LETTERS/OPINIONS
Stone age ports
Some union leaders are self-destructive idiots. America’s ports have fallen behind. Not a single one ranks in the top 50 worldwide. A big reason is that dock unions stop innovation.
Put the planet first
We face so many challenges that the task of choosing which ones to emphasize and which can be edited out for the sake of brevity is nearly impossible. So many injustices afflict our fellow human beings that, of those that make the shortlist to be attacked and redressed, determining an …
Lakeland Times: Our View
Well, you know what they say about life: Three things are certain — death, taxes, and a pardon for Hunter Biden. No doubt not a soul in America, not even a low-propensity voter, whatever that is, doubted that, once the election was done, Joe Biden would pardon his son. And …
The transgender war
She has yet to even be sworn in. But the hateful Republican women in the House of Representatives have already declared war on the first openly transgender woman to be elected to Congress, Sarah McBride. She is my new hero.
Compromising position: Making Gabbard Director of National Intelligence really isn’t smart
The furor about the real risk to American national security posed by President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard as the next Director of National Intelligence has obscured what is the even greater risk, and that’s the one posed by the president-elect himself.
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Draining the swamp
To the Editor: When President-elect Trump campaigned on “Draining the Swamp,” I did not realize how he planned to accomplish this promise. Now I understand.
Promoting panic for cash
The world must be getting so much worse! Activists protest everywhere. Listening to them, I’d think hate, homophobia, racism and environmental threats are at record highs. But it’s not true.
No flat taxes. More progressive taxes!
As we have seen previously when a Republican has won a presidential election, the progressive individual income tax — in which the more you earn, the higher of a percentage of your earnings are subject to taxation — has once again become a target for dilution or elimination.
Lakeland Times: Our View
Several years ago, we wrote a Thanksgiving column about giving thanks to political opponents, primarily because giving thanks to political opponents means that there are opponents to give thanks to. We wrote: “It means we live in a democracy, which is defined by point and counterpoint, by thesis and antithesis, …
Newton’s third law of politics
Isaac Newton’s third law of motion famously states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction: If you push an object, for example, the object pushes back against you with equal force. It turns out this isn’t just a law of physics. It’s a law of politics.
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He’s trolling us
What to make of Donald Trump’s nominations of the Fox News team to the Trump Cabinet? Attorney General Gaetz? Can this be serious? An expert on wrestling to take down the Department of Education? An opponent of public health to run Health and Human Services? What kind of game is …
Lakeland Times: Our View
Jeff Long, who passed away last week at the age of 72, was a rare breed in local government, and this week we take the time not only to remember and celebrate his many years of public service but to issue a call for others to engage the cause of …
Destructive environmentalists
People eagerly give money to rich environmental groups. The Natural Resources Defense Council has $463 million in assets. It claims it uses law “to confront the climate crisis.”
Kids need freedom
I often report on fake “crises” pushed by media. Here’s one that may be real: Kids are anxious. In my new video, Lenore Skenazy, founder of the non-profit Let Grow, says it’s because today’s parents rarely allow their kids to experience the joys of independence.
The Trump Doctrine
Donald Trump’s foreign policy was, during his first term, not only successful; it was the most successful foreign policy of any president since Ronald Reagan.
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