Opinion
How Many Traitors Does it Take to Destroy a Democracy?
Lessons from the January 6th hearings in the run-up to next week’s election.
Steve Nolan
November 1, 2022
Steve Nolan
Opinion
How GOP Leadership Is Hurting the American Military
Our current GOP leadership is complicit in an attempt to destroy our current military institution by division from within.
Steve Nolan
September 30, 2022
Culture
Stained Glass
On the anniversary of the only atomic weapons ever used, this poem comes from thoughts about the horrors of war and the collateral damage that always results, whether WWII, Vietnam, or what I witnessed in Afghanistan. It’s true that you can’t meditate Hitler out of Poland or Putin out of Ukraine, but the cost of war takes it’s toll on the most innocent and stretches the credulity of our deepest religious convictions.
Steve Nolan
August 5, 2022
Opinion
This Fourth of July: A Question of Patriotism and the Survival of Our Democracy
Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan writes that for the first time in his life, he is approaching the Fourth of July with uncertainty about our freedoms and the existence of our Republic.
Steve Nolan
July 1, 2022
Opinion
Radicalized: The Grooming of Doug Mastriano
The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor is unfit for office, writes Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan.
Steve Nolan
June 15, 2022
Opinion
Will Republicans Have To Be Discharged From Military Service?
Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan worries about the dangerous effects Trump and Trumpism has had on soldiers, sailors, airmen/airwomen, and marines.
Steve Nolan
May 27, 2022
ACLU and Ramsingh Legal Ask Federal Court to Order Souderton Area School District to Stop Targeting Critics and Stifling Free Speech
November 21, 2024
The district “has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to silence its critics,” said ACLU of Pennsylvania Deputy Legal Director Sara Rose.
Riled Up MAGA Faithful From Across Pennsylvania Crash Bucks County Commissioners Meeting
November 20, 2024
Sean Moon, leader of the “antigovernment Christian gun cult” Rod of Iron Ministries, even made an appearance.
Protecting Central Bucks School District from the Trump Administration Depends on Community Engagement
November 20, 2024
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
American Education Week Is a Celebration of Our Public Schools. Donald Trump Has Them In His Crosshairs
November 19, 2024
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell’Angelo.
Pennsylvania’s High Court Orders Counties not to Count Disputed Ballots in US Senate Race
November 18, 2024
Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.