back to top

Columnists

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Ceasefire With Iran On April 7 Was Not A Big Win For The US

I think that President Trump made a great diplomatic mistake with Iran (brokered by duplicitous Pakistan) on April 7. If the Iranians said they had enough near-weapons-grade uranium to make eleven nuclear bombs...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

Playing on The Railroad Tracks

My Aunt Flip and Uncle Walter lived in a small white frame house right smack by the railroad tracks near Charlottesville. Fitting, since Walter...

SCOTT DREYER: Guest Opinion On Sexually-Explicit Materials In Schools

In recent years, the questions of what is being taught in schools and parental rights have attracted much attention and debate. Most political observers...

SCOT BELLAVIA: In Which I Write My Heart on the Page

What is a book or an essay or an article? Countless hours spent on a single story or one topic. Countless because much of...

DEVOTIONAL: Are We Listening For God’s Voice?

"Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening." -I Samuel 3:9b (NIV) In a touching story in the Bible, we read that a young woman named...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Our Borders Are Secure?

se•cure /si-?kyur, -'ky?r/ adjective comparative: securer (more secure); superlative: securest (most secure) The Merriam-Webster Dictionary primarily defines the word secure when used as an adjective as either "free from danger"...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Political Power Often Shields Corrupt Politicians From Prosecution for Their Crimes

Corruption and abuse of power among politicians in the U.S is risking the values of the nation and eroding the trust of its citizens....