6 Jun, 2020
Finding Peace in Chaotic Times
“Conflict is eternal and inevitable. Only the manner in which we manage it is our choice. The global crisis caused...
6 Jun, 2020
2 Jun, 2020
Donald Trump’s Stealth Attack on America
“Donald Trump has made the calculated decision to let the pandemic play out without need of a federal plan for...
6 Apr, 2020
US Response to Coronavirus in North Korea Can Save Lives and Lead to Peace
“As the coronavirus has now claimed 71,236 lives worldwide, there are growing concerns about the situation in North Korea. Although...
31 Mar, 2020
The Virus that may bring us together
“A country paralyzed. A booming economy about to crash. Citizens afraid of an enemy they can’t see, hear or smell....
12 Feb, 2020
The Conscience of a Conservative
“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do...
19 Jan, 2020
The Better Moral Creed
“Last October Attorney General Bill Barr delivered a speech at Notre Dame during which he claimed that “Judeo-Christian moral standards...
4 Jan, 2020
Arts in Peace Education
“During a final meeting with students in my undergraduate peace studies course, we discussed the role of arts in helping...
22 Sep, 2019
The two internationalisms
“In recent years, internationalism—cooperation among nations for promotion of the common good—has acquired a bad reputation.” Author: Lawrence Wittner Published...
26 Jun, 2019
Revisiting morality in the Age of Dishonesty
“If Donald Trump actually follows through on his recently tweeted promise that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “will begin deporting...
25 Jun, 2019
Trump’s Ministry of No Information
“The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the routine practice of reporting the current number of nuclear weapons in the...
15 May, 2018
Imagining Alternatives to More War in Syria
“Last month we read of yet another missile attack on Syria paid for by U.S., British, and French taxpayers as...
12 Feb, 2018
The other superpower?
““I’m so honored to be alive at such a miraculous time in history. I’m so moved by what’s going on...
6 Dec, 2017
Time to send thoughts and prayers or time to fix it?
“It was a nice warm evening where children, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, and friends gathered to listen to country music...
13 Jun, 2016
Statement on Orlando mass shooting
“The Board of Directors of the Oregon Peace Institute wishes to convey our profound sympathies to all families and friends...
31 May, 2016
On June 2nd Remember the Mother’s Day Peace Proclamation
“Every year in May, peace activists circulate Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Peace Proclamation. But, Howe did not commemorate Mother’s...