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66Spurn the Tyranny of the Majority
by William F. Torpey
Only a few decades ago, Americans enjoyed a kinder, gentler society. But, generally, attitudes have changed in recent years. There's a tendency toward mean-spiritedness today as illustrated by the current outlook on smokers, who are often vilified by nonsmokers. published 10 days ago
61Congress: Give Back Our Country
by William F. Torpey
In 1998 our country was in trouble -- not because of the manufactured attacks on President Clinton -- but because too many Americans were hoodwinked by right-wing extremists willing to discard the American way to regain the White House any way they could. published 4 months ago
64Who Says I Can't Vote?
by William F. Torpey
There's a chance that the 21st Century will usher in a new age of enlightenment -- at least in the age of voting rights. Now that the Constitution allows blacks, women and 18-year-olds to vote, isn't it time that voting becomes the birthright that it truly is? published 6 months ago
64It's Best to Work Together
by William F. Torpey
In the aftermath of Bill Clinton's election victory in 1996, Republicans relentlessly continued their unwarranted attacks on the president -- and continued full speed their efforts to dismantle Social Security and Medicare. Fortunately, so far, they've failed. published 8 months ago
63Vote Your Conscience
by William F. Torpey
It seems that politicians, like lawyers, have graduated from being the butt of everybody's jokes to becoming the target of every lowlife who disagrees with their political positions. One reason for the increased enmity, in my view, is the demise of the two-party system. published 9 months ago
74Did the Voters Buy a GOP Pig in a Poke?
by William F. Torpey
Newt Gingrich, the freewheeling, big-mouthed loose cannon who was elected Speaker of the House in 1995, used his position to lord it over the Democrats by bulldozing his so-called "Contract With America" through the lower legislative body of Congress. In the end, it failed. published 10 months ago
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