Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto There is increasing evidence that we are losing our ability to communicate with one another in a civil and tolerant manner. There is a heightened level of political polarization, tearing apart families, relationships and friendships — one more intense than we have seen in recent decades. A new political […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto Members of the American press corps are less interested in doing their job than they are in humiliating President Donald Trump. Their opposition to his policies is tainting their performance — and embarrassing us on the world stage. In Helsinki, at a historic July 16 summit between Trump and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto America mourns the passing of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer. He died as gracefully as he lived, penning a grand letter a few weeks before his death, announcing that his battle with cancer was coming to an end. “I believe that the pursuit of truth […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto President Donald Trump will curtail Planned Parenthood’s ability to administer abortions, thus keeping a central campaign promise. The President will use executive action to enact a 1988 Reagan regulation, upheld by the Supreme Court, that dictates the precise use of federal funds for family planning services. Organizations like Planned […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto It is supposed to be a new era of female empowerment, fueled by the #Me Too movement. Yet, those aspirations do not apply to elite conservative women like First Lady Melania Trump or President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA, Gina Haspel. For these women, the nation’s liberal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto Should we laugh or cry that it is currently renowned rapper and fashion designer Kanye West who is holding high the torch of free speech and free thought? He sounds almost like John Stuart Mill in his bold defense of liberty. “You don’t have to agree with Trump but […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto Editor’s Note: Dr. Grace Vuoto is happily married to Jeff Kuhner but took a different stance than his the recent column: ‘End Game: Why Trump must fire Mueller‘. Both are WorldTribune.com columnists. They debated this issue today during the popular ‘Kuhner Report’ on WRKO in Boston. President Donald Trump’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto In a chaotic and graceless manner, President Trump signed a $1.3 billion omnibus spending bill that failed to achieve funding for his seminal campaign promise: a wall along the porous southern border. This came as a political earthquake to his supporters, with many vowing to turn their backs on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto In a March 19 speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, President Trump reiterated his call to “get tough” on drug dealers: He is directing the Justice Department to impose the death penalty on the worst traffickers. Trump vowed during his 2016 election campaign to craft policies to stem the opioid […]
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