Articles filed under Commentary
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Lamentations about redistricting ending democracy prove hypocritical -- and wrongFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - Masks were necessary, especially in schools, to prevent mass deaths. Or so we were told, at great and tedious length - until suddenly, in the last 10 days, they weren't....
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'Who-Dey!' Even a non-sports fan appreciates importance of Super Bowl to CincinnatiFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - I've never been a big sports fan, but Cincinnati is my hometown. I grew up across the river in Kentucky and my first real job was in concessions at Riverfront Stadium a...
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To lift all boats, help Americans resume fulfilling workFeb 13, 2022 12:00 am - Pushing back on recent pro-worker populism on the Right, the American Enterprise Institute's Michael Strain writes "workers need a growth-and-participation agenda." The ...
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Opinion column: Putin's posturingFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - I feel bad for Ukraine, poor country. Here is Russian President Vladimir Putin, posturing for the whole world to see, ready to invade his smaller and weaker neighbor. He...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Gimmicks, you say? Pritzker plan is sound fiscal policyFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Attaining bipartisan consensus on any major issue has become increasingly difficult. For the most part, all public discourse has devolved into political posturing to gai...
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Can U.K's version of Trump survive?Feb 11, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - The parallels between American and British politics make many Brits nervous - especially when it comes to brash Prime Minister Boris Johnson and boastful former...
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Opinion: Old newsrooms under deadline:, a story told by Carl BernsteinFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - I just read Carl Bernstein's new memoir, "Chasing History," on being a "kid" in the newsroom, when young President John F. Kennedy was alive. It almost broke my heart. B...
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To look backward or forward? GOP must pick oneFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - There is a wrenching debate going on inside the Republican Party over the simplest of questions: Should the party look backward or forward? Just because a question is si...
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Opinion: 'Sex Is a Funny Word" is not appropriate for an elementary school classroom.Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The New York Times is concerned about censorship in American schools. "Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S." reads Sunday's headline. "Parents, activists, school boar...
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Opinion column: Price controls always backfire. The market controls inflation.Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - With some pundits advocating for price controls to fight inflation, it suddenly feels like the 1970s again. This type of overbearing intervention has never worked as mar...