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Dad had it right all those years ago DEAR EDITOR: When I watch the news or read the newspaper, I’m reminded of things my dad said when I was too young to understand. Dad’s rules include: 1) Figuring where you stand politically is not easy and takes a long time. You have to pay attention and keep score; 2) there are only two types of people in this world — idiots and not idiots. Both of them come in different sizes, shapes, colors, races, pay scales, religions, genders, etc. It does not matter if there is an R or D (reverend or doctor?) behind your name; and 3) the solution to ...

Congress must act to protect consumers from data center risks

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The massive proliferation of data centers in our state and nation has fast rocketed to become the undisputed hot potato issue of 2026. To argue otherwise flies in the face of in-your-face realities. In the United States, nearly 4,000 data centers have opened in recent years with an additional 1,500 sites proposed or under construction. In Ohio, artificial intelligence and cloud computing demand have fueled construction of about 200 such centers, the fifth-highest number of any state in the nation. But as they grow, so, too, does fierce and sometimes caustic pushback in communities ...

Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes that case

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If you haven't heard that the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is a hotbed of "anti-white activism," "illegal alien activism," and "transgender activism," the Trump administration and its MAGA allies in Congress have some news for you. You can read all about it in what news accounts have called a "scathing" 162-page report released July 4 by the White House. It accuses the museum and its leaders of presenting a "radical view" of American history. Such was the language used by Rep. Tim Burchett, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the House Subcommittee on Delivering ...

Bring back ‘nattering nabobs’

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President Trump’s performance at last Friday’s retooled White House Correspondents’ Dinner made me nostalgic for the days of Vice President Spiro Agnew, President Richard Nixon’s media attack dog. In a speech, Agnew called politicians critical of Nixon administration policies “nattering nabobs of negativism,” a phrase written by his speechwriter William Safire, and later usurped by media to apply to journalists. That was mild compared to the disgusting personal insults Trump hurled at journalists who were at the dinner to support the White House Correspondents ...

Democratic Socialists are shockingly racist

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The Democratic Socialists of America use people of color as fashion accessories. Sure, they put black or brown faces on ballots, and they talk a big game about racism. But black and brown voters are not choosing their candidates. The DSA national membership chooses, and it is 85% white. Look at the crowds. In October 2019, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders staged a rally at the Queensbridge housing project, across from Manhattan. Its residents are 47% black, 34% Latino and 10% Asian. News photos showed a nearly unbroken sea of white enthusiasts. The head of the ...

‘Charitable giving’ isn’t what you think

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I want to start today with a warning about "charitable giving" and end with a primer on wealth inequality. The two are closely related, as I'll explain. We're on the cusp of the biggest gusher of "charitable giving" in history. Beware. We tend to think of "charitable giving" as unambiguously good because we equate "charities" with organizations that help the poor and equate "giving" with generosity. But both assumptions are wrong. In fact, the "giving" is actually a giant tax loophole that provides the super-rich a means of dramatically cutting their tax bills while quietly funding ...