1+ week, 3+ day ago   (723+ words) Left-wing terrorism is a serious problem in the United States, though for political reasons it doesn’t receive anything like the attention right-wing violence gets. When most people think of violence connected to abortion, they imagine attacks on abortion clinics -- yet…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) “‘Woke 1′ was crazy.” So said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on ABC News’ “This Week” earlier this month. She said she was quoting New York City Councilman Chi Osse, whom The New York Times characterizes as “far left.” This was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (574+ words) Don’t look now, but we seem to have a moral panic on our hands. The term moral panic, at least as a social science concept, is relatively modern. It was coined by Stanley Cohen in the 1972 book “Folk Devils and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (139+ words) Maui News Fire destroys vehicle in Maalaea; smoke prompts some residents to leave homes A small fire Wednesday night along Hauoil Street destroyed at least one vehicle, sending a large amount of smoke into some Maalaea condominium units, causing at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (635+ words) We have met the enemy -- and it is watching us. There’s a growing backlash against Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers that have become ubiquitous across the country. The cameras take images of license plates, which are then stored…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (443+ words) The most surprising result in the batch of primaries held this week over the vast stretch of America from Florida through Wyoming to Alaska was the defeat of famed anti-Trump whistleblower Alexander Vindman by state Rep. Angie Nixon in the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) Gov. Josh Green has asked the White House to issue a presidential emergency declaration for Hawaii following Hurricane Lala. The request, signed Saturday, covers Maui County, Hawaii County and the city and county of Honolulu. The governor's request seeks federal…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (63+ words) Maui News The Pet of the Week is submitted by the Maui Humane Society to promote adoptions at the Maui Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. For more information or to make an appointment, call (808) 877-3680, ext. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday or visit…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (388+ words) The time was 2025. A young, charismatic democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor named Zohran Mamdani became a viral sensation. His secret? “Affordability.” Mamdani won the election, and pretty much everyone agreed that “affordability” was the key that unlocked…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (600+ words) Every generation searches for answers. Young people have always challenged the status quo, questioned authority and sought a better future than the one they inherited. That impulse is not only understandable, it is often essential to a healthy democracy. It…...