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The threat produced by an overproduced class of elites in America

Success breeds failure. Policies and practices well suited to society at one juncture in history are often poorly suited to the world they have beneficially transformed. If you carry a good thing too far, it can turn out not to be a good thing. Case in point, one of the most successful public policies in U.S. history, the World War II G.I. Bill, which financed college educations for military veterans. Signed by former President Franklin Roosevelt, it embodied New Deal generosity even as its chief backers included the racist Democratic Mississippi Rep. John Rankin and the supposedly ...

There’s a hate for everyone in Washington

Perhaps hate is too strong a word, but I am so disgusted by Washington, D.C., and just about all the politicians there. Democrats just lost a shutdown fight they tried to claim no responsibility for and then — with the help of the press — pivoted to Jeffrey Epstein. It turns out one of Epstein’s major private boosters was the author Michael Wolff, who plotted against President Donald Trump with Epstein. Michael Wolff, like Michael Avenatti before him, was a regular Brian Stelter guest on CNN. CNN and MSNBC have gone wall-to-wall with coverage of the new Epstein revelations, of ...

We should be prepared for election interference

Democrats and other democracy well-wishers are spilling gallons of ink and a profusion of pixels on the question of whether ending the government shutdown was a blunder or not. I submit that either way, it won’t matter very much if at all in 12 months — and the 2026 elections are where our attention needs to pivot right now. After the most depressing year in American politics of my lifetime, the 2025 election results were like a defibrillator shock to a moribund body. The landslide percentages achieved by Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill; the record-smashing turnout in New ...

There was a time when Donald Trump was not considered a racist

Trump Derangement Syndrome prevents those who dislike President Donald Trump from giving him credit for virtually anything. In the first nine months of Trump 2.0, his detractors fail to credit him for: Securing the southern border in a matter of weeks; gas prices now at a four-year low; the steep decline in the price of eggs; a stock market hitting record highs, benefiting the nearly half of American adults who invest in the market either directly, via mutual funds or through 401(k)s; income growth exceeding inflation; inflation at 3%, less than the 5% per year average under ...

Time for A Serious Discussion on Term Limits

As members of the Ohio State Senate, we believe in reforms that provide for better, more responsive governance. One of those reforms we strongly stand by is congressional term limits. Congress, today, is controlled by career politicians who have been in power for decades, only seeking their own gain instead of working for the American people. It’s time we put an end to this abuse. That’s why we are proud to be champions of congressional term limits and have introduced Senate Joint Resolution 6. The legislation would add Ohio to a growing number of states calling for a ...

Greed and Loyalty Ruining Amateur Athletics

GREED Well, folks, it seems to me that “amateur athletics” is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Greed has now reached the middle school level. The vast majority of state athletic associations have approved that students can receive money for their athletic prowess. With the introduction of the “NIL” (name, image, and likeness) profit program, we are witnessing a point where even seventh and eighth graders can turn “pro.” There’s no doubt in my mind that NIL will even reach the youth level in years to come. That’s sad because youth athletes are pressured enough to ...