Opinion

Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus is under fire after refusing to vote in support of a resolution condemning a horrific antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado. Rather than voting for or against the resolution introduced by freshman Republican Congressman Gabe Evans of Colorado, Titus opted to vote “present,” effectively taking no position...

Supporting the arts sounds harmless enough. After all, who doesn’t love music, theater, a good book, or an interesting painting? But the second government steps in and starts spending your tax dollars on what it deems “worthy” art, the whole thing stops being high culture and starts looking like a...

It would have been tough to be a homosexual in Detroit in the ’60’s. “Smear the Queer”, was a popular backyard game for young kids: the name of which, sadly, never raised a single disapproving parental eyebrow. Teen males routinely referred to each other as “Queer-bait”, to teasingly emasculate each...

Reno, Nevada — June 2025 As Reno grapples with a mounting budget deficit, developer-driven urban reshaping, and mounting public distrust in city leadership, one figure has emerged at the center of several high-stakes decisions: Ward 5 Councilmember Devon Reese. An attorney, political figure, and potential candidate for either mayor or...

Nevada’s dirt is its destiny. From gold to lithium, mining fuels the Silver State’s rural heartland, places like Elko and Humboldt, where jobs and dreams are dug from the ground. But while miners power America’s economy, faceless bureaucrats in Washington and Carson City sling red tape like a noose. Why...

On a recent visit to Northern California, my dog and I ran into a homeless-by-choice vagrant I’ll call “Shasta Jim.” He and I had a lot of things to talk about. • “Jim” has 10 years of vagrancy, living homeless-by-choice in the Pacific Northwest. • I have decades of experience teaching...