Columns
Do assault weapons bans work?
This summer, I appeared on VICE News to talk about my research on the national assault weapons ban. That prompted a Pennsylvania politician’s office to ...
John A. Tures, Author at LaGrange Daily News - Page 21 of 33
Columns
Reporting on the Democratic Party Debate
It’s hard to believe that several decades ago, I was watching the 1984 Presidential Debate in my parent’s living room. Now I’m a parent, and ...
by John A. Tures, Monday, November 25, 2019 6:02 pm
Opinion
Is the impeachment process illegal?
Democrats are interviewing witnesses, weighing whether to impeach President Donald Trump for possibly using military aid for personal political benefit. Republicans are claiming the process ...
by John A. Tures, Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:37 pm
Columns
Jews and Syriac Christians fear the U.S. will abandon them, like the Kurds
As President Donald Trump ordered America’s military to retreat from the Kurdish-held areas in Syria, where the two sides had worked together to battle ISIS, ...
by John A. Tures, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:27 pm
Columns
Should the voting rights of ex-felons be restored?
A year ago, the Sunshine State stunned the country as Floridians voted to bring back the voting rights of ex-felons, by a 2:1 margin. States like ...
by John A. Tures, Friday, October 25, 2019 3:48 pm
Columns
Trump, NBA should support Hong Kong, not China
On Oct. 1, 2019, at 6:54 a.m., who wrote “Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic ...
by John A. Tures, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:02 pm
Columns
Support the 400 years journey project, to protect the U.S.
This year, a number of institutions across the country are studying the history and legacy of slavery in America, something called the “400 Year Journey” ...
by John A. Tures, Monday, October 7, 2019 7:54 pm
Columns
Trump was wrong to negotiate, right to quit talks
Earlier this year, I visited the World Trade Center, seeing the waterfall memorial to the thousands who died on 9/11.
by John A. Tures, Monday, September 9, 2019 7:16 pm
Columns
Isakson’s departure puts the Senate up for grabs
As Senator Johnny Isakson decided to step down after a long tenure in office, finally worn down by an illness and the crippling stress of ...
by John A. Tures, Thursday, September 5, 2019 9:21 pm
Columns
Standing up to communism today
Some of you reading this today remember the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 30-years-ago, when tanks and troops from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) crushed pro-democracy ...
by John A. Tures, Monday, August 26, 2019 8:00 pm
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