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Some French say ‘non’ to air conditioning; others say ‘oui’

Europe is now the fastest heating continent, and Paris is suffering greatly under 100-plus Fahrenheit temperatures. That has inspired some conservative Americans to politicize the French aversion to air conditioning. In return, many in France are blaming Americans’ burning of planet-warming fossil fuels to power their ACs. Whose voice hits the high note? Both, really. The Wall Street Journal holds that the easy answer for France is to install air conditioners. It got all huffy when Paris Deputy Mayor Audrey Pulvar remarked, “As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in ...

Arbitrarily mandating ‘success sequence’ is misguided attempt at indoctrination

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has shown a willingness to use his veto power when the need arises. He’s not shy about that. It seems as though legislators quietly handed him another opportunity last month, as they passed Senate Bill 276, which includes new requirements for public school districts to teach the incredibly flawed “success sequence.” Most public school students grow up being taught they can dream big, be anything they want to be, work hard and aim high ... you remember the schpiel. But counteracting that, unless DeWine acts, will be a requirement that students also be told ...

America started as local news; local newspapers delivered it

Two hundred fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia. But America did not become a country only in that room. It became a country as the news moved from community to community. Most colonists did not witness the debates of the Continental Congress. They learned about independence through the newspapers that served their towns and colonies. On July 6, 1776, the Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first newspaper to publish the full text of the Declaration. Newspapers throughout the colonies soon followed. The Declaration was written for a nation, but ...

Supreme Court overreaches on birth tourism

The Second Amendment to the Constitution is a relic of a bygone era of revolution. The Founders could not have contemplated that it would apply to semiautomatic handguns. The Founders absolutely could not have contemplated that it would apply to machine guns. The Founders could not have foreseen mass shootings. It is silly, therefore, to think the Second Amendment applies to present weaponry and situations. Therefore, there must be some other, more specific meaning to the Amendment related to the “well-regulated militia.” That is the progressive argument, in a nutshell. The 14th ...

Looking back to where it all began for US

As our country celebrated not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities gave us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the ...

US maintains proud legacy of service, sacrifice

As our nation marks its 250th anniversary this summer, it is worth reflecting on the principles that have defined American values and success over those two and a half centuries: freedom, liberty, opportunity, and sacrifice. Of those, sacrifice may not be what first comes to mind when ...