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What other newspapers are saying: Democracy doesn’t require ‘truth police’

Editorials

It became fashionable a few years ago for people to blame “misinformation” for others holding views they find wrongheaded. Social media platforms, sometimes jawboned by the federal government, invoked this supposed crisis to justify censorship, especially during the pandemic. This insulted the intelligence of the American people, who can make up their own minds without being told what to think. A new study explores how exposure to “misinformation” on social media affected voters in 2020. The answer, drawn from a three-month experiment on nearly 16,000 users, is very ...

Ego ambushes legacy

Letters

Once again the man in the White House has proven his complete lack of respect of and understanding for how our government is supposed to work. Even though he campaigned with a promise to ‘Put America First’ including solving the housing problem that plagues so many hard-working people, including in his own base, he cancelled the signing ceremony scheduled for a rare, bipartisan bill that is a giant step forward on making that promise a reality! This after scuttling the reauthorization of a surveillance tool and almost sinking GOP efforts to increase immigration enforcement ...

Online applications help constituents exercise right

Editorials

As reported in the Thursday edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Lycoming County Sheriff Eric Spiegel and his office are collaborating with a company to offer an online application process for licenses to carry firearms. We commend and thank Sheriff Spiegel for his commitment to our ...

Changing my mind about the filibuster

Other Commentaries

It’s not often you hear someone in D.C. admit they were wrong, let alone horribly wrong — and the entire Democratic Party was, including me. When Democrats had the presidency and a majority in both chambers, they were frustrated with the 60-vote threshold needed to advance legislation. Senate Democrats attempted to end the filibuster to push through President Joe Biden’s agenda — an effort I fully supported during my 2022 campaign. Halfway through my first term, I now recognize how important the filibuster is and the state our country would be in without it. I thought ...

How Pittsburgh became the early alarm bell for the DSA’s rise

Other Commentaries

PITTSBURGH -- The rise of the Democratic left in Pittsburgh did not happen overnight. It was built over years through patient organizing, disciplined recruiting and a clear-eyed focus on the races that mattered most: low-turnout primaries where entrenched power was vulnerable. Mik Pappas’ 2017 race for Pennsylvania’s 31st Magisterial District judge offered an early hint that the local Democratic establishment was losing its grip on some of the contests it had once taken for granted. He was underfunded, openly aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America and not expected to ...

Remember family safety as world burns

Editorials

We’ve seen the news around the world throughout the summer. Wildfires in Washington state, Canada, North Africa, Spain and France, among other places. While much of our region’s summer has had enough rainfall to keep our risks lower, Pennsylvania will have dry days ahead, at some point, ...