Opinion category, Page 598
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 21
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 21....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 21
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 21....
Noah Feldman: William Barr’s election warnings are death by 1,000 legalisms
Even before Attorney General William Barr’s reported suggestion that protesters be prosecuted for sedition, and that the mayor of Seattle could be targeted with a criminal investigation, the AG was up to his usual stunts. His repeated comments on ballots and voting demonstrate his distinctive way of distorting the truth....
S.E. Cupp: Trump exploits liberal hypocrisy to justify his stupid decisions
Last week, President Trump made the absolutely asinine decision to hold two indoor rallies at a time when covid-19 has killed more than 197,000 Americans. The first, a rally at an XTreme Manufacturing facility in Nevada, packed in 5,600 people, mostly maskless with no social distancing requirements, earning that company...
Letter to the editor: Safe in Trump’s America
In answer to Vice President Joe Biden’s question, yes, I will feel safe in President Trump’s America. As he has kept us out of endless wars, so, too, will he find a way to end this “civil war” which I believe you and your party have ignored for months. During...
Letter to the editor: No tax hike in Yough School District
Members of the Yough School Board would like to respond to Sewickley Township resident Leonard Minkus’ letter “Where is tax relief?” (Sept. 13) in which he says he now has to save an extra $50 a month to pay his tax bill — a tax raise of $600 per year,...
Letter to the editor: Biden-Harris bait and switch?
Over the past few days, both Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have referred to the Harris-Biden administration. I consider this bait-and-switch election fraud. Commercial after commercial for Biden (disgruntled soldiers, sick old ladies, etc.) refer to him as honest and a good Catholic moral leader. Something smells fishy and unethical...
Letter to the editor: Trump is not draining the swamp
To the writer of the letter “Trump is draining the swamp” (Aug. 25, TribLIVE): Whaaat??? What about the eight close associates and/or friends who (1) are in jail, (2) have been pardoned (3) were dismissed by Attorney General William Barr or (4) have been convicted? Manafort, Stone, Cohen, Flynn, Bannon,...
Letter to the editor: William Barr has not served church well
As a Catholic chaplain serving our incarcerated sisters and brothers throughout the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I most strongly urge the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, scheduled for Sept. 23, to reconsider Attorney General William Barr as the recipient of the Christifideles Laici Award, which highlights the good works of “those who...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: William Barr’s sedition threat chilling
Something predictable happens when there is too much power in the hands of the wrong people. There is never enough for them. They always overreach. They can’t help themselves. In the summer of 1892, a great battle occurred on the banks of the Monongahela River at the Homestead Steel Works...
Colin McNickle: The PASSHE predicament
The beleaguered Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has proposed merging six of its 14 schools into three. But an analysis by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy concludes that would be easier said than done. “Given all the obstacles to any reorganization, the chancellor and the trustees face...
Editorial: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and necessary dissent
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not a judge. She was a justice. A judge sits on a lower court, hearing criminal and civil cases as they enter into the judicial system. Judges set bail, instruct juries, rule on objections. A justice, on the other hand, sits on higher courts — in...
Sounding off: Rights, freedoms and masks
Much has been expressed recently concerning freedoms and rights, especially regarding masks. From my perspective, public safety concerns during an epidemic/pandemic will always trump individual freedoms and rights to the degree of the lethality of the epidemic/pandemic. The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic killed up to 675,000 people in a U.S....
Letter to the editor: Wearing masks, the American way
Lone Ranger, Zorro, Green Hornet and Catwoman wore masks in the American way. Bobby Rowe Arnold...
Letter to the editor: Honor police killed in line of duty
So the Steelers and other teams are putting helmet stickers on with the name of someone shot by a police officer. I can’t fathom the pain of losing a child or loved one this way, but this is a two-way street. How about the pain of the families of Paul...
Letter to the editor: A simple solution for in-person voting
So with all of this political crap going on about mail-in voting, why isn’t a simple solution being considered? Why can’t we vote over a three- or four-day period? In these pandemic times, if we can spread out schooling and other things in a hybrid mode, why not voting? A-F...
Letter to the editor: On craziness, Wolf’s hypocrisy, Trump and veterans
I apologize for borrowing from your “Laurels and Lances” without permission, but I feel it is appropriate for three letter-writers in the Sept. 6 edition. Laurel: to Gary Pedicone (“Waking up to craziness,” Sept. 6, TribLIVE). It seems all citizens are in a coma or stupor these last 43 months....
Letter to the editor: Police are not the bad guys
Recently, Pittsburgh police asked the leader of a “peaceful” protest several times to move a line of bicycles that was obstructing traffic flow at a busy intersection on a day when University of Pittsburgh students were moving back to campus in Oakland (“ ‘Low profile’ arrest creates firestorm as officials,...
Editorial: Carnegie diorama should represent evolution of science, history
If you asked the most intelligent scientists in Pittsburgh today what they thought about viruses, would that understanding hold up 150 years later? Take a textbook from a sociology class today and stick it in a time capsule. Open it in 2170, and would those future sociologists be impressed or...
Letter to the editor: Bloomberg trying to buy election?
Mike Bloomberg recently pledged $100 million to convince Florida voters (primarily Hispanics) to vote for Joe Biden. Talk about trying to buy an election. Democrats tout themselves as the party of the common man. How many “common people” have $100 million to throw away to get someone elected? It also...
Letter to the editor: US being defeated from within
Centuries ago, China said the only way to defeat the U.S. was internally. It seems to be happening. First our religious history was attacked — no more school prayer. The Ten Commandments can no longer be displayed on public property. Statues are now the target of those who want to...
John Stossel: Corruption responsible for death of Dallas car wash?
^ Politicians shut down businesses because of covid-19. But the rules don’t apply to everyone. In San Francisco, gyms were forced to close, but government gyms stayed open. A Dallas woman was jailed for keeping her salon open, and a New Jersey man was arrested after working out indoors. Ordinary...
Jonah Goldberg: Scrapping Electoral College is a bad idea
Let’s squarely face an ugly possibility: President Trump could get elected a second time without winning the popular vote. Indeed, according to most experts, that’s the only way he could be reelected. This would surely prompt another chorus of calls to scrap the Electoral College. I think that would be...
David Emery: The pursuit of money — the root of political corruption
The Founding Fathers were keenly aware of the need for accountability throughout government. One problem they did not foresee was the influence of special-interest money in electing public officials or in determining policy outcomes. Political corruption is not new. To stem it, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was established in...
Letter to the editor: Character matters in presidency
Regarding Terrence Feitknecht’s letter “Trump’s deeds match his promises” (Aug. 21, TribLIVE): President Trump’s promises do not affect my life in any way, shape or form. As for his personality, I couldn’t care less about it. What I wrote about previously was his character — or lack of it. Being...
