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Some wrong predictions ... oh, just never mind

Columns

End of the year predictions about the future have been around at least since the days of Nostradamus, but what about past predictions? There were plenty that electing Donald Trump the first time and then re-electing him, would cause economic Armageddon. Democrats and their media mouthpieces have consistently predicted monetary collapse from Trump’s policies. This year alone, editorials in The New York Times, The Washington Post and most “reporting” by mainstream networks have claimed with absolute certainty that the president’s tariffs would tank the economy. Now comes a ...

Harvard says yes to discrimination, no to Western civilization

Columns

At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Hankins, who has just published a hefty book that teaches what Harvard doesn’t — “The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition. Vol. 1” — has decamped for the University of Florida. It’s not the warmer weather that’s drawn him away from Cambridge, Mass. It’s the contrast in intellectual climates: Frozen and dead, where Western history is concerned, at Harvard; full of green shoots at the ...

Give blood in the New Year

Editorials

If your New Year’s resolutions included finding small ways to do good more frequently, the American Red Cross has some ideas for you. You — yes, you — are needed, right now. A glance at the organization’s website reveals an alert that there is an “EMERGENCY NEED for type O blood” because winter weather has caused a decline in donations. There’s even a pitch that if you donate by Jan. 4, you will receive a Red Cross long-sleeved t-shirt; and if you give blood before Jan. 31, you can earn points to be used toward rewards. Local opportunities to give blood include ...

Democrats are ready to rumble in 2028

Columns

A midterm election year is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: We have entered the realm of quickened speculation about the 2028 presidential election. On the Republican side, if President Donald Trump decides to abide by the Constitution in at least one respect, the nomination looks to be Vice President J.D. Vance’s to lose. Which leaves most of the tea leaf-reading to the Democrats, with a few gaggles of candidates eyeing a run. Congressman Ro Khanna and Sens. Chris Murphy and Chris Van Hollen have telegraphed their strategy for winning support from the Mamdani/AOC/Sanders ...

Ohio Innovations Show Taxpayer Research Dollars Work

Columns

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 ...

What Is Your Dream? You Can Make It Your Reality In 2026

Columns

I recently saw Ryan, one of my former high school soccer players for the first time in years. Ryan played at the turn of the century on our first three teams to win regional championships and go to the West Virginia State Soccer Tournament. One of those teams played Morgantown High for the State Championship. Back then there was only one class for high school soccer. To win the State Championship a team had to beat the biggest and best in the State. Our teams then didn’t have the overall talent and skills we have today. Their lack of talent and skills was made up for by heart, hustle ...