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
Could Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse End Up in Court?
August 28, 2025
“I would like to know if the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, the other school districts in Pennsylvania and in Bucks County, might be interested in starting a class action lawsuit against the state for the calculable amount of money that we are losing as a school district ‘cause it’s going to blow up everybody’s budget,” Centennial School District Board Member Michael Hartline.
OPINION: Trump’s Troop Deployments in Cities Across the US Are Dress Rehearsals for Nullifying Your Vote
August 27, 2025
“This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections,” said Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
‘Victory for Pennsylvania Voters and Our Democracy’: Court Rules State Must Stop Throwing out Mail Ballots Over Date Errors
August 26, 2025
“Discarding thousands of ballots every election is not a reasonable trade-off in view of the date requirement’s extremely limited and unlikely capacity to detect and deter fraud,” the appeals court panel wrote.
5 Takeaways From DC’s Organized Resistance to Trump’s Military Occupation
August 26, 2025
The city is resisting an occupied force in creative, raucous, and even joyful ways. The rest of the nation should take note.
Pennsylvania Needs an Independent Redistricting Commission to Ensure Fair Representation
August 25, 2025
Partisan gerrymandering is an anathema to our democracy.
