Politics

Accomplished writers appear in the Politics column every Tuesday on a rotating basis to explore the dynamic world of politics at the local, county, state, national and world levels.

War is a racket, according to decorated vet

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
At this writing, the Legislature in Dover is winding down for the year as the push for more gun...

Delaware should spend tax dollars wisely

Reid K. Beveridge
6 years ago
The tax cuts approved by Congress earlier this year are proving to be a bonanza for many states...

After 32 years on Sussex County Council, George Cole...

Dennis Forney
6 years ago
After 32 years as a Sussex County councilman, the longest tenure of any council member ever, George...

Rights of people on both sides of issue should be...

Don Flood
6 years ago
On June 6, Helen and I went up to Legislative Hall in support of SB 163, which would prohibit the...

Foertsch responds to criticism of column

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
After reading a full page of critics' responses to my May 22 article (" Government subsidies no...

Foertsh offers baseless attacks on Lincoln, Stevenson

Don Flood
6 years ago
Geary Foertsch's column last Tuesday was headlined, "Government subsidies no substitute for fathers...

Government subsidies no substitute for fathers

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
Several recent articles in the Cape Gazette make me think that the constant drumbeat from political...

Thoughts on bail policies and the Confederacy

Reid K. Beveridge
6 years ago
Two items in recent Cape Gazette issues deserve comment. One involves bail in the case of the man...

So-called gun-control measures will not control guns

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
After reading most of the articles and the feedback in the Cape Gazette since the Florida school...

America is truly becoming Teddy Roosevelt's feared ...

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
In a recent Cape Gazette I read the eye-opening article, "Gov. Carney offers plan for English...

Lower, slower Delaware still lower, just not slower

Reid Beveridge
6 years ago
The cliché, "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it," is well-worn, but contains some...

Where do Delaware administrators stand on discipline?

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
After the horrific Valentine's Day massacre of 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...

Deadline nears for public comment on offshore oil...

6 years ago
When it comes to offshore drilling, there's bad news, good news, and some pretty ridiculous news...

Hope springs eternal in the human breast

Reid Beveridge
6 years ago
"No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session." -...

The burden of proof should be on the state

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
As the 149th General Assembly returns to session, you might want to pay attention to a bill (SB 60...

Prepare for electric bills to skyrocket

Reid K. Beveridge
6 years ago
"Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it," Adapted from Mathew 7 Stephen Hawking, who is...

Government solutions to the opioid epidemic aren’t...

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
I recently watched a video of a forum held in Wilmington Dec. 4 titled: "What Heroin Costs Delaware...

How hard it is for mankind to try to change what the...

Reid K. Beveridge
6 years ago
Will the Indian River School District be the only one? Will any of the other 18 school districts in...

Hate crime charges can be discriminatory

Geary Foertsch
6 years ago
The Oct. 20 edition of the Cape Gazette featured several articles about hate crimes in telling the...

U.S. Navy officers tell it like it is about sea...

Don Flood
6 years ago
Last spring, Helen and I took a cruise on the rivers of The Netherlands, the low-lying nation...

Can Simpler translate grand budget ideas into unity?

7 years ago
“Although the sense of equality is made the basis of many social and political ideals, the real...

Taking Federal Reserve and banks to task

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
My October column about inflation and what the Fed has done to our money brought a stinging...

End of program hurts seniors struggling to get by

Don Flood
7 years ago
For a politician, it was a refreshingly candid answer. “We fixed the problem in the worst way...

No freedom is absolute. The NFL players are about to...

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
The Second Amendment gives you the right to own a gun. But it doesn't give you the right to shoot...

Deflection from real issues comes from President Trump

Don Flood
7 years ago
In the Oct. 12 issue of the Cape Gazette, Lawrence McSwain responded to my letter concerning the...

Public consumption of marijuana is subject to a...

Henry J. Evans Jr.
7 years ago
On a recent trip to Seattle, I was a little surprised to see how prevalent commercial marijuana is...

The Fed's easy money policies have incentivized debt...

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
Back on May 15 the Cape Gazette ran an interesting article by investment advisor Robert S. Jeter II...

Writer's own expert speaks out about climate change

Don Flood
7 years ago
On Sept. 19, Geary Foertsch issued another defense of his column praising President Trump's...

We'd be fools to ignore warnings about hurricanes,...

Don Flood
7 years ago
Last week, Geary Foertsch responded to critics, including me, of his column about President Trump's...

