Stephen Gottlieb

President Biden has pulled as much as possible of his political ads from the media in the belief that it is the wrong time to continue attacking Mr. Trump. But all eyes and ears are focused on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump this weekend.

In the name of populism, Trump has been taking everything we hold dear.

This presidential election is a crucial barrier to Trump and his handpicked Court doing even more damage. So, I understand Democrats’ fears coming from Biden’s debate performance. But let me explain one aspect of why trying to change the ticket can be even worse.

This past week we have been celebrating Juneteenth – a celebration of the day that Texans were informed that the slaves were free.

We’ve just learned that international thieves locked many hospital and health system computers, made medical information unavailable, causing many deaths, while delaying treatment and surgery for others.

Next week is for the Pledge Drive. Let me talk about it a little bit.

A Supreme Court case questions what communities can do about homelessness. One side wants to prohibit “sleeping with so much as a blanket in any public space.” The homeless would still be homeless, perhaps sent to hospitals, jails or somebody else's park, lawn or street. That gets the homeless out of sight and out of mind without solving homelessness.

Sometimes I sit down with several pieces planned or nearly ready and say but … but that’s not what people are talking about right now. So what are the issues?

I own and use a watch that goes tiktok – a present from my dad when I graduated from college. But no one has my watch in mind when discussing whether to ban or regulate TikTok. There is confusion, however, about what the First Amendment does or doesn’t, should or shouldn’t, be taken to mean. That’s partly because the issue is being posed very narrowly. Narrowing discussion to a particular media outlet raises all kinds of questions and fears. Can government ban Fox News or the New York Times?

While returning from a trip to see family, my wife commented that we were driving through an almost never-ending stream of Civil War battlefields that reinforce the military losses of the Civil War without reinforcing the moral meaning of what happened.