by Jonathan Bach | Apr 11, 2016 | Food for Thought, Stories
This op-ed by senior research fellow Christopher Chávez was originally published in The Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon. To view the original article, click here. When I first arrived in Eugene from St. Louis three years ago, I was taken aback by the kindness of my...
by Jonathan Bach | Nov 30, 2015 | Food for Thought, Stories
An income gap that, despite Bernie Sanders’ best efforts, yawns perversely wide. Harrowing rates of gun violence. Racial and religious tensions running high. Call this country afflicted — yet despite our problems, swarms of foreign nationals still yearn to call the...
by Jonathan Bach | Nov 1, 2015 | Food for Thought, Stories
For an election-time column like this, one might wax philosophical about the possible outcomes of a neck-in-neck match. About the 2015 general elections in Britain, writer Jonathan Freedland quipped in his Guardian op-ed: “As horseraces go, this one should be...
by Jonathan Bach | Sep 27, 2015 | Food for Thought, Stories
“Speak American!” Sarah Palin counseled to Jeb Bush recently, echoing Donald Trump’s criticism of Bush’s frequent fluent Spanish while speaking on the presidential campaign trail. Although Palin quickly clarified her advice by adding,...
by Jonathan Bach | Sep 5, 2015 | Food for Thought, Stories
It’s difficult to imagine taking up residence in a land without freedom of expression. Under the stars and stripes, we have the right to protest oil drilling, probe intelligence agencies over shady surveillance programs and pen columns in the local daily expressing...
by Jonathan Bach | Jun 13, 2015 | Food for Thought, Stories
The eyes of the world are on my country, my beloved Azerbaijan, as it hosts the inaugural European Games this month. The tourists and athletes are enjoying the spectacle of the opening ceremony while the international public watches from their televisions at home. But...