America today lies in a critical place. We sit at the corner of history, where our rich past meets a progressive future.
Author Archives: Eric Stubben
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Free speech trumps ignorant party
Eighteenth century French writer, Voltaire, once wrote, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to death your right to say it.” Ironically, he also had a not-so striking revelation: “Common sense is not so common.”
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Obamacare highlights administration’s flaws
I’ve given President Barack Obama every chance to redeem himself on his signature Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the past month and a half. The “train wreck,” as many Congressional Republicans have dubbed it, finally hit me.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
A thank you to our veterans
Over the past week, we’ve been inundated with hundreds of ads all over television, the Internet, and the radio reminding us to “thank our veterans.” While it’s an important message to send to the American people, perhaps the more important question to ponder is, “Why do we thank our veterans?”
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Democracy relies on political awareness
Last week, a question was posed to me that stopped my mind in its tracks.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
History will define George W. Bush
George W. Bush will be remembered in history as one of the greatest presidents of all time.
Posted inOpinion
Time for real budget solution
“We have our government back!”
After the sixteen-day government shutdown, those are probably the last five words any American citizen wants to hear.
Posted inOpinion
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
Ever since the first settlers arrived in America, we have been a culture dependent on farming and agriculture, whether we recognize it or not. George Washington’s primary source of income wasn’t from being a war hero and it wasn’t being from being the first President of the United States.
Posted inOpinion
Open the government, then control it
For the seventeenth time since 1977, the United States federal government is experiencing a partial shutdown. But it isn’t the first time Republicans and Democrats are at odds to decide who is at fault.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Expedited legal immigration must become priority now
For the last four summers, I worked at a teller station in a bank tucked away in a small valley of northwest Washington. Late every Friday came the rush of farm workers scrambling in to cash their paychecks after a series of 11-hour work days.