The Moderate Voice

I read seemingly every review on the new Elvis movie and some critics seem locked into the traditional formula and norms for biopics. Here’s the bottom line: forget any negative reviews and forget any other biopics that you’ve seen. Elvis is different …

At least 874 people have been charged by the Department of Justice in connection to the attack on our Capitol building by Donald Trump’s white nationalist terrorists who were trying to overturn an election. DOJ has raided the home of Jeffrey Clark, a f…

Pinpointing Elvis Presley’s true persona can depend on when and whom you ask.Don Cravens/Getty Images Michael T. Bertrand, Tennessee State University In Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” there’s a scene based on actual conversations that took place between Elvis…

Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and comic strip cartoonist. His favorite expression “WHAT A HOOT” certainly sums up his outlook on his life and work which are …

Credit: Victoria Pickering via Flickr.com The state of Wyoming, with fewer than 600,000 residents, sends two Senators to the U.S. Senate. The state of California, with nearly seven times as many (nearly 40 million) residents, also sends two Senators to…

OUR DYSTOPIAN FUTURE16 Votes The people who argue that you can’t ban guns because people will still get guns are the same troglodytes who support banning abortion. But you don’t ban abortion, you just outlaw it. This is a momentous occasion and I wasn’…

A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court.Brandon Bell/Getty Images Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been o…

Supreme Court decides to upend 50 years of abortion rights.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Matt Williams, The Conversation The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion had been indicated via a leaked draft opinio…

Two political conservatives, Greg Jacob, former counsel to Vice President Mike Pence, and Michael Luttig, a retired judge who was an adviser to Pence, testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack .AP Photo/J. S…

Recently, a friend needed a ride. Her car was having mechanical problems that required repair. Some little critters had gotten into her engine and nibbled on wires. My friend has no family members living nearby. I was delighted to help. Later, she told…