable, and is impeachment politically possible?

Feds Want Companies to Force Vaccines, Then Punish Them For It | Steve Berman

By Steve Berman
Opinion Contributor

Tue, Aug 10, 2021

United Airlines has ordered all its 67,000 employees to be vaccinated no later than October 25, or potentially face termination. Following the lead of the U.S. government, New York City, and California, many other big U.S. corporations are joining the vaccine mandate bandwagon. Walmart, Tyson Foods, United, Facebook, and Google have required vaccination for certain employees, including …

Is Holding Back Black Kids Who Failed Racist? | Steve Berman

By Steve Berman
Opinion Contributor

Mon, Aug 9, 2021

The Biden administration is committed to introducing outcome-based “equity” to education at all levels. In June, the Department of Education announced a series of summits and actions designed to “encourage schools more broadly to reimagine their education systems and practices and infuse equity into all of their work, so that every student has access to rigorous, culturally responsive, …

Thoughts on Louisiana’s Heartache | Anna Zeigler

By Anna Zeigler
Opinion Contributor

Sat, Aug 7, 2021

I am not your Governor. I am not part of the pharmaceutical industry. I am a lifelong Louisiana resident who is heartsick over the ravages of this virus.