Opinion
A Tale of Two Pastors, and Two Versions of Christianity
Will Americans of faith choose progressive values of compassion over the gospel of prosperity and power?
Sonali Kolhatkar
January 29, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
An Open Letter to Governor Josh Shapiro: Fully and Fairly Fund Our Public Schools
Over 350 parents, educators, taxpayers, and school board members from more than 40 districts across the state also remind the governor that privatization schemes like vouchers are part of the problem, not the solution.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
January 28, 2024
Opinion
President Biden’s New Transit Rule Is Good News for People and the Planet
The administration rolled out a new rule to make sure federal transit dollars are invested in sustainable projects that create local jobs and allow communities to be part of the solution.
LeeAnn Hall
January 23, 2024
Opinion
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Is A Loyal Soldier in the Crusade to End Reproductive Freedom and Ban Abortion
Democratic challenger Ashley Ehasz believes voters in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District are ready to reject this extremism.
Cyril Mychalejko
January 22, 2024
Opinion
Reviving the American Dream – for Everyone
A review of David Leonhardt’s “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream.”
Bill Firestone
January 18, 2024
Opinion
Would William Penn Have Objected to a William Penn Statue?
The Quakerism that transformed Penn’s life in his early 20s, and that he spent the rest of his life serving and promoting, was profoundly hostile to expressions of human vanity.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
January 18, 2024
Opinion
MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality
King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Here’s how we get it back on track.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins
January 15, 2024
Opinion
The Farm Bill: Critical to Open Space Preservation in Bucks County
A new Farm Bill that preserves and enhances programs that support family farms is critical to preserving precious farmland and open space locally and across our nation.
Molly Parzen
January 12, 2024
Opinion
Replacing Social Studies With STEM Is a Terrible Idea
Humanities in public schools help students understand, and engage with, the world.
Rann Miller
January 10, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Read This Book. That’s Just One Reason Why You Must.
September 17, 2025
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” very successfully flays the many layers of scar tissue that have accumulated around Facebook/Meta scandals over the past decade.
OPINION: Judicial Elections Key to Protecting Pennsylvania’s Democracy and Our Environment
September 17, 2025
In this critical moment in our nation’s history, state courts play an essential role in protecting our rights to vote, to express ourselves and to have access to clean air and pure water.
Interview: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Face of Christian Nationalism’ Trying to Conquer the Education ‘Mountain’
September 15, 2025
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
OPINION: Democracy Requires Our Attention, All The Time
September 15, 2025
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Why Journalists Are Reluctant to Call Trump an Authoritarian – and Why That Matters for Democracy
September 15, 2025
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
