David Moats

The news is going to happen, and attention must be paid.

Veteran journalist David Moats shares his perspective on VTDigger’s critical role in the state’s media future.

History happens at the macro level and the micro level.

If one wing of the party was riding high at this year’s Republican convention, Phil Scott’s wing will still be there if Trump tumbles to defeat in November.

The trick for any generation is to sift through the competing claims and to focus on one’s true aims. 

Democracy is a human endeavor, and one trait of democracy’s foes is their lack of respect for their fellow citizens. To be lied to is to be disrespected, but for would-be authoritarians, truth is the enemy when it becomes an obstacle to power.

News in pursuit of truth

It’s not nature that’s malevolent. It’s malevolent human action that must be contested.

The conflict between Louisiana and Vermont continues in the struggle to rectify the abuses endured through the decades, including segregation and discrimination in housing, education, and other areas.

The richer nations of the world have a choice. They can embrace the reality of migration by arranging for an orderly process that respects the humanity of migrants, or they can adopt an us-vs.-them attitude and engage in a futile, punitive effort to hold back the global demographic tides.