Opinion
The Important Legacies of the January 6th Conspiracy
One destructive legacy is that U.S. democracy is much weaker than it was before the insurrection attempt.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
January 5, 2023
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
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Election 2022: When Regular People Rebuild Normalcy in Pennsylvania
A reflection on local efforts that helped restore public faith in the democratic process right here in the Keystone State.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
November 17, 2022
Opinion
Veterans, Scams, and Higher Education in Pennsylvania
Marketing to veterans is as old as war. But misleading marketing to veterans should be unacceptable.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
October 6, 2022
Opinion
Can Education Solve Our Country’s Conspiracy Theory Problem?
Given the growing belief in conspiracy theories in Bucks County, local school districts would be wise to review UNESCO’s new report: “Addressing Conspiracy Theories: What Teachers Need to Know.”
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
August 24, 2022
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Doug Mastriano and the Cult of the Gun
Mastriano’s beliefs about guns exist in a weird universe of Old Testament justice embodied by the World Peace and Unification Church, otherwise known as the Rod of Iron Ministries.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
August 2, 2022
Opinion
QAnon, the Republican Party, and the Politics of Moral Crusades
Moral crusades, supplemented by a feeling of being forced out of social and cultural relevance, and sharpened by political disagreement, are powerful motivators.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
July 12, 2022
Culture
The Empty Claims of ‘2000 Mules’
Dinesh D’Souza’s film doesn’t contain a clear chain of evidence, a logical process, basic due diligence, or good faith. It’s a big deception masquerading as a documentary.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
June 21, 2022
Pennsylvania Homeless Advocates Condemn Trump’s Plans to Punish the Unhoused, Involuntarily Commit Them
August 7, 2025
“Homelessness is caused by poverty,” said Estelle Richman, HUD Chief Operating Officer during the Obama administration. “These are poor people … Many of them are working. They just don’t have enough money to pay the rent.”
80 Years After the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
August 5, 2025
Nuclear war is a real and present danger that we must acknowledge and confront, writes Ira Helfand.
Rivot Magazine Provides Bucks County a Much-needed Print Music and News Publication With a Punk Rock Ethos
August 4, 2025
Founder James Lamb said print media was a void that needed to be filled. “I just really like a physical, handheld thing that can be saved, that can migrate when I drop one at the bus stop.”
DOJ’s Demand for State Voter Lists Are a Major Battleground in Fights Over Access to the Polls
August 4, 2025
The Trump administration wants to scoop up voter registration lists and other election data from all 50 states.
New Pennsylvania Project Opens Office in Bensalem, Its First in Bucks County
August 2, 2025
The nonpartisan voting rights organization wants everyone in the county to be registered, educated, engaged and active voters.
