Opinion Columns

Will NFL Demand Respect for Old Glory?
Patrick Buchanan, Sep. 26, 2017
"America refuses to address the pervasive evil of white cops killing black men, and I will not stand during a national anthem that honors the flag of such a country!" That is the message Colin Kaepernick sent by "taking a knee" during the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" before San Francisco '49s games in 2016. No NFL owner

Have an American Beer, You Sap!
Marc Dion, Sep. 25, 2017
I went out to dinner the other night, to a local place, a Portuguese-American social club with a restaurant. Servings are large, prices are low, and the dining room is luxuriously paneled in circa 1970 fake pine. It's a

The Religious vs. Gays -- Whose Constitutional Rights Matter Most?
Diane Dimond, Sep. 23, 2017
America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. What's the phrase mean to you? To me, it means all Americans who are brave enough to follow their dreams and find their own niche in life are free to live as they choose — according to their own principles — as long as they don't harm others or break the law. The U.