Opinion
The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires
Trump’s erratic tariffs aren’t a recipe for an industrial comeback. They’re a recipe for corruption.
Peter Certo
May 2, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
100 Days into the Trump Presidency, We Are Living in the Upside Down
Many of the policy initiatives and executive orders undertaken by the Trump administration will have deleterious effects for a large share of Americans, and as our latest PRRI survey report shows — many such actions are extraordinarily unpopular.
Melissa Deckman, PRRI
May 1, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Abram Lucabaugh Was a Divisive Central Bucks Superintendent Praised by Moms for Liberty. He’s the Last Person Who Should Run Centennial School District
I was shocked that anyone would consider him a good choice, writes Centennial parent Nancy Pontius.
Nancy Pontius
April 29, 2025
Opinion
80 Years After Benito Mussolini’s Death, Here’s What Democracies Today Can Learn from His Fascist Rise
Time and again, the opposition in Mussolini’s Italy failed to concertedly oppose the fascists’ attacks on democratic norms and institutions. Then it was too late.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 27, 2025
Opinion
The Pennsylvania Legislature Needs to Invest in Structured Literacy Programs for All School Districts
Appropriating at least $100 million in the state budget would pay for evidenced-based literacy curricula in every district and structured literacy training for teachers.
Dr. Alicia Powell
April 27, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: ICE Agents Patrolling Bucks County? Not on Our Watch
It’s time to tell Sheriff Harran that we will not let Bucks County become a playground for ICE.
Laura Rose
April 27, 2025
Opinion
Congress Must Protect Federal Programs That Help Lower Energy Costs from Trump Cuts
In 2023 alone, more than 158,000 Pennsylvania families benefited from these programs, saving more than $267 million on clean energy investments that provide long-term savings.
Molly Parzen
April 25, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Don’t Let Elon Musk Privatize the Postal Service
Wells Fargo recently published a step-by-step guide to postal privatization. To attract private buyers, the bank’s investment analysts recommend raising USPS package rates by as much as 140 percent.
Sarah Anderson
April 25, 2025
Opinion
Here’s What Trump Hopes to Achieve by Targeting Universities
Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber has called Trump’s latest moves “the greatest threat to American universities since the Red Scare of the 1950s”.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 24, 2025
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
Pastor Doug Wilson’s Extremist Christian Nationalist Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington
September 8, 2025
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
York City Council Outlaws Machine Gun Converters to ‘Protect Every Member of Our Community’
September 3, 2025
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
