By Rick Patelunas
Tom Rice’s recent op-ed calling for his and President Trump’s reelection ends by saying they will show what a “Land of Opportunity” looks like. Of course, Rice asks everyone to ignore the Republican debacle during the pandemic crisis when he says he wants to return to the good old days of six months…
By Bob Gatty
Congress has approved nearly $3 trillion in new federal spending to combat the impact of the coronavirus, and once the crisis has passed, expect Republican budget hawks to renew their attack on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to help recoup some of that money.
Horry County residents need to pay attention because those…
By V. Susan Hutchinson
Ever since Donald J. Trump took the presidential oath of office on January 20, 2017, he has been holding Americans hostage in one way or another. He isn’t doing it alone; he has the full support of the Republican party.
Let’s review some of our hostage situations.
Healthcare Hostages
The day he was sworn…
By Bob Gatty
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker visited the Bucksport Senior Center near Conway, SC Tuesday, Aug. 6 with a message of love and hope, contending that much more is at stake in the 2020 election than simply defeating Donald Trump.
Booker’s visit came just days after the mass shootings in El Paso, TX and…
On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt delivered what became known as “The Four Freedoms” speech. It was later illustrated by artist Norman Rockwell in a series of paintings for “The Saturday Evening Post." In this series, I will be examining the threats to these freedoms as they are attacked by the current administration and Trump’s…
By Bob Gatty.
Now that Donald Trump has been in office nearly two years, it's fair to ask whether voters in "Trump's America" are "winning" yet, as he repeatedly promised during his presidential election campaign.
The answer, according to this analysis published by The Washington Post (one of Trump's favorite news outlets), is no. In fact, the data shows…