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Shut Down! Do You Care?Editorial
EDITORIAL The government is “shut down.” Media call this a “crisis.” A “crisis (with) no deal in sight,” says Fox News. Reuters says it’s a “key risk to US stability.” But when I look around, I see...
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What's Happening Now?Editorial Political
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The world is waiting to see whether President Trump’s 21point plan will begin the ending of the war between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas. How many is that?...
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Banning Pet SalesColumns Editorial
When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, “There were pet stores but none that sell puppies (or kittens).” Ricci, being president of Stossel TV, investigated. He discovered...
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What are we talking about?Columns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I discussed speech topics with my students. Oh, the drudgery! So, what is going on in my students’ lives? Not much. I asked them what issues they might be concerned...
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Oh, The Suffering!Columns Editorial
Have you heard how young people suffer now? Scroll TikTok, Instagram, etc., you see the same message: “Young people today can’t get ahead!” One popular meme says when baby boomers like me were young, “A family...
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Why I Left Network TV to Build Stossel TVColumns Editorial
EDITORIAL Eight years ago, I left network TV behind. I worried that moving to social media wouldn’t work -- that not enough people wanted news alongside cat videos. I also worried that not enough of you would donate...
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Dying to tell the living truthColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette “And the high priest said to Him, ‘I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have said it...
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Phones Versus PlayColumns Editorial
childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book, “The Anxious Generation,” talks about that. He...
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Southernisms: Caskets, Coffins and Coffee CansColumns Editorial
By Dwalia South, MD Gazette Contributing Editor I have arrived at three score and ten years, that milestone of age that the Bible says is the full span of life. According to Moses in Psalms 90:10, we live for 70 years...
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Simplify Educational BureaucracyEditorial
Simplify educational bureaucracy by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Education needs are best funded and administered at state and local levels as opposed to one-size fits all. Teachers and students’ needs drive...
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Wasted LandEditorial
by John Stossel Simplify educational bureaucracy by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Education needs are best funded and administered at state and local levels as opposed to one-size fits all. Teachers and...
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Are Americans Seeing The End of Print Journalism?Columns Editorial
The stunning announcement that the large daily newspaper in Atlanta, the Journal-Constitution, will soon end a printed product and go solely online reminded me I once owned a newspaper printing press and a barrel of...
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Putin's RussiaColumns Editorial Political
Putin’s Russia by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette In the summer of 1999, I traveled to Russia on a “mission trip” working with American and Russian teens in a camp near Volgograd. Before going I wondered...
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Moral Panic?Columns Editorial
“Mental health is declining,” says psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This week his book, “The Anxious Generation,” is number one on The New York Times bestseller list. His book has been a bestseller for more than a...
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Stop the War!Columns Editorial
Stop the war! by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The world saw a lot of flash and sizzle inside Washington’s pomp and ceremony for a few days in August. The prospect of ending the brutal war was a miracle of...
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Who Will Protect the Kids?Columns Editorial
EDITORIAL Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. “Children have a right to safety,” says Tim Keller. “If...
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International Relations Is About Business, Not PoliticsColumns Editorial Political
International relations is about business, not politics by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Politicians and political movements are only interested in staying in power. President Obama didn’t care about...
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A New Addiction!Columns Editorial
I am addicted! To my phone. I check an email and before I realize it, I’m watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things ... I look up, and an hour has passed....
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The Socialist Politicians Are ComingEditorial
~Opinion/Editorial~ EDITORIAL The Socialist politicians are coming! In Minneapolis, Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh is favored to be Minneapolis’ next mayor. In New York City, bettors say there’s an 80% chance that...
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Trump's leadership is exemplary so farColumns Editorial
It’s August. Surely the world and the government can take a break before everything falls apart again. During the 2024 campaign for president, “experts” predicted an avalanche of bad news for a Trump 2.0...
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My Socialist MayorColumns Editorial
I live in New York City. “Proud Democratic Socialist” Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor. I’m not happy about it. But I am outnumbered. Mamdani is popular. He won more primary votes than any other...
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President Trump Runs the Nation WellColumns Editorial Political
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The Democrats, media, and others suffering with Trump Derangement Syndrome are drowning attempting to extricate themselves from their own clever plans to beat President Trump....
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Tortured by BureaucratsColumns Editorial
TORTURED BY BUREAUCRATS by John Stossel President Trump runs the nation well by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The Democrats, media, and others suffering with Trump Derangement Syndrome are drowning attempting...
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This Time AroundColumns Editorial Political
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette On May 21, 2023, I wrote a column titled “Corruption is not a crime under THE LAW.” Special Counsel John H. Durham had submitted “Report on Matters Related to Intelligence...
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