VIEWS
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13 April 2017 at 20 : 58 PM
Half a Century After the Junta
In this issue, readers may peruse a captivating and informative excerpt from the threevolume set of memoirs written by the now ailing former king of Greece, published last year by the Lambrakis Press Group. It relates to Constantine’s stance against the junta, which sent tanks onto the streets of Athens on April 21st, 1967, violating the constitution and ...
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13 April 2017 at 20 : 51 PM
Journalists and Politicians
The United States Constitution clearly states that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. It is one of the most treasured guarantees regarding the protection of journalists and the press. The U.S. media has written glorious chapters in the annals of history regarding keeping government authority in check by publishing information that ...
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3 January 2017 at 15 : 23 PM
“We are Americans first”
Democracy worked marvelously and the institutions proved strong. The protagonists in the election drama respected the outcome and promised to work together so the new President may succeed in his difficult task. Post-election protests in several cities against Mr. Trump were unnecessary since everything went according to the law and governing ...
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3 January 2017 at 15 : 14 PM
A Great Victory
The people spoke on November 8th and Mr. Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20th. The billionaire from New York pulled off an unprecedented victory in the electoral vote, something we had not written off. He fought against everyone and everything, in spite of the accusations against him, the revelations, and ...
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26 November 2016 at 00 : 39 AM
TIME FOR UNITY AND HARMONY
As you read these lines, the United States will have a new president-elect. The people will have voiced their preference for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. They will have brought an end to a presidential campaign marked by unprecedented bitterness and mudslinging. The nation should continue on its path with its democracy emerging even stronger, despite ...
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17 October 2016 at 14 : 35 PM
Greatest Good and Supreme Duty!
We will reiterate something that has been pointed out by many people, but whose importance is sadly realized only by the few. Voting is the greatest good and supreme duty in a democracy, because even the humblest of citizens has the duty to express his choice about whom he prefers to govern. Every vote counts. We advise that you not waste yours by ...
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17 October 2016 at 13 : 41 PM
At the Voting Booth
When we pull the curtain behind us on November 8th to cast our ballot, the words and deeds of the candidates from the two major parties will come to mind. We will recall Hillary’s lies, the 30,000 e-mails she deleted as “personal” from her private server, the risk of having government secrets being stolen off that server by hackers, the gross ...
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1 September 2016 at 14 : 00 PM
What the Archbishop Didn’t Mention
The Archbishop's encyclical for Independence Day – July 4th – was disappointing. There was no mention of the number 240. Archbishop Demetrios spoke about “liberty in Christ” as follows: “Our liberty in Christ is freedom from the captivity of death. This liberty is given to us as a gift from God. Through the power of His Resurrection, His power to ...
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1 September 2016 at 14 : 35 PM
Utopian Ideas
The fact is that many American voters like Donald Trump's pledges about closing the border with Mexico and deporting illegal immigrants. However, even the crudest analysis will end with the conclusion that these statements are demagoguery and do not coincide with the democratic values and traditions of this nation of immigrants. The idea of building a ...
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