OPINION: Activist judges rule supreme because we let them
The “hierarchy of law” is an ancient concept that some laws are more important than others. In our rancorous and increasingly nonsensical political climate, everyone accepts this idea. Just which laws are more important than others, however, is where the
Igniting ‘brave conversations’ in an era of ‘safe spaces’
Leigh Sloan is a compact force, like a substitute teacher underestimated by her students until it’s too late. Being able to capture the attention of a crowd comes naturally to Sloan, whose father was a Hollywood recording engineer. A teacher by trade and
Juneau pregnancy center establishes pro-life outpost in a largely pro-abortion town
For the past six years women seeking a pro-life pregnancy center in Juneau, Alaska, had zero options. That changed earlier this year with the opening of the Juneau Pregnancy Resource Center just down the street from a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic. With
Atheists & Satanists continue to mock prayers at Kenai Assembly meetings
In his address to the Massachusetts Militia on Oct. 11, 1798, President John Adams said that “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Nearly 221 years later, Alaskans intend
Why are there so many angry young men?
The recent trial that just convicted the third young Alaskan in the 2016 murder of Palmer teen David Grundwald is evidence of a larger phenomenon wreaking havoc across our country. Nationwide 21 deadly mass shootings killed a total of 124 people in the first
No religious exemption for AK teachers who breach gender-identity policy
Earlier this week Alaska Watchman reported that all teachers who are certified by the Alaska Department of Education are now forced to abide by a new gender identity policy with regards to students. This is thanks to a revision to the “Code of Ethics” put
Sen. Murkowski seen as ‘key’ vote in bill to restrict religious freedoms
In 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski initially voted to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In 2013, however, she changed her mind and voted for same-sex marriage, so long as religious freedom remained intact. Now, with most of those freedoms
On Gun Violence
The problem with the internet is that everyone gets a megaphone to shout, or re-shout, endless things that just aren’t true. Gun violence is terrible. Period. Mass shootings are terrible. Period. However, guns are not the problem any more than cars are
Our Angle on the News
Most journalists I’ve met like to believe they are objective and balanced in reporting all the news fit to print. This mindset is so deeply ingrained and fiercely protected that reporters just take it for granted — of course they’re objective. In
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