Steve Haycox

The story is more complex than the top-line presidential election result.

I hope, though it may take time, that with enough citizen engagement, the anti-democracy strain in our culture can be thwarted again.

We might all do well to reread Sinclair Lewis’s classic 1935 story, “It Can’t Happen Here.” The sad reality is that it can.

It was tragically poignant that I should view the White Rose exhibit just as memorials to Alexei Navalny were being erected across Germany.

Integrity and transparency were hallmarks of the work of early attorneys general, as well as a steadfast dedication to the state’s interest first and foremost.

It’s a complicated reality of life that unwelcome aspects of an issue often come hand in hand with welcome ones.

If my historical view is correct, perhaps those remaining in Alaska today are again more committed to thinking long-term, like most of Alaska’s Native people have always been.

As terms, “freedom” and “liberty” are used interchangeably today. Students in contemporary courses may learn that this has not always been the case.

Our votes should go to those who are willing to put money and serious planning behind their words.

If Biden’s speech had echoes of Churchill’s warnings before World War II, there’s a reason: The current threat to American democracy is very real.

History and literature are windows into culture, one’s own and those unfamiliar.

The prospect of an Alaska constitutional right being taken away should alarm every Alaskan.

Groups like the Oath Keepers apparently believe that when the cataclysm comes, they’ll be the winners.

It’s palpable on those dark winter nights counting the seconds lost and gained on either side of the winter solstice.