by blundun | Oct 4, 2024 | Opinion
My mother immigrated to Pittsburgh from Guatemala in the early 1980s under President Reagan, and I spent my first 20 years of life in South Hills. Unfortunately, today my hometown is nearly unrecognizable to me. The reason why is simple: The system that existed when...
by blundun | Oct 3, 2024 | Opinion
Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate offered a refreshing change from the combative tone that has plagued our political discourse over the past eight years. For many viewers, it was a relief to witness a civil exchange between two candidates who, surprisingly,...
by blundun | Oct 3, 2024 | Opinion
Ever since former President Donald Trump became the GOP presidential nominee in 2016, there has been a small but loud group of so-called Republicans in the media and the halls of power who have fervently dreamed of the day when he loses his hold on the party. Until...
by blundun | Oct 3, 2024 | Opinion
The failed policies of the Biden-Harris administration gave America 40-year-high inflation, labor unrest, and now potentially the costliest strike in American history. By directing its 45,000 members to walk off the job, the International Longshoremen’s...
by blundun | Oct 3, 2024 | Opinion
In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly last week, President Biden proposed building a “more effective and more inclusive U.N.” by “bringing in new voices and new perspectives.” What he should have said instead is that the U.N....
by blundun | Oct 3, 2024 | Opinion
America’s political leaders have a spending problem. They know entitlement programs feature benefit promises far exceeding their tax base, but have done nothing to make them sound. Meanwhile, both parties demand more spending increases — despite the national debt...
