Opinion
Donald Trump’s Toxic Rhetoric Is Not Compatible With Democracy
What our leaders say—and whether or not they are truthful—matters.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
October 31, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
OPINION: I’m Voting for Perry Warren for Pennsylvania State Representative Because He’s a Proven Advocate for Our Community
He understands that being a representative means more than just casting votes — it means being a voice for the community, listening to concerns, and taking action to address them.
Colin Coyle
October 29, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: Trump and Project 2025 Need Pennsylvania to Carry Out Their Plans to Dismantle Democracy
Trump and his allies at the Heritage Foundation are working overtime “to disenfranchise voters and sow confusion about the 2024 election.” Pennsylvania is at the center of those efforts.
Maurice T. Cunningham
October 28, 2024
Opinion
Expanding Abortion Access Strengthens Democracy, While Abortion Bans Signal Broader Repression
Mobilizing for reproductive rights expands democracy because it gives women voice and control over basic freedoms.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
October 26, 2024
Opinion
Republican Dave Sunday Is Only Running for Part of the Job as Pennsylvania Attorney General
Meanwhile, in states with Republican Attorneys General, doctors risk prosecution for performing abortions, as do friends and family who transport women seeking reproductive health care to willing medical providers.
Colin Coyle
October 25, 2024
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For Me and My Husband, This Election Is About Whether Our Family Is Possible
Project 2025 is very clear: It wants to end same-sex marriage, destroy families like mine, and put discrimination back in place here in Pennsylvania and across the United States.
Dusty Latimer
October 23, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: I Think I Understand Why You Think Trump is Your Only Hope
A long-time Republican examines why Trump’s ultra-nationalist, populist demagoguery is unfortunately resonating with voters in his party.
Robert S Nix
October 22, 2024
Opinion
Why Trump’s Tariff Plan Would Be a Disaster
Instead of protecting American jobs and reducing dependence on China, tariffs often backfire by driving up prices, harming industries, and impeding long-term economic goals.
Anita R Kellogg
October 22, 2024
Opinion
Here’s What Project 2025 Has Planned for the Military
Imagine a military sworn to defend Trump and the MAGA movement instead of the United States Constitution.
Steve Nolan
October 20, 2024
How Will Federal Funding Uncertainty Tied to Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade Impact Higher Education in Bucks County?
March 12, 2025
“When we roll back DEI efforts, we risk weakening the very foundation of progress, creativity and excellence that our communities and institutions thrive on,” said Bucks County NAACP President Adrienne King.
OPINION: Pennsylvania Democrats Don’t Need National Direction. Look Local.
March 11, 2025
Stop looking to the Potomac and Senator Schumer and look, instead, to the Susquehanna and Governor Shapiro, or the Delaware River and Bucks County Democrats.
5 Reasons Veterans Are Especially Hard-hit by Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Federal Cuts
March 10, 2025
The Trump administration has abandoned the U.S. government’s long-standing commitment to protect and serve its veterans — a promise that dates back to the country’s founding.
GOP Lawmakers Push to Charge Women with Homicide for Seeking Abortions
March 9, 2025
‘Fetal personhood’ bills would grant fetuses, embryos the same rights as newborns.
Bucks County Republican Jim Greenwood Joins Former Members of Congress Calling on Lawmakers to Rein in Trump and Musk’s Abuse of Power
March 7, 2025
The open letter organized by Issue One warns that “America is suddenly at a perilous crossroad” and urges Congress to start acting like a check and balance to the executive branch as the Constitution mandates.
