Opinion Columns

Trump Administration Playbook Takes Tactics From Lavender Scare of the Cold War
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU, Jun. 22, 2026
A defining feature of the mid-20th century was the government-wide panic over Communism, anarchism and other leftist beliefs known as the Red Scare.

'Childhood Interrupted': What Enslaved Children Teach Us About America Today
Holding Space for Good, Jun. 19, 2026
An elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, sits on land that was once the Farmington hemp plantation. That fact gutted me as I stood before "Childhood Interrupted," an art installation depicting enslaved children on the lawn of the historic home.

It's Time To Pick Up the Torch of Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy
The Raffel Ticket, Jun. 17, 2026
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy secured the top three spots for the most "outstanding" ratings among presidents in a recent survey of U.