Category: Opinion

Trump runs government like business, social security at risk

Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter four): He has: Fired the staff of the National Security Administration (which manages the nation’s nuclear stockpiles); Transferred trans-women in Federal prisons to men’s prisons; Turned over sensitive documents to DOGE; Targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for dismantlement; Fired the Director

Beyond the law: What it means to weaponize the government

By John & Nisha Whitehead President Donald Trump’s declaration of war as a justification for using wartime powers to sidestep constitutional protections is indeed a war, but it is a war waged by the president against dissent, against due process, and against the very foundations of our constitutional republic. This

Reader’s Voice: Conversation with Lauren Underwood

March 10, 2025Dear editor; March 9, a huge number of us had the pleasure to meet with District 14 congresswoman Lauren Underwood in Joliet. We learned the many suits filed and ways our courts are fighting back against White House Executive Orders and other illegal actions taken by South African

Reader’s Voice: Trouble in paradise with new admin.

March 8, 2025Dear editor; Favored guests and G.O.P. legislators smiled attentively during Donald Trump’s marathon message to Congress March 5th, where they were apparently unphased by the barrage of exaggerations and falsehoods. Standing and cheering became the norm as they competed to outdo each other, as if they were trying

Musings: Trump, transportation, Zelensky

Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter three): He has: Weakened tailpipe-emission standards; Eliminated all electric-vehicle policies; Declared a “national emergency” designed to weaken environmental standards; Gutted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a prelude to a status of “independence”; Began work to abolish Department of Education

War on truth: Doublespeak, delusion, and propaganda

By John & Nisha Whitehead The Deep State’s war on truth is being waged with doubletalk, delusion and propaganda. Through deliberate manipulation of language, what George Orwell called “doublespeak”, Donald Trump has provided cover for the Deep State’s continued grip on power. While promising to drain the swamp, his administration

Reader’s Voice: Illinois’ Pritzker wrong about the Right

February 25, 2025Dear editor; During his recent budget address, governor JB Pritzker pretentiously proclaimed, “We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one,” referring to president Donald Trump. Ironic when you consider it was Pritzker who issued at least 41 consecutive disaster

Nullifying the Constitution won’t make America great again

By John & Nisha Whiteheadjohnw@rutherford.org Anyone who wants to put America first needs to start by putting the Constitution first. This should be non-negotiable. Winning an election does not give president Donald Trump, or any politician, the authority to sidestep the U.S. Constitution and remake the government at will. That’s

Reader’s Voice: Energy usage, plastic waste, Kane sales tax

February 22, 2025Dear editor; The news is out about the new U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick. He was sworn in Friday, Feb. 21 by president Donald Trump. There are about 47,000 employees under the Secretary of Commerce. The gist of a PBS broadcast was there are looming “merger”

King Trump’s troubling sins, expanding power

Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter two): He has: Curtailed the prosecutions against persons accused of blocking reproductive-rights facilities; Revoked the ban on employment discrimination; Ordered all Federal government agencies to make lists of businesses and universities which promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; Demanded that Denmark cede Greenland

The Ways ‘We the People’ Keep Losing Our Freedoms

By John & Nisha Whitehead Almost one month into the Donald Trump presidency, and the U.S. Constitution and the entire section on the various branches of government and how they work together are still missing from the White House website. This is no small thing. This omission, deliberate or inadvertent,

Reader’s Voice: Scams: Telemarketing, AI, social media

February 11, 2025Dear editor; It has been on my mind to write about my concern online technology is taking our resources of personal time, taking resources of electricity, and is re-allocating capital and private investments into computers instead of humans. I have never felt accepting of telemarketing calls. Advertising can

Reader’s Commentary: Democrats against audit, DOGE to root out wasteful spending

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda The Democrats, along with Chuck “Chucky Cheese” Schumer, “Wayne’s World” Johnson and Charles “The Sponge” Coddington, yell from the rooftops DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) should stop investigations into how our hard earned tax dollars are spent. They don’t want the IRS, Treasury, or Pentagon audited