Opinions/Editorials

Peter Funt wrote this essay on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The thwack of a baseball colliding with a bat and the thump of a folded newspaper landing on a porch are sounds I cherish.  They’re rewinding for me this month, while watching the Little League World Series. As a kid,

Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times. Reach her at cflowers1961@gmail.com. I’ve been practicing immigration law for over 25 years, and I speak four languages fluently.  I’ve traveled widely outside of the United States and lived abroad for large stretches in the 1980s

Joe Guzzardi is a Progressives for Immigration Reform analyst, who has written about immigration for more than 30 years. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. In 2019, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said that the first thing he did, when he arrived at his office, was to check the

Danny Tyree welcomes email responses at tyreetyrades@aol.com. Yes, bus drivers are trapped in a work environment where rubber bands and paper footballs fly freely; where No. 2 pencils are irresistibly drawn toward major arteries; where First-Graders are exposed to birds-and-bees lectures by Sophomores (“If the bee has dreamy hair and

Michael Reagan, is the son of President Ronald Reagan, an author, a speaker, and President of the Reagan Legacy Foundation.  Email reagan@caglecartoons.com. The left is truly dumbing down America’s kids.  It’s nothing new.  But based on the insane education policy recently implemented by the State of Oregon, it looks like

Rich Manieri is a Professor of Journalism at Asbury University in Kentucky.  Reach him at manieri2@gmail.com. “It’s interesting when people die,” wrote Don Henley in the anti-media-sensationalism song “Dirty Laundry,” back in 1982.  Not much has changed since.  There are more media outlets and platforms than ever, but tragedy still

Joe Guzzardi is a Progressives for Immigration Reform Analyst who has written about immigration for more than 30 years.  Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. In a move consistent with the Biden administration’s walk back of former President Donald Trump’s tougher immigration actions and guidelines, the Department of Homeland Security announced it

Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times; she can be reached at cflowers1961@gmail.com. The other day, someone reminded me that I had a public Facebook page entitled “Christine Flowers, Columnist and Radio Host.”  I rarely post there, which is why I’d almost forgotten

Carl Golden is a Senior Contributing Analyst with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, at Stockton University in New Jersey.  Email him at cgolden1937@gmail. Even as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus rips through the Country, sending infections and hospitalizations soaring to levels not experienced in months,

Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times; she can be reached at cflowers1961@gmail.com. One of the first cases I studied at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, was Tinker v. Des Moines, a seminal case in free speech and a student’s rights. In December

Jase Graves is an award-winning humor columnist from East Texas.  Contact Graves at susanjase@sbcglobal.net. Even with this year’s emotionally jarring Major League Baseball season–featuring widespread fan misbehavior, COVID-19 postponements, and a game suspension caused by a shooting in Washington, D. C.–it’s generally accepted (as stated by Jimmy Dugan in the

Dick Polman, a veteran National political columnist based in Philadelphia, PA, and a Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, writes at DickPolman.net.  Email him at dickpolman7@gmail.com. I’m literally old enough to remember when Republicans proudly branded themselves as the cop-loving guardians of “law and order.” Richard Nixon won

Michael Reagan, the son of President Ronald Reagan, is an author, speaker, and President of the Reagan Legacy Foundation.  Send comments to reagan@caglecartoons.com. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to take the Tokyo Olympics.  The Games are barely underway, but I’m already turned off by the annoying political