LETTERS/OPINIONS
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.
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 …
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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.
The Mystic encourages the competition
To the Editor: I realize that I may have taken the wrong approach during my last letter to my fellow competitors. If the presidential election has shown me anything it’s that we shouldn’t be critical of each other and we could all use a few more words of encouragement.
Reader rebukes Laadt’s ‘Hysteria,’ advocates for reckoning over unity
To the Editor: The people have spoken — loud and clear! With a crushing electoral landslide and a decisive popular vote victory, Americans from all walks of life saw through the lies and propaganda from both American Pravda and the leftist political machine. Americans chose to elect a “real leader” …
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Blowout: No-doubter of an election leaves plenty of doubts
In July 1945, just weeks after leading Great Britain to final victory over the Nazis, Prime Minister Winston Churchill found himself booted out of office by an electorate that didn’t merely reject his bid to stay in power but did so overwhelmingly.
Your Right to Know: A fund to fight government secrecy
In 2022, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council created a designated fund to help cover legal costs associated with fighting to pry records into the public domain. Called simply the WFOIC Legal Fund, it has never had more than $4,000 in its coffers. But the council, of which I am …
Lakeland Times: Our View
While President-elect Donald Trump’s victory came as a surprise to many liberals and conservatives alike, others on the right were confident all along of a Trump victory.
Reader thinks LUHS board should handle facilities plan themselves, no need for ‘35-member committee’
To the Editor: We don't need a 35-member committee to tell us how to take care of a high school building. Nexus Solutions that we hired has already given us their ideas.
A voter’s fear: A dark turn of American politics
To the Editor: I have voted in every presidential election since 1968. During that span, I have chosen only two winning candidates. While, in most cases I had been disappointed in the results, I never questioned the stability of this country and its institutions. This time is different.
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