News
The Bucks County Beacon’s 2024 Year In Review
Editor Cyril Mychalejko takes a look back at 10 of the top stories published in the Beacon this year. What were your favorite articles?
Cyril Mychalejko
December 31, 2024
Cyril Mychalejko
News
Interview: Former FBI Agent Who Once Infiltrated Neo-Nazi Groups and Militias Explains Why Law Enforcement Fails to Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously
Mike German spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book “Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within,” which comes out Jan. 7.
Cyril Mychalejko
December 21, 2024
Education
Pennridge School District Repeals Independence Law Center-Written Anti-Advocacy Policy That Banned Pride Flags
Reason and common sense are guiding decisions again as the school board turns to teachers and administrators – not right-wing Christian groups or Moms for Liberty – to regulate classrooms and school policy.
Cyril Mychalejko
December 3, 2024
Podcast
Interview: How Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement Will Legalize and Deploy Vigilantes to Push Their Agenda, with David Noll
Editor Cyril Mychalejko speaks with Noll, co-author with Jon Michaels of the new book “VIGILANTE NATION: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy.”
Cyril Mychalejko
November 30, 2024
Podcast
Interview: The Democratic Party Needs a Generational Change in Leadership, with Daily Beast Columnist Rotimi Adeoye
“The American people have said that the Democratic Party of right now is not what they want,” the Bucks County native told Editor Cyril Mychalejko.
Cyril Mychalejko
November 22, 2024
Education
ACLU and Ramsingh Legal Ask Federal Court to Order Souderton Area School District to Stop Targeting Critics and Stifling Free Speech
The district “has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to silence its critics,” said ACLU of Pennsylvania Deputy Legal Director Sara Rose.
Cyril Mychalejko
November 21, 2024
Podcast
Interview: From the ‘Shadow Network’ to Christian Nationalists’ ‘Bad Faith’, with Journalist Anne Nelson
Nelson is an award-winning author and journalist who has published a wide range of works dealing with human rights and freedom of expression.
Cyril Mychalejko
November 10, 2024
Podcast
Is Donald Trump Mentally Unfit to Be Commander in Chief? An Interview with Military Veteran and Mental Health Professional Steve Nolan
Former Bucks County GOP Congressman Jim Greenwood, now co-chair of PA Republicans for Harris, said recently: “I believe clinically he [Trump] is what you call a malignant narcissist.”
Cyril Mychalejko
October 21, 2024
Podcast
Interview: This Graphic Novel About January 6th Has Been Sent to High Schools Across Pennsylvania
Editor Cyril Mychalejko interviewed Harvard Law Professor Alan Jenkins about “1/6: The Graphic Novel,” which he co-authored.
Cyril Mychalejko
October 4, 2024
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
Pastor Doug Wilson’s Extremist Christian Nationalist Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington
September 8, 2025
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
York City Council Outlaws Machine Gun Converters to ‘Protect Every Member of Our Community’
September 3, 2025
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
