Guest Writers

It’s Full Speed Ahead for Texas Bullet Train

April 11, 2018

The Texas Bullet Train got a big boost recently with a federal environmental report that pushes forward the North Texas-to-Houston passenger line. This state-of-the-art, high-speed train will provide an eco-friendly option for traveling between two commercial ...

Mormonism’s Newest Apostles Reflect Growing Global Diversity

The Conversation

April 10, 2018

At its annual General Conference held from March 31 to April 1, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormons), announced two new members of its second highest governing body, t...

Why the Christian Right Opposes Pornography But Still Supports Trump

The Conversation

April 9, 2018

Many commentators have pointed out the hypocrisy of Christian leaders who claim a moral high ground while supporting President Donald Trump. The latest scandal involving an alleged extramarital affair with porn...

Why California Gets to Write Its Own Auto Emissions Rules

The Conversation

April 6, 2018

Editor’s note: On April 2, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration plans to revise tailpipe emissions standards negotiated by the Obama administration for motor vehicles built between 2022 and 2025, sa...

Sinclair’s Must-Run Tactic is Business Smart. And It’s Not New.

The Conversation

April 5, 2018

Local television viewers around the United States were recently alerted to a “troubling trend” that’s “extremely dangerous to democracy.” Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of America’s dominant television statio...

Sinclair’s Scripted News Segments? They Are a Really Big Deal.

The Conversation

April 4, 2018

On March 31, Deadspin produced a video showing a chorus of local news anchors delivering the exact same scripted speech to viewers. The message – denouncing media bias and fake news, calling it a problem tha...

Selfless Patriotism Died 50 Years Ago Today With MLK Assassination

InsideSources.com

April 4, 2018

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, was a shot that rang out like none other in the tumultuous 1960s. Washington and many other cities erupted in riots, mostly described as race riots, but I would aver. I was there. I walked the st...

Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Relative or Friend

The Conversation

April 3, 2018

Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last...

If Bolton Starts a War With Iran, It Will Be Much Worse Than Iraq

Trita Parsi

March 30, 2018

With John Bolton joining the White House as President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, risk of the U.S. going to war with Iran has increased to levels not seen since Dick Cheney was v...

These 4 Charts Show How Trump Tariffs Hurt All. Not Just China.

The Conversation

March 30, 2018

On March 22, the Trump administration lobbed its second volley in a planned escalation of punitive trade measures against America’s trading partners. The latest salvo targets China, the largest U.S. trading partner, and covers a much wider range of products...