Opinion
OPINION: When Local Cops Act Like ICE Agents, We’re All Less Safe
Agreements between ICE and local police and sheriffs are eroding public safety and trust in law enforcement.
Maya Khadr
August 13, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
Leaked DHS Memo Shows Trump Administration Wants to Deploy Military on City Streets to Hunt Down Immigrants
We sit at the crossroads of history and a turning point for the country, warns Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan.
Steve Nolan
August 8, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: President Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ Is a Full-Scale Assault on Our Environment, Public Health, and Economic Future
It’s no exaggeration to say that this legislation does more to endanger public health and encourage pollution than any other bill that has passed Congress in our nation’s history, writes Molly Parzen.
Molly Parzen
August 7, 2025
Opinion
80 Years After the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
Nuclear war is a real and present danger that we must acknowledge and confront, writes Ira Helfand.
Ira Helfand
August 5, 2025
Opinion
From ‘God Emperor Trump’ to ‘St. Luigi,’ Memes Power the Politics of Feeling
From MAGA to Mangione, meme-mythologies often function as rationalizations of violence — whether framed as righteous, purifying or revolutionary.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
August 1, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Keep Immigration Raids Out of Schools
Most Americans oppose ICE raids on schools, which lead to absenteeism, disruption, and long-term threats to learning for all students.
Sonia Banker
July 31, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
Olcay Ayata
July 30, 2025
Opinion
Pennsylvania Republicans Have Opportunity to Lead on Cannabis Legalization
A tightly regulated, taxed, and controlled cannabis market promotes public safety, supports families, and reflects the personal liberties our party has always championed.
Chris Woods
July 25, 2025
Opinion
Here’s Why Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Vote Against Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Is More About Political Theater Than Political Conviction
Local MAGA millionaire Jim Worthington put it best when he told NOTUS last week, “Ninety percent of the time, he votes with the president. He didn’t this one time, but it didn’t affect the outcome.”
Kierstyn Zolfo
July 23, 2025
Poll Shows Bob Harvie in Dead Heat With Republican Brian Fitzpatrick in Next Year’s Congressional Race
October 20, 2025
According to the poll conducted between Oct. 10-11, “Trump fatigue” was setting in for PA-01 voters and “the unpopularity of Trump and the national GOP brand [was] splashing onto Fitzpatrick.”
Photo Essay: Thousands of Democracy Defenders Protest Trump at ‘No Kings’ Rallies Throughout Bucks County
October 19, 2025
Doylestown, Morrisville, Perkasie and New Hope were among the locations where local residents protested Saturday because they love their country.
INTERVIEW: Democrat Joe Khan Hopes to Bring Change to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office
October 17, 2025
“If you want to run a prosecutor’s office that’s really going to keep people safe, you need to be proactive and you need to be out there in the community,” said Khan.
‘Saving Plumstead’: A Rural Bucks County Township Stands Together to Preserve Their Piece of Paradise
October 17, 2025
Partisan politics takes a back seat as a community unites to protect its home from a solid waste recycling center.
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It
October 15, 2025
Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
