Reflections: Jimmy Carter
In the decades following his one-term in the nation's highest office, Jimmy Carter redefined what the post-presidency could be.
Allan Winkler
Reflections: Boxing
Columnist Allan Winkler's connections to boxing stretch from a meeting with Muhammad Ali to a current boxing program in Oxford which helps people with Parkinson's Disease.
Reflections: Medical care
Columnist Allan Winkler's wife recently landed in McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital with a serious infection. The situation led Winkler to reflect on the cost of health care in the U.S.
Reflections: Money and American politics
Campaigns spent record amounts of money in the 2024 election, but money has been a staple of American politics for centuries.
Reflections: Media and national politics
The media has always played a role in American politics, but the industry has reinvented itself repeatedly over the decades.
Reflections: Transitions
The peaceful transition of power is a core part of American democracy, columnist and board member Allan Winkler writes.
Reflections: Debates
Columnist and Oxford Free Press board member Allan Winkler writes that presidential debates have had a mixed impact since the 1960s.