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    Opinions 28 April 2023

    Month of the Military Child: Unsung sacrifices

    Established by former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the Month of the Military Child has since been celebrated every April to recognize the 1.6 million children of our men and women in uniform. From watching their parents leave home to serve overseas or attend various training exercises, to moving every few years when it is time to change duty stations, I am forever grateful for the sacrifices that military children make to support the brave men and women of our nation’s great military.
  • Opinions 28 April 2023
    Make America work again
    When Americans work, our economy is strong. Our communities prosper and the programs that rely on strong employment like Medicare and Social Security are strong. Not to mention, the quality of life for those who get jobs improves for the long term.
  • Opinions 28 April 2023
    On economy, Biden reelection faces challenges
    Independent voters are consistently aligned with the Republican Party when it comes to economic questions such as the federal deficit and free trade. According to pollster Spencer Kimball, associate professor at Emerson College, the general dissatisfaction with the economy, and independent voter sympathy for the GOP point of view, “could present an opportunity for Republicans in 2024.”
  • Opinions 26 April 2023
    War threatens Ukraine auto Empire of Biden megadonor urging greater U.S. role
    By sending billions of dollars in weapons and other military aid to help defend Ukraine, Biden also is securing the investments of millionaire car magnate John Hynansky, a Ukrainian American and longtime supporter of the president. 
  • Opinions 26 April 2023
    Entrepreneurs don't meet needs; they lead needs
    When Cato Institute co-founder Ed Crane was building the libertarian movement in the 1970s, he came across a lot of self-proclaimed conservatives. What’s notable about this is that in getting to know some of them, Crane sensed they weren’t as they described themselves.
  • Opinions Jim Thompson 26 April 2023
    Fads are getting more dangerous
    Decisions that have long-term, potentially irreversible consequences, need a heavy dose of adult thinking. As a society, we are not protecting our children. After all, it takes a village to raise a child.
  • Opinions 26 April 2023
    First 100 days of the 118th Congress
    With a divided government – remember that the White House and Senate are controlled by Democrats – it is unrealistic to expect many of our ideas to become law, but we have used our position to highlight and push policies that the American people largely support.
  • Opinions 25 April 2023
    Judge puts temporary halt to Columbus’ new gun laws
    A Delaware County judge Tuesday morning put on hold a controversial gun law recently passed by the city of Columbus. Common Pleas Judge David Gromley granted a request from The Buckeye Institute for a preliminary injunction, stopping enforcement of a law that makes it illegal to possess gun magazines that hold 30 or more rounds of ammunition.
  • Opinions 25 April 2023
    Heroism recognized in our nation's capital
    On the evenings of Feb. 12-17, 2023, a lone bugler dressed in historic uniform stood amid the World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., and played the reflective and heartrending "Taps" in honor of Idaho’s own Private Thomas Croft Neibaur of Sugar City, Idaho.  
  • Opinions 25 April 2023
    Back in vogue: child labor
    Even though the nation is divided about immigration and its consequences, on one point, unanimity must be reached. Immigration, whether legal or illegal, cannot be a vehicle for child labor. And yet, the Department of Labor has uncovered several incidents that involve under-age migrants working in slave labor-like conditions
  • Opinions 25 April 2023
    Helping Ohio farmers
    This week I introduced the Local Farms and Food Act, to build on our success in the last Farm Bill, and make sure that Ohio farmers have the tools and support they need to sell their products in their own communities.
  • Opinions 25 April 2023
    Unsung sacrifices
    Our service members and their families truly know the meaning of sacrifice. This month and every day, we not only commend the unsung sacrifices of the children of our military service members for their unwavering resiliency, strength and dedication to our country, but we also applaud their efforts to positively impact their communities and mirror the values shared by their parents.
  • Opinions 24 April 2023
    Where did all the Biden illegal immigrants go? 
    No one knows exactly how many people have poured across the southwestern U.S. border since President Biden took office, or where they’ve gone since. The official number of encounters by Customs and Border Patrol stands at 5.2 million people, logged over the last two full federal fiscal years and fiscal 2023 through March.
  • Opinions 23 April 2023
    Lessons from a Gen X politics professor
    The lesson here is that we need to have difficult conversations in our classrooms because analytical thinking is one objective of a university education. Even more, we should acknowledge that these conversations are challenging for everyone, that opinions matter but evidence matters more, and that a little grace and humor go a long way to solve our problems.
  • Opinions 23 April 2023
    Poll: Growing number of Americans worried about rising crime
    Nearly six out of every 10 individuals say crime is at least somewhat a significant problem in their community, up from 53% just six months earlier.
  • Opinions Christine Tailer 23 April 2023
    Purple larkspur
    All throughout the valley, my eye catches on countless beautiful spring wildflowers that seem to vie for my attention. It is really difficult to get anything done. I just want to stop whatever I might be doing and sit down among them.
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