Politics and its Discontents

Living in Texas, I doubt this man will have endeared himself to many. All the more reason to laud his courage and integrity in displaying t...

Because I am quite a private person, I rarely discuss anything personal on my blog. But I will, to a small extent, break that general rule t...

I see reports and videos daily about the actions taken by the unhinged right-wing, the bigoted and the morally diseased. Most I choose not t...

It would seem that Star reader Douglas Porter of Peterborough sees with unusual clarity what so many prefer to ignore: It seems that man...

Have you ever found yourself, whether intentionally or by accident, on a webpage discussing STDs? Or how about a porn site? Perhaps you ar...

.... whenever I find them. Meanwhile, these letters from Star readers remind us that the threat of racism is never far from home. We m...

Unfortunately, bias and prejudice are an ingrained part of human nature, and as much as we might wish to deny it, there are demons that re...