Opinion category, Page 336
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 28
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 28....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 28
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 28....
Peter Morici: Sunak’s ideas won’t fix what’s broken in Britain. Here’s what will work.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking to cut spending and raise taxes to appease financial markets, but that won’t give Britons a renewed path to growth and prosperity. From 2010 to 2016, David Cameron led the U.K. out of the global financial crisis with taxes at a fairly stable...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: TSA faces ethical limits in use of AI, but improvements must persist
Artificial intelligence has become a disruptive force in society. Terms such as machine learning, deep learning and neural networks have become commonplace among mainstream media, elicit ing visions of innovation that has the potential to change our lives. At its core, AI attempts to mimic the capabilities of the human...
Letter to the editor: We need both term limits and age limits
I agree with Gary Franks concerning age limits in Congress (“We need an age limit for federally elected officials, Supreme Court justices,” Nov. 18, TribLIVE). I’ll go one step further: two terms for the Senate and five for the House, 12 and 10 years, respectively. As the founders intended it,...
Letter to the editor: Sending love to the ‘unwanted’
To letter-writer Joyce Andrews (“No ‘choice’ condemns unwanted children,” Nov. 13, TribLIVE): Thank you for sharing another side of the coin in the abortion issue. I hear you and send you a warm hug. I sincerely hope that, as soon as you were able, you found a way to love...
Letter to the editor: Republicans aren’t so great at managing economy
I have never understood why so many people believe the Republicans are better than the Democrats at managing the economy. Ten of the last 11 recessions began under Republican presidents. Since Herbert Hoover (1928), all Democratic administrations ended with a higher growth rate than all of the Republicans, with one...
Letter to the editor: ‘Dangerous’ candidates, book bans, CRT
Some random thoughts: • No matter who you voted for Nov. 8, if you listened to or watched any of the PAC ads, every candidate running was “dangerous and extreme.” • It’s harder than ever to get kids to read books. Some parents and school boards have figured out an old...
Editorial: Automatic state pay increases aren’t fair to the people
Asking for a raise isn’t easy. Well, asking for one might be, but actually getting one is different. For many, it involves sitting down with your boss and justifying not only the job you are doing but also its increased value over what you are being paid. Maybe it happens...
Letter to the editor: Are we prepared for clean energy?
I don’t think most citizens have thought enough about the new clean energy being pushed at such a rapid pace. This pace will create many problems that should be resolved first to eliminate major problems as we proceed. There has to be a gradual phase-in to be successful without putting...
Letter to the editor: Run elections like the lottery
Our election system is archaic. Consider the lottery system: Hundreds of millions of entries are recorded, and a winner is known within a few hours. Not only the winner, but also the location where the ticket was purchased, plus all the lesser winners that didn’t quite get all the numbers....
Jennifer Bertetto: Why Trib Total Media is nixing negative political ads
A letter to readers from Jennifer Bertetto, president and CEO of Trib Total Media • Like you, we’re sick and tired of political attack ads. So, we’re getting rid of them. All Trib Total Media publications now have a new policy for political advertisements: They can be about the candidate,...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Giving thanks for our ‘exceeding blessings’
On Nov. 12, 1945, just seven months after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Harry S. Truman issued a proclamation to mark the first Thanksgiving since the end of World War II. “We give thanks with the humility of free men, each knowing it was the might of no...
Jillian Peterson and James Densley: Rampage at Va. Walmart follows upward trend in supermarket gun attacks
A gun rampage at a Walmart in Virginia is the latest amid a rise in mass shootings in general in the U.S., and mass shootings at grocery and retail stores in particular. Multiple people including the gunman were killed in the incident Nov. 22 at a Walmart in Chesapeake. It...
Jeannine Bell: Suspect in the Colo. LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges — what exactly are they?
The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., who allegedly killed five and injured dozens faces five counts of murder and hate crimes charges. Hate crimes are known as “bias-motivated” crimes in Colorado. The charges against the shooter are still preliminary, although Colorado Springs Mayor John...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for Mastriano
I’m grateful for real leaders such as Sen. Doug Mastriano who, regardless of the cost, will defend life, freedom and the Constitution of the United States. The truth shall prevail. Gina Rudiselle Mt. Pleasant Township...
Sounding off: Trump, elections and politics, pharmacies, unpaid tolls among week’s topics
Looking at logic on Trump The last time I got into an argument over partisan politics, I tried to explain to someone that the tariffs President Trump imposed on Chinese imported goods were common sense. It was a moderate course of action intended to manage the trade imbalance in a...
Letter to the editor: Americans could use some of Indonesia’s $20 billion
President Biden has pledged 20 billion American taxpayer dollars to Indonesia to help them end their reliance on coal. Citizens of our great nation are struggling to heat their homes, fill their gas tanks, pay their bills, buy food and medication, etc. Imagine if we had a president willing to...
Letter to the editor: Can’t fix stupid
What happened on Nov. 8 makes me ashamed to be from Pennsylvania. Our state is the laughingstock of the country. Only fools would vote for more inflation, more crime, unsecure borders, sanctuary cities, drugs, critical race theory, racism and socialism. We now have to suffer because of the uneducated voters who...
Editorial: Small businesses are the backbone of economy
Black Friday started its less-than-subtle expansion by creeping forward hour by hour into Thanksgiving, until one could rush through a Thanksgiving lunch to go line up for pre-Christmas deals. While there was pushback from some against cutting into the national holiday, that didn’t mean people objected to expanding access to...
Letter to the editor: Republicans have nothing to offer
Poor Ed Davis (“Biden will take blame for destruction,” Nov. 10, TribLIVE)! He must be so thrown by the lack of the “red wave,” he’s forced to attack President Biden. Davis says the Democrats were responsible for racial, economic and religious differences. It’s the GOP that brought discriminatory voting laws,...
Letter to the editor: GOP needs young, fresh faces
Although I have been an independent for years, I have leaned toward the Republican way of thinking — definite plans to improve life, the Reagan era, stock market on a positive note, low prices, low taxes, etc. The exception: I have voted for the Democratic candidate when I knew he...
Gary Franks: Should America be thankful for the midterm results?
Politically, America has much to be thankful for this holiday season. Our democracy is strong. Democrats and Republicans have something to cheer about. Most importantly, from a policy perspective, America should have a change in direction. For the Senate, the Republicans only had to win one seat and hold their...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Elon Musk’s new toy
For Christmas, one year, my folks got my kid brother a tank. This thing could roll across the floor, the turret turned and it made battle sounds. That may not sound like much, but this was 1966 — color TV was like showing fire to a cave man — so...
John Hinshaw: Will Pa. GOP change course? Probably not.
This was not the midterm election Pennsylvania Republicans were expecting. The New York Times reveals that voters in the Keystone State trended leftward, while across the border in New York, the opposite was true, despite the reelection of a Democratic governor. As it stands, the state GOP is trying to...
