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Richard Elfers
Opinion
The difference between cowardice and courage | In Focus
It’s not enough to acknowledge fear. You have to take a stand, even if it’s a risk.
July 25, 2026
Opinion
The difference between cowardice and courage | In Focus
It’s not enough to acknowledge fear. You have to take a stand, even if it’s a risk.
July 22, 2026
Opinion
Past, present, or future: Which are you stuck in? | In Focus
We should strive to hold all three in balance.
July 15, 2026
Opinion
Cook, Slaughter rulings protect the wealthy | In Focus
These SCOTUS decisions seem contradictory on their faces. However, they have a unified goal.
July 8, 2026
Opinion
A golden age, or a gilded age? | In Focus
The most-well off are benefiting from the middle- and lower-class.
July 1, 2026
Opinion
Overwhelmed? It’s time to focus on just a few | In Focus
The temptation to block everything out is strong. Now’s not the time to bury your head in the…
June 24, 2026
Opinion
Can Golden Ages last? Comparing the U.S. to Rome | In Focus
Can this country again unite under one banner and come out stronger than before?
June 18, 2026
Opinion
Do we take our neighboring nations for granted? | In Focus
Does the United States take Canada and Mexico for granted? The United States is in a unique geopolitical…
December 2, 2021
Opinion
Age of insanity for the left and the right
Do you feel that, like the COVID-19 pandemic, insane behavior is spreading like a plague? I do. Whether…
August 17, 2020
Opinion
Discerning fact from opinion
It can be more difficult than people first think, according to the Pew Research Center.
December 3, 2019