Opinion
OPINION: ‘Welcome to the End of Democracy’
What Jack Posobiec’s comments tell us about the MAGA movement and our opportunity to use their rhetoric against them.
Melissa Ryan
March 4, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
In Central Bucks School District, the Campaign for Policy 321 Sowed Distrust with Our Teachers
One misconception is that teachers aren’t taught to facilitate conversations about difficult subjects. They are. And professional development opportunities offer more guidance throughout their careers.
Tabitha Dell'Angelo
March 1, 2024
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
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
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
April 25, 2025
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts to Head Start Would Harm Vulnerable Bucks County Kids
April 24, 2025
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
Exclusive: Sheriff Fred Harran Enlists Bucks County in Trump’s Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
April 22, 2025
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
Photo Essay: Doylestown Action League’s ‘Day of Action’ Against the Trump Administration’s Assault on Democracy
April 20, 2025
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
April 18, 2025
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