Clinton never did articulate much of a reason why...

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
Don't know, probably not, but it's fun to wonder if Hillary Clinton will come by Browseabout Books...

Taking on critics over climate change column

Gary Foertsch
7 years ago
I was going to write about something different this month but the climate change brigade continued...

American politics via Markell’s cross-country...

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
Former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell recently finished a two-month cross-country bicycle ride from...

Other countries see economic opportunity, Trump sees...

Don Flood
7 years ago
In the Aug. 1 issue, columnist Geary Foertsch responded to the "blowback" he received for his piece...

It’s been a rough ride for Delaware citizens since 2000

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
It’s always interesting to watch the Delaware Legislature’s last-minute wrangling over the annual...

In politics, as in life, facts and truth can vary...

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
Back in about 1974, watermen in Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore were upset. They...

You can talk about the weather, but not the climate

Don Flood
7 years ago
In 2011, climate scientist David Goodrich hopped on his bike at Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes,...

Schwartzkopf and friends need to define core functions

Reid Beveridge
7 years ago
Anyone who thinks Gov. John Carney is the most powerful official in Delaware state government is...

Trump is correct on Paris climate accord

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
Recent local news reports of the U.S. exiting the Paris climate accord feature some of our...

Coons trajectory: From boring to ‘reassuringly normal’

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
During Chris Coons' first years as one of Delaware's two U.S. senators, he rarely found himself in...

Fight against offshore drilling 'an all-hands-on...

7 years ago
Last September, on a cool, windy Saturday morning, Cape Region politicians and activists -...

Impeachment of President Trump highly unlikely

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
There is a whiff of presidential impeachment in the air. In fact, it didn't take but a few hours...

It's time to stop the failed interventions

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
As we leave behind Memorial Day 2017 with its three-day weekend, picnics, car commercials, mattress...

Pete: Legal pot won’t fly; budget clarity more elusive

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
Between now and the end of June, Pete Schwartzkopf will be doing a lot of counting. Counting votes...

You can help the environment by helping yourself

Don Flood
7 years ago
A German official warns of lasting damage to America's relationship with European allies if the U.S...

Firing Squad: A botched execution is nearly impossible

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
The fine citizens of Arkansas killed four killers in one week last month. Like most other states...

State looking more at reaping maximum dollars to...

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
At this writing, the Delaware Legislature and Gov. John Carney continue to debate bill HB 110 to...

As minority chief in Delaware Senate, Gary Simpson’s...

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
Gary Simpson, a long-serving Delaware senator from the Milford area whose district included the...

Here's some breaking news: The election's over

Don Flood
7 years ago
Recently, a local columnist employed that old standby, "the five stages of grief," to explain...

Two consequences of WW1 are worth noting

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
One hundred years ago last week, the United States entered the First World War. Never heard of it,...

Sanctuary states aren't humane...they're anti-American

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
I happened to read a letter in the Feb. 27 Cape Gazette signed by five ladies of the Civil Rights...

We should learn from Kansas experiment

Don Flood
7 years ago
It wasn't what politicians usually expect to hear. On March 2, Gov. John Carney was discussing the...

Local legislators discuss Trump impacts in Delaware

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
How are the new Trump administration in Washington and proposed budget cuts affecting policy...

Progressives showing classic symptoms of grief

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
How could the voters be so stupid? Boom! - heads exploded. That was on display recently (news story...

Cuts could prove devastating to Coastal Sussex

Don Flood
7 years ago
Lost amid President Trump's Twitter tirades this weekend was news of budget cutbacks that could...

Banning guns in state parks a bad decision

Geary Forteasch
7 years ago
Superior Court Judge T. Henley Graves' December decision to support a gun ban in Delaware's 17...

State leaders are to blame for Steven Floyd’s death

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
You want to know who's to blame for the death of Correction Officer Steven Floyd? Answer: The...

Politics and seeking stability in our society

Dennis Forney
7 years ago
Readers have noticed Don Flood's writing recently returned to this space in our Tuesday edition...

ACA repeal would affect Sussex County hospitals

Don Flood
7 years ago
Lynda Messick, a retired banker, remembers the first time she sat down to read the first version of...

Abandoned property revenue is the opiate of the state

Geary Foertsch
7 years ago
In June 2014, I received a letter from my bank about a money market account that my wife and I hold...

The question is not whether Americans have access to...

Reid K. Beveridge
7 years ago
Don Flood's Jan. 23 column and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., (remember him?) have it about half...