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Are you chasing false gods?

My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore. A reporter at his local newspaper for over half a century, he had turned down offers to work for more glamorous publications, among them Sports Illustrated and The New York Times. Frank had considered the priesthood in his youth. He stopped going to church and claimed he wasn’t part of it anymore, but the church’s moral teachings clearly stayed put. Frank approached reporting as a kind of ministry, spending much time talking with his “flock.” His ...

New socialists are elite, ungrateful and toxic

Win some blue-state and blue-city races, and the cocky new socialist Jacobins believe that they have either already taken over the Democratic Party or will soon absorb it. And in reaction to these new swarms, an increasingly terrified and ossified old Democrat guard either limps away from the hive or invites them in to take over more. It is fascinating but ultimately depressing to watch old-style Democrats say or do anything to avoid the new mob of Robespierres. Democrat candidates who recently begged for a Schumer/Pelosi/Jeffries endorsement now are telling them to get in line at the ...

Why is President Trump playing the Communist card?

Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he’s now talking about the “communist menace.” He can’t talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can’t talk about foreign policy, because his war in Iran has been a debacle, his tariffs are an utter failure, and he obviously hasn’t settled the war in Ukraine on “Day 1.” He can’t talk about immigration, because his raids and mass deportations have become so unpopular. So, facing the midterm elections, ...

Ohio’s impressive business climate lauded by CNBC

Even as there is plenty of room for improvement, Ohio is making an impression, as CNBC has named it the country’s top state for business in 2026. It’s the first time the Buckeye State has topped the list. Back in March, Gov. Mike DeWine used his State of the State address to talk about the efforts being made in Columbus: “We’ve been strategically focused on making Ohio literally the go-to state for business,” he said. Ohioans living in some regions can be forgiven for wondering what in the world is going on in other states, but according to CNBC, Ohio has not only low ...

What makes Ohio lawmakers qualified to determine what must be taught?

One wonders whether state Senate Finance chair Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, sees the irony in railing against an alleged liberal agenda and bias in education while simultaneously proclaiming “We have to change people’s minds and hearts,” with state-mandated “intellectual diversity” civics centers teaching his version of American history and political science on state college campuses. Required by 2025’s state Senate Bill 1, the centers are paired with a ban on public universities in Ohio having Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives; and “bias” in classrooms. The ...

‘Believe all women’ Democrats only drop Platner because he’s going to lose

It seems like only yesterday that we were in the midst of #MeToo, with Democrats coming from every direction with the demand that we “believe all women.” What started as a hugely important movement of women (and men) speaking out against sexual assault and sexual harassment had quickly become a free-for-all in which spurious and unsubstantiated allegations were wielded as not much more than political weapons. But then the next thing came alone (Black Lives Matter) and the thing after that (“Free Palestine”), and we were supposed to forget the sporadic concern for victims of ...