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By Lance Simmens We truly are in the midst of a historical time in which the pillars of democracy are being tested on a seemingly regular basis. In choosing topics for discussion for the biweekly publication of “From the Left/From the Right” we try to identify timely events that reflect what is occurring on a regular basis in the world of politics and public policy. […]

By Lance Simmens For seven decades, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has ensured that the security of its European member countries is inseparably linked to that of the North American member countries. It has ensured peace within its territory and its primary purpose is to operate under the idea of collective defense, meaning that […]

By Lance Simmens For seven decades, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has ensured that the security of its European member countries is inseparably linked to that of the North American member countries. It has ensured peace within its territory and its primary purpose is to operate under the idea of collective defense, meaning that […]

By Lance Simmens Voltaire, the famous French writer and activist is known for divining the phrase “l’ennemi du bien est le bien,” which in English roughly translates to “don’t let the perfect become the enemy of the good.” I have often used this quote when writing articles about the seeming futility of reaching accommodation, compromise, […]

By Lance Simmens Being born and raised in Philadelphia and witnessing riots that affected our larger cities in the early 1960s, which subsequently led to a mass exodus — largely a white flight — to the surrounding suburbs, I was introduced at an early age to the dangers of racial strife and violence. I remember […]