History repeats itself, observes features columnist DJ Recny as he uses professorial anecdotes and historical events to navigate through life.
Opinions, Column
Countering the Narrative of American Decline
“The American people must be disabused of this narrative of American decline that so often inundates our airwaves and spews from the media and politicians alike.”
Opinions, Column
The Political Climate at BC
“I’d posit that this lack of frequent, visible events is due to a combination of both less political extremism and less political interest.”
Opinions, Column
What is a Conservative?
“Admittedly, being a conservative is difficult in this progressive and egalitarian age.”
Column, Opinions
A GOP in Jeopardy
“It’s all very well to explore and discuss the Party’s problems, but four years later, nothing has changed.”
Opinions, Column
A Republican Case for Clinton
“America under Clinton might not flourish economically the way it would under a true, avowed fiscal conservative, but it would certainly be safe.”
Column, Opinions
Reforming the Tax Code
“The U.S. Congress should work to reform the tax code to maximize tax revenue, while making sure that there are not specifically tailored tax benefits that allow people to avoid paying their fair share.”
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: A Response to “The End of Democracy”
“Though I have no desire to get myself again entangled in something like the relentless back-and-forth inspired by my LTEs on race issues earlier this year, Mr. Behrens’s piece is so extraordinary that I can’t help but write.”
Opinions, Column
Saving the Republican Party
“As counterintuitive as it may seem, picking either Cruz or Trump in the long run is likely to help moderate Republicans in the future, by showing those on the far right that their extreme candidates cannot win a general election.”
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: A Response to “Don’t Let Fear Cast Your Vote”
“Our world may not go up in smoke tomorrow, but it will go up in flames in the future if we don’t change our ways.”
