Opinion category, Page 678
Pat Buchanan: Impeachment the left’s ultimate weapon
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act that had been enacted by Congress over his veto in 1867. Defying the law, Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, without getting Senate approval, as the act required him to do. In his 1956 Pulitzer...
Letter to the editor: Witnesses from both sides should be heard
In light of the Republican side of the Senate refusing to hear witnesses, can we expect that the symbol of the Republican Party will now be the ostrich instead of the elephant? Many people of all political persuasions were anticipating hearing depositions under oath. We are now disappointed that we...
Letter to the editor: Politics not for sissies
It has been stated that people hate the POTUS because of questionable ethics, morals and common decency. Now, being a deplorable who voted for President Trump, I don’t always agree with him, and there are times when I think he should keep his mouth shut. But he is trying to...
Letter to the editor: Alan Dershowitz & Ken Starr
Ancient Greece had its Sophists: clever, brilliant orators who could convincingly argue either side of a litigious issue. Fast forward 2,400 years, and we have Alan Dershowitz, who raises sophistry to a new level, e.g. Clinton, no proof of crime required to impeach — Trump, proof of crime required to...
Colin McNickle: The state of Pa.’s business climate
Pennsylvania businesses remained bullish in late 2019, according to the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research. But a generally healthy state business climate comes with a host of other challenges mirrored in national findings, says a researcher at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. Thirty-eight percent of respondents to the...
Editorial: Iowa owes Pennsylvania better
The Iowa Democratic Party doesn’t just owe it to the people who participate in its highly-touted, first-in-the-country caucus every four years to figure out how to correct its problems. It owes it to the rest of us, too. On Tuesday, the Hawkeye State’s caucuses — a kind of Thanksgiving-table survey...
Letter to the editor: E-cigarettes are an epidemic for our kids
Our nation is facing a youth e-cigarette epidemic, setting up our kids to become the next generation hooked on tobacco, and continuing the cycle of tobacco addiction and the diseases that come with it. The federal government isn’t doing enough to protect kids. The American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco...
Letter to the editor: Can’t understand hatred of Trump
As we start this presidential election year, I have a serious question to ask. Why do people hate President Trump? I honestly don’t understand it. I didn’t agree with everything President Obama did or stood for, but I did not hate him. He was our president; he was my president....
Letter to the editor: Trump’s actions don’t support his pro-life ploy
I have journeyed to Washington, D.C., a number of times for the March for Life in support of the pro-life movement. In the 1970s I was a bus captain, and my daughter accompanied me on one of the trips. I was shocked when I read that the pro-life community was...
Tom Purcell: The DC disorder that’s sadder than SAD
Maybe seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is bringing me down — or not. Overcast winter weather triggers SAD. Lack of exposure to sunlight can cause higher levels of melatonin and lower levels of serotonin in the brain, which can cause depression-like symptoms. But then again, maybe it’s the news — and...
Jonah Goldberg: Dershowitz’s central argument for Trump must be rejected
Dear Republican senators, I will not try to convince you how to vote in the impeachment trial of President Trump. I won’t even lecture you about the need for witnesses, in part because by the time you see this it will probably be too late. My request is far more...
Editorial: Public schools and private info
Privacy and a public job are often at odds. Take a job with a government agency, and you are answerable to everyone. More than that, everyone feels a little bit (or a lot) entitled to ask questions about your job, your paycheck, your hours and exactly why you were hired....
Letter to the editor: Fur belongs to the animals
In October, California was the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products, which bars residents from selling or making clothing, shoes or handbags with fur starting in 2023. Many designers have banned using fur because of animal cruelty, including Armani, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Karl...
Letter to the editor: Trump & hatred
I am compelled to respond to A. Atkinson’s letter “Democrats’ hate” (Jan. 11, TribLIVE), which said I am full of hate. That’s the furthest thing from the truth, and anyone who knows me knows that. However, President Trump made me hate him, and at least I admit it. Trump is...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 3
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 3....
Letter to the editor: Let Trump keep fighting corruption
During his inaugural address President Trump spoke about the relationship between the people of this country and the government class in Washington. He used the line, “Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs.” Although accurate, I would have added, “Their prosperity has not...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 3
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 3....
Walter Block: Critiquing Yang’s universal basic income
Andrew Yang is a viable candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He is not a member of the first grouping (Biden, Sanders, Warren, Buttigeig) but if they falter, Yang might well be in the running for the top spot on this ticket. His signature policy is universal basic income....
S.E. Cupp: Politics & culture need to break free of resentment
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of feeling sickened. Our nasty politics of revenge, our unabating obsession with hating the other side, our too-quick-to-cancel culture and our fetishization of extreme purity is not only exhausting but it’s making us sick. It’s in President Trump’s puerile tweets and anger-drenched...
Editorial: Where do bright ideas come from?
The visual representation of a good idea is usually a light bulb. Since Thomas Edison’s popular invention was, in itself, a stroke of inspiration, it seems apropos. It’s the symbol that is instantly recognizable in cartoons and comic strips. It doesn’t require a word to convey an idea. But it’s...
Letter to the editor: Property taxes ruin seniors’ ‘golden years’
We senior citizens are on fixed incomes, and again school taxes go up. We paid taxes for years, and we don’t have any kids in school. These taxes will put us out of our homes. We need to keep our homes for these so-called golden years. We worked for our...
Letter to the editor: Minds change on abortion
Thank you for your coverage of the March for Life and the statements by President Trump about his position on abortion (“Trump, a late convert to cause, attends anti-abortion rally”). You repeated Trump’s statement from 1999 that he was “pro-choice in every respect.” We witnessed at the March for Life...
Letter to the editor: CTE is real, and it kills
Regarding John Steigerwald’s insensible and disheartening piece on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (“It might be time to show skepticism about CTE research.”): To date, we have come to realize that 1) the world is not flat, 2) asbestos is bad, 3) cigarettes cause cancer and 4) lead will poison you. Humanity...
Jessica Myrick: Trump’s love of fast food may be bad for public health
“You are what you eat,” the old adage goes. But are you also what you watch? In a media-saturated world, it is worth considering the degree to which our exposure to media about food choices can — either directly or in more subtle ways — shape our own food beliefs...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Joltin’ Bolton’s gift to Democrats
If you’re a Democrat, it’s getting hard to figure out who you’re supposed to be rooting for these days. And it’s a safe bet that you never thought you would hear some of your own people chanting, “Go, John Bolton, go!” But that is what’s happening. The New York Times...
