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Editorials

Why liberals never need to say ‘sorry’

It’s so easy and comfortable being a liberal. You never have to admit you’re wrong when you’re demonstrably wrong. Neither do you have to be concerned with lack of support, because the liberal establishment — from the news media to your fellow Democrats, academia, “science” and ...

The Trump takeover nears its end

Are we almost at the point of no return? Let America be America again, please, in a post-Donald Trump world. Rebuilding our institutions, arts and trust in government is not a sure thing. Given a global economic, environmental or medical crisis, the endeavor could cross country boundaries, as ...

New prediction markets need more oversight

Athletes can’t bet on their own sport, right? That could lead to charges of taking bribes or fraud. Employees of publicly traded companies can’t give stock tips based on nonpublic information. That’s insider trading. There are legal consequences for some people who make money based on ...

Why the US is ‘underbabied’

It was just my luck last week that as my column on the fertility crisis was being laid out in newspaper pages and posted to websites, the sharpest minds of the Trump administration were gathered in the Oval Office to hold forth ... on the fertility crisis. Bad timing is an occupational ...

Artificial intelligence CEOs are their own worst enemies

Much of our rising energy costs comes from a decadeslong campaign of progressive environmentalists and Democrat-backed regulators to tear down coal-fired power plants, block nuclear and natural gas expansion and make America reliant on wind and solar — the two power sources most popular ...

Honor America’s fallen appropriately this Memorial Day

Today’s Memorial Day holiday carries added poignance this year as it comes amid a new U.S. war — and war fallen — in Iran and as it ushers in a summer of events to mark this great nation’s 250th birthday. But sadly enough, many in the Mahoning Valley and across the country ...