Opinion Columns

The Art of Living the Good Life
The Raffel Ticket, Oct. 28, 2026
Last week, I went to the funeral of a friend's 100-year-old mother. It was sad, and I will sorely miss her, but the service was not tragic.

This Supreme Court Term: Our Rights and Freedoms at Stake
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU, Oct. 26, 2026
The new Supreme Court term began on Oct. 5, and the ACLU is shaping up to have another busy term, perhaps even topping our busiest term ever last year when the Supreme Court decided six ACLU cases on the merits docket.

Family Separation Causes Real and Lasting Harm for Children and Parents
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU, Oct. 19, 2026
A grieving mother had her children ripped away without warning in the wake of a family tragedy in Georgia in July 2024. After her son died by suicide, the state obtained an emergency order to immediately remove her surviving children — with no notice, no hearing and no finding that the children were in any danger.