Las Vegas Sun

April 28, 2024

Columnists

  • Homeless advocates protest a proposed city ordinance outside of Las Vegas City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. The ordinance would make homeless encampments illegal if beds are available through the city or nonprofit organizations.
    Criminalizing homelessness reveals society’s cruelty and solves nothing
    The health of a culture can be evaluated by two observations: how the citizens of that culture conduct themselves in public and how well vulnerable members of a society are cared for by their culture. On both counts the homeless crisis in America highlights failures of ...
  • Election workers feed ballots into machines during a recount of mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nev.
    Veterans stepping up to serve our democracy
    Poll workers power elections. This is true across the country and here in Nevada. Every election cycle, it is local citizens stepping forward to serve their communities that enable Nevadans to vote and trust that their votes will be ...
  • A woman is arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Austin.
    Bullying and intimidation are not free speech
    The eyes of the United States should be upon Texas. At least when it comes down to a university protecting its students and campus from the violence that can result from free speech that comes with a price. That price is ...
  • Taylor Swift’s new album is like therapy
    For many in our culture, Taylor Swift is a projection of the best — and worst — of us all. We see Swift in ourselves, and we see ourselves in Swift. With her, we have loved, we have lost, we have laughed and we have mourned ...
  • How America’s future and pastime intersect
    The first cup of black coffee had not quite done its job, as I was slowly paging through a recent edition of The New York Times. But page B11 sure did ...
  • Give me liberty or give me ... what?
    If the American experiment finally decides to call it quits, how might a national breakup begin? ...
  • In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump turns to face the audience at the beginning of his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 15, 2024.
    If justice stumbles on Trump, the job falls to voters
    America has no room for kings and monarchs. Getting rid of the king is why the Founding Fathers created this wonderful country. Instead of a monarchy, they gave the job of self-governance to ...
  • Pilgrims rest on a bench while celebrating the anniversary of Saint George in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Hundreds of Haitians flocked to a hill nestled in the capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday for the annual celebration of St. George, a Christian martyr who was believed to be a Roman soldier and is revered by both Catholics and those who practice Voodoo. They offered him money and prayers in hopes they would make it through Haiti's crisis.
    Crisis in Haiti may be a death sentence for many
    Is Haiti’s health sector on life support or death row? A recent Miami Herald article on the challenges faced by physicians, doctors and other medical personnel in Haiti, where violence by ...
  • Arizona Senate candidate, Republican Kari Lake, speaks during a rally in Cave Creek, Ariz., on March. 14, 2024. A handful of Arizona Republican legislators looking to overturn a 160-year-old state law that bans nearly all abortions have a new high-profile supporter: Kari Lake, a prominent Senate candidate and a close ally of Donald Trump.
    States with abortion bans should pay mothers for forced births
    This month, the Arizona Supreme Court decided it was legally sound and proper to enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions in the state except when a woman’s life is at stake. The law could take effect as early as ...
  • This combination of photos shows logos of Twitter, top left; Snapchat, top right; Facebook, bottom left; and TikTok.
    Digital literacy and candid conversations are parents’ best ways to ensure child phone safety
    Being a parent in today’s digital world isn’t easy. You have to help your children stay vigilant on social media while simultaneously encouraging healthy behaviors like connecting with friends and accessing educational tools and content ...
  • Election workers hold ballots during a recount of mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in North Las Vegas.
    Guest column: Strengthen protections for election officials in Nevada, nationwide
    Election officials in Nevada and across the country are essential to maintaining the democratic process. As a business owner in the Silver State, I recognize the importance of upholding a civic duty to improve my community and those around me — just as election workers uphold their civic duty by ...
  • Former president Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York. Jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is set to resume after a frenetic day that eventually saw all 12 jurors sworn in along with one alternate juror.
    Should jury in Trump’s case really remain anonymous?
    What are we to make of the anonymous jury in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York? The practice has long had its critics ...
  • Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Washington.
    Weaponizing impeachment backfires on hapless Republicans
    Maybe I’m going out on a limb here, but the hapless House Republicans have finally achieved something big: an end to tit-for-tat impeachments ...
  • A sign stands outside the U.S. Department of Labor's headquarters, May 6, 2020, in Washington.
    Hardworking Americans can cheer new rules regulating financial advisers
    Kudos to the Biden-Harris administration for taking bold action to protect Americans’ retirement savings from unscrupulous financial advisers. On Tuesday, the administration announced ...
  • Hush-money criminal trial could cure ‘Trump amnesia’
    Before Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York got underway, pundits predicted that the proceedings could be a media bonanza for the former president. During this year’s Republican primaries, they noted, Trump’s popularity rose every time he was indicted ...
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