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Looking At the Heart of Trump’s Deportation Push

You’ve probably heard commentators say that under President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is arresting and deporting a huge number of illegal immigrants who have no criminal record. The first response to that is: If they crossed illegally into the United States, they have a criminal record. Plus, they’re still in the country illegally. Second, the numbers just don’t support the commentators’ claim. A new report by The Washington Examiner’s Anna Giaritelli notes that, “The Trump administration arrested 595,000 illegal immigrants between Jan. 20 ...

Ohio Innovations Show Taxpayer Research Dollars Work

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed taxpayers get “zero” return from federally funded university research. He also suggested the federal government should take half of the licensing revenue universities earn when they transfer these discoveries to private companies. That proposal would weaken the system that turns federally funded research into useful products, new companies, and high-value jobs here in Ohio and throughout the country. Early-stage research is only the beginning of a long and risky innovation process. Turning an idea into something that helps patients or ...

Delivering a thank-you to readers who have written

As 2025 comes to an end, I want to thank my readers who have emailed me throughout the year with encouraging and kind words. I truly appreciate the thoughtfulness put into every message. Due to my teaching and grading load, I am not able to respond to every email, but I am deeply moved that people would take the time to write me. I’m also grateful to those who shared their dissenting opinions. I think we can all agree that we need more civil and polite discussions in online spaces. Three recent columns that particularly resonated with readers were my Thanksgiving commentary on ...

To drink or not to drink: It depends on a great deal of factors

For anyone aiming to cut back drinking, January’s arrival times perfectly. Some may have simply overdone it through the long holiday stretch, when alcohol seemed piped into any vaguely celebratory event. Some may worry that they’re beginning to forget the last drink they accepted. Recovering alcoholics or others who don’t drink at all have it easier, in one small way. Their intimates get to know that they do not imbibe — not beer, not wine, not liquor — and so don’t push alcohol in their direction. Those who want a drink now and then — in some cases, every night — ...

Tying one on: Trying to develop a new appreciation for scarves

I am a scarf person, but I am married to a non-scarf person. Conversely, my husband is a hat person, and I am not a hat person. He says scarves are itchy and make him look like he has no chin. I say hats ruin my hair and make my head look like Charlie Brown’s. So whenever it gets cold out, he tells me to put on a hat, I tell him to put on a scarf, and we both ignore each other. It’s truly amazing we’ve stayed married for as long as we have. We’d been going through this routine for many, many years, and then, suddenly, one day my husband had a major wardrobe breakthrough. ...

Looking at Christmas, then and now

Perhaps some of the worst people to explain the real meaning of Christmas are those who claim to believe in its central message, but have trouble communicating it. Like the secularists, they try to define it on their own terms rather than let God speak for Himself. The reason for Christmas is easy to explain, but difficult for many to understand. Why would a Holy God offer up his only son to sinful people who would reject and ultimately crucify Him? Part of the reason I think is that too many of us define love as what we feel for another person, a pet, a favorite restaurant or a ...