Opinion
Backlash: Women’s History Month in a Post-Roe World
Hell hath no fury like a woman deprived of her basic rights.
Martha Burk
March 1, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
MAGA’s Biden Impeachment Inquiry Dissolves as Star Witness Is Charged with Lying to the FBI, Leaving Questions for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
The Bucks County Republican was fully aware that the foundation of the Republican impeachment inquiry into President Biden was unfounded from the start.
Kierstyn Zolfo
February 28, 2024
Opinion
Pennsylvania Can Lead the Nation to a Cleaner Future, Before It’s Too Late
Now is the time to take bold steps to leverage federal dollars, transform our energy systems, and secure a clean and healthy environment for generations to come.
Molly Parzen
February 28, 2024
Opinion
New Book Seeks to Understand the MAGA-fication of the American Evangelical Church in Order to Fix it
A review of Tim Alberta’s “The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.”
Zackari Bourgeois
February 26, 2024
Opinion
Philadelphia Mayor Might Consider These Lessons from New York City Before Expanding Stop-and-Frisk
The greater use of stop-and-frisk could lead to a myriad of unwanted consequences, such as lawsuits against the city, greater racial disparities in the criminal justice system, citizen unrest, and distrust of the police.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
February 25, 2024
Opinion
A Time for Heroes
Bucks County’s Joe Sundeen reviews Liz Cheney’s “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning.”
Joe Sundeen
February 23, 2024
Opinion
Letters: America First Redux, Yet Another Reason Not to Vote for Trump, and Do-Nothing Republicans
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
February 22, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: GOP Incompetence or Complicity?
Any way you look at it, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is part of the problem of the Republican Party’s growing, and unchecked, extremism.
Steve Cickay
February 22, 2024
Opinion
Giving Students the Tools to Fight Hate
When politicians remove historical and cultural context from education, we need to help students build resilience.
Shauna Taradash
February 20, 2024
OPINION: International Women’s Day Must Be a Welcome Space for Trans Women
March 8, 2025
Bucks County Beacon reporter Pat LaMarche shares her thoughts on what solidarity and inclusiveness ought to look like on this important day – and year-round.
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.
Nearly 1 in 3 Families with Children in Bucks County Are Struggling Economically, Says New Report
March 7, 2025
This is why State Rep. Jim Prokopiak keeps his focus in Harrisburg squarely on “increased education funding, and [the need to] make sure that we have access to affordable healthcare and good paying jobs.”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are the Greatest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
March 6, 2025
Pennsylvania has one of the highest percentages of residents over 65 in the country. Now the entire social security system and the benefits and services they depend on are at risk.
Bucks County Commissioners Unanimously Proclaim March ALICE Awareness Month As Too Many Locally Live Paycheck to Paycheck
March 5, 2025
ALICE households, Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, live in a financial Catch-22.
