Opinion category, Page 109
Conor Sen: Trump inherits an economy at a tricky time
Donald Trump will inherit, to all appearances, a solid economy when he assumes the presidency in January. After all, the stock market is at record highs, unemployment is low by historical standards and gross domestic product has been expanding at a healthy pace of around 2.5% so far this year....
Letter to the editor: Trump won because Biden messed up
Many people are analyzing the election and offering explanations as to why Kamala Harris lost. My 95-year-old neighbor said it very simply: “I voted for Trump because Biden messed everything up.” Susan Stiles North Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: Country headed in the wrong direction
He started in the outhouse with all the crap he spread about election fraud. He was headed to the Big House after being convicted of 34 felony counts. Now, he is headed to the White House after winning an election that was “finally not rigged.” This country is headed in...
Letter to the editor: Sore winners should give the other side some grace
My congratulations to the writer of the letter “Shame on those who supported the Harris charade” (Nov. 9, TribLive): The idea of “sore winner” has been taken to a whole new level. The writer seems offended that almost half of his fellow Americans cast their ballots for a candidate he...
Editorial: Another step forward for river recreation?
The idea of removing a section of a concrete river wall in order to improve access to Johnstown’s waterways sounds like it would mesh well with the renewed emphasis on outdoor recreation as an economic driver in this region. The project was in the headlines again this past week when...
Letter to the editor: Trump committed to his promises
President-elect Donald Trump unburdened me of another great fear when it was announced Mike Pompeo would not be joining the Trump Cabinet. For context, as CIA director in 2017-18, Pompeo plotted to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. And, more recently, Pompeo was caught on video dancing with Israeli...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 18
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 18....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 18
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 18....
Letter to the editor: Wait to judge the next Trump presidency
Some after-election points: 1. Well, the good news is that Disney does not have to make new animatronics for its Hall of the Presidents; they can reuse Donald Trump’s old one. 2. Forty-eight percent — well, OK, 47.8% — of the people are sad that their candidate did not win....
Letter to the editor: Clearances should be diocesan responsibility
As I was following the letters to the editor from parishioners who lost a beloved priest through a forced resignation, I felt sadness for the parishioners and the priest. But one letter especially caught my attention: “Father Moineau deserves better” (Sept. 11, TribLive). He pointed out that the Diocese of...
Editorial: The high cost of running for office
The 2024 election season was expensive. AdImpact, a Virginia-based advertising analytics firm, reported the total cost of political advertising leading to this year’s general election at a staggering $11 billion. Most of that, obviously, went to the presidential races. The top of the ticket crossed $3 billion. That was more...
Letter to the editor: Come together to accomplish much
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” These words are attributed by many to Edmund Burke, a British conservative statesman and philosopher in the...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Not much expertise in Trump’s cabinet picks
“If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.” That was President Calvin Coolidge’s advice in the 1920s to Herbert Hoover, who was then his commerce secretary. While Coolidge’s words are generally good policy in...
Jonathan Levin: Trump is stuck with the Fed’s Powell. Will he make peace?
U.S. bond markets have had a minor meltdown since former President Donald Trump pulled ahead in prediction markets and then won a second term, putting upward pressure on mortgages and other household borrowing costs. If the move continues, it could be a major source of disappointment for voters who trusted...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Defeated Democrats face an uncertain future
In the wake of their sweeping election defeat, it didn’t take long for Democrats to turn on one another, seeking explanations — or scapegoats. Some faulted defeated presidential nominee Kamala Harris for tactical errors in her hastily constructed but lavishly financed campaign. Others blamed President Joe Biden’s ill-considered insistence on...
Colin McNickle: Right-sizing Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), long plagued by extraordinarily high spending per pupil but exceptionally weak academic results, also has been bedeviled by a plunging student census that has led to a gross building overcapacity. Allegheny Institute research assistant Alex Sodini says taking action on the latter could go a long...
Letter to the editor: No recess for 4 years
I feel like I am back in school with the kids who were misbehaving and the teacher was threatening no recess for everyone if it continues. The difference is that there will be no recess for the next four years because of people who only care about their money. The...
Sounding off: Writers weigh in post-election
Better under Trump? Think again. Well, the people have spoken. Apparently people think Donald Trump will lower their cost of living. But think again. Trump plans big tariffs on foreign goods; some estimates are that will cost the average family $4,000 a year. And let’s buckle up for more inflation,...
Letter to the editor: Water-conserving appliances will save Pa. billions of gallons of water
Regarding the article “Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of U.S” (Oct. 29, TribLive): More than 30 counties are currently under a drought watch following one of the driest Octobers on record. In response, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encouraged Pennsylvanians to “voluntarily conserve water...
Editorial: Does Allegheny County council need to swallow a tax increase?
Government is more than just elections. It is the hard part — the part that comes between elections. It’s deciding what services people want. It’s prioritizing what they need. It’s finding a way to promote growth while preserving character. It is finding a way to pay for it all. And...
Letter to the editor: Trump and the rise of the working class
The presidential election of 2024 is history. Donald Trump and the Republican Party have had an earth-shaking victory. Yet it’s not about a man or a party; it was about the rise of the working class. We rely on these people for just about everything. They build our houses and...
Tyler Cowen: Trump’s tariffs won’t work, just as McKinley’s didn’t
Donald Trump’s return to the White House means that one of his signature issues will soon return to the center of Washington’s economic policy agenda: tariffs. And while the evidence of their harm continues to grow, which is why economists like me oppose them, economists like me should also admit...
S.E. Cupp: Dems blame everything but themselves for losing
It’s tough sledding for Democrats, as they try to wrap their heads around Donald Trump’s improbable-but-also-foreseeable sweep of all seven swing states and winning the popular vote. This wasn’t supposed to happen, after all. Democrats genuinely believed — as they did in 2016 — that Trump’s many odious qualities would...
Cal Thomas: Trump’s chance to change taxation
If any constitutional amendment can be hated, it would be the 16th Amendment. Passed by Congress in 1909 and ratified by the states in 1913, it allowed Congress to “levy income taxes without apportioning them among the states based on population.” At first the collection of revenue came from the...
Lainey Newman: Trump made sweeping promises to the American people. It’s time to see if he delivers.
Republicans have made their bed — now they have to sleep in it. The party has won a decisive victory this election cycle, taking control of the presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court has a conservative supermajority made up of three justices appointed by Trump...
