Newton Bigelow has written numerous essays in response to recent events in the United States and elsewhere. Most of them have appeared previously at Newspoetry.com. Some of the better ones are reprinted here. More recent work is at the top of the list. Click on the title to read the entire essay.

Editor's note: Newton Bigelow has sometimes been known to use other people's writing as the basis for his own work. He claims this is "fair use" rather than "plagiarism". Links to specific online news stories tend to have a limited shelf-life, but every effort has been made to cite original sources when appropriate.