Why Minority Views Must Be Protected Some Americans think government should have the right to censor opinions that the majority finds offensive and un-American. They overlook the fact that majorities are often wildly mistaken.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton Surprisingly, many people weren't outraged by Bill Clinton's perjury in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. They apparently don't understand that his contemptible behavior has the potential to cause severe damage to the justice system and society.
Abraham Lincoln's Humanistic Religious Beliefs In debates on whether Ohio's motto is unconstitutional, some people pointed out that Abraham Lincoln mentioned God in some of his speeches. Lincoln's religious views, however, were inconsistent with the motto.
Loyalty: Good and Bad Kinds Declining amounts of loyalty have undoubtedly contributed to many personal and social problems. But in attempting to reverse this trend, people should keep in mind that loyalty can sometimes be a bad quality.
Human Effort Rather than Religion Needed to Oppose Terrorism Shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Christian fundamentalist leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson said liberal advocacy groups deserve part of the blame. Their statement is groundless, intolerant, and harmful. Liberty and Involuntary Servitude Cannot Coexist A nationally syndicated columnist advocates mandatory national service for young adults. Americans who support such ideas seem to have forgotten the meaning of freedom.
Ohio Inspector General Didn't Investigate Complaint on Church-State Separation and Other Complaints Supporters of honest government and church-state separation should be concerned about the Ohio inspector general's refusal to investigate a complaint filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. His refusal is symptomatic of other problems in Ohio's state government. Bush's Faith-Based Initiatives Violate Religious Freedom By providing federal funds to religious groups that perform social services, President George W. Bush is trampling the American principle of religious freedom. He either doesn't understand the principle or has little respect for it.
Ohio Must Stop Restricting Liberty Ohio's increasing restrictions on liberty are causing people to leave the state, harming its economy, causing its citizens to appear narrow-minded and intolerant, and making the state seem just plain no fun.
Humanistic Global Economy Needed The need for a global economy with less emphasis on corporate profits and more concern for human needs is explored in U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan’s 2006 book Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America. Ohio Officials Allow Injustice at Industrial Commission Leaders in Ohio's state government are refusing to address a conflict of interest at the Ohio Industrial Commission. As a result, they are jeopardizing the rights of injured workers to justice in workers' compensation claims.
Ohio Officials Used a Flawed Investigation Report to Force Attorney General Marc Dann from Office To railroad a populist and progressive attorney general from office, Ohio officials used an investigation report that was riddled with false or misleading statements. This article was first published by The Columbus Free Press.
Photos Are More Evidence That Attorney General Woman’s Sexual-Harassment Complaint Was Bogus After refusing to release them for many months, the Ohio state government finally released the photos that were mentioned in the inspector general's report on the Ohio Attorney General's Office. The photos are more evidence that a populist and progressive attorney general, Marc Dann, was driven from office on the basis of bogus sexual-harassment complaints. This article was first published by The Columbus Free Press.
Juan Williams’ Book Muzzled Supports Need for Public-Access TV Juan Williams’ 2011 book Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate contains information supportive of the importance of public-access television. This article was originally published by The Columbus Free Press.
Secular Foundation of the U.S. Government The Religious Right claims that America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles and government can therefore promote those principles. The history of the U.S. Constitution refutes their view.
Political Involvement Needed to Prevent Tyranny Some people believe it's just a matter of time until the disadvantaged will enjoy economic justice and freedom from discrimination. But dedication, hard work, and sacrifice are needed to bring about social progress - not just the passage of time. The Fallacy of Evaluating Politicians by Their Religion Although political candidates often proudly claim to have strong religious beliefs, those statements aren't an indication of whether they will act ethically in government.
Government's Corruption of Religion In supporting governmental promotion of religion, some people say the absence of religion contributes to immorality and disrespect for law in society. They ignore the fact that government's involvement with religion has a history of corrupting both religion and morality.
Presidents Adams and the Religious Right Some people try to portray Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams as though they would be members of the Religious Right if they were alive today. But both of them would have little regard for the Religious Right.
Ohio Legislators Shaft Patients' Rights to Medical Records In passing House Bill 508, the Ohio General Assembly displayed a disgusting responsiveness to selfish corporate lobbyists. This shafting of average citizens illustrates the need for campaign finance reform.
Scapegoating: An Old Religious Excuse for Persecution Despite the so-called apologies by Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson for blaming liberal groups for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the same ignorant and hateful theme continues to be echoed by others.
Racism Isn't Over by a Lott By praising Senator Strom Thurmond's 1948 presidential campaign, Senator Trent Lott showed that racism still exists at the highest governmental levels. But it's just as ignorant as ever.
Public-Access TV Needed More than Ever City officials in Columbus, Ohio, have ended public-access TV and placed other restrictions on freedom of speech. Their actions make Central Ohio look narrow-minded, smug, and even un-American. The Corporate News Media's Dereliction of Duty America’s news media has long been known as the “Fourth Estate.” This term has come to signify the important function the media is supposed to perform in keeping the government honest and responsive to the public interest. But today’s mainstream media is failing to perform that function.
Ohio Officials Wrongfully Drove Attorney General Marc Dann from Office Gov. Ted Strickland and Democratic members of the Ohio House of Representatives didn’t let the Ohio Constitution or other laws stop them in their politically motivated efforts to drive fellow-Democrat Marc Dann from the office of attorney general.
Ohio's Democratic Leaders Spurn Their Party's Traditional Values In the state budget they approved in 2009, Gov. Ted Strickland and other Democratic leaders gave Ohioans more reasons to wonder whatever happened to the Ohio Democratic Party that once billed itself as “the party of the people." This article was also published by The Columbus Free Press.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray Mishandled Settlement of Bogus Sexual-Harassment Complaint Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray ran for reelection in 2010. But the manner in which he obtained the office showed he did not deserve to retain it. And the voters wisely removed him.
Columbus City Officials Hypocritical About Public-Access TV Despite having millions of dollars of surplus funds, Columbus city officials are refusing to restore public-access TV, which they say has become unnecessary because people can communicate by the Internet. But their own acts show they don't really believe the argument they are making. This article was first published by The Columbus Free Press.
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