Republican Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray square off Wednesday night, Sept. 19, in their first gubernatorial ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The debate, set for 7 p.m. at University of Dayton, should provide a window into just how opposite the two candidates are in their approach to everything…
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Aftab Pureval Rails Against Trump Tax Cuts
Rarely do politicians get elected on a promise to raise taxes but that’s what Aftab Pureval is trying to do in Ohio’s First Congressional District. Playing on the fears of senior citizens, Purevall tweeted Monday that his opponent, incumbent Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH-1), was being “irresponsible” for voting in favor…
Read MoreTrump Jr. on Sherrod Brown: He’s a ‘Fake and a Phony’
The president’s son has penned a blistering op-ed, laying out the stakes in the Ohio senatorial race between incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and his challenger, Congressman Jim Renacci (R-OH-16). As campaign season heats up, it has a way of “drawing out the fakes and phonies,” says Donald Trump Jr. in…
Read MoreDr. Carol M. Swain Commentary: Politico’s Claim That ‘God is Laughing at Brett Kavanaugh’ Demonstrates Publication’s Bias Against Christians and Conservatives
by Dr. Carol M. Swain When did America’s standard of justice erode to the point where we automatically presume innocence for women who make strategically timed sexual allegations against successful men at pivotal times in their careers? Under the new “ends justify means” politics, there is no standard of…
Read MoreGreat Economic News Bedevils Trump Detractors
by Rick Manning The incredibly positive economic data that keeps coming out from both private and public sector sources leads to one overriding question: Will the Trump economic detractors ever get tired of being wrong? Over the course of the past six months, we have heard how tariffs against the…
Read MoreTrump Administration Slashes Refugees US Will Take in FY 2019 By A Third
by Joshua Gill Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. will take only 30,000 refugees over the next fiscal year — the fewest since the 1980 Refugee Act. The cap on refugees decreased from the 45,000 cap set for the current fiscal year and is the…
Read MoreA New Campus Invention for Policing Speech
by Dan E. Way Colleges are using a new tool with the frightening potential to shut down open dialogue. They go by the benign-sounding name of “bias response teams.” Bias response teams monitor what students and faculty say. They encourage students to report, often anonymously, comments or behavior that…
Read MoreAlibaba Chief’s Next Move May Reveal a Chinese Gameplan
by Saibal Dasgupta Alibaba chairman Jack Ma’s surprise announcement last week that he would step down as head of the world’s biggest e-commerce company, has sparked animated discussions on what would be his next career move and whether the Chinese government was behind the decision. Some analysts have suggested the…
Read MoreNew Betsy Rader Ad Blasts Opponent for Taking ‘Big Pharma’ Money Without Mentioning Her Own Drug Ties
Democrat Betsy Rader’s new TV ad takes on “Big Pharma” while slamming her opponent for “taking their money.” Problem is, so does she. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which publishes financial data on all politicians at OpenSecrets.org, Rader has accepted $13,470 from the Pharmaceutical Industry thus far in…
Read MoreWhat to Expect When the Supreme Court Returns
by Elizabeth Slattery Monday, Oct. 1, marks the start of a new Supreme Court term. With conservative victories in numerous cases (NIFLA, the so-called “travel ban,” Masterpiece Cakeshop, Janus, and more), the previous term is summed up best by then-candidate Donald Trump: “We’re going to win so much, you’re going to…
Read More‘Game of Thrones’ Takes Top Prize at Surprising Emmys
HBO’s record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” stormed back onto the Emmys stage on Monday, winning the coveted best drama series prize on a night full of surprises, including an on-air marriage proposal that stunned the audience. The other big story of the Hollywood gala, television’s answer to the Oscars,…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Soros-Backed Activists Slip Cash To Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Before Arrests
by Peter Hasson and Joe Simonson Left-wing groups funded by George Soros and other major Democratic donors hand out cash to protesters arrested for disrupting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, the activists revealed Monday night. A coalition of left-wing activist organizations including Women’s March, the Center for…
Read MoreCommentary: In Today’s Politics, ‘Bipartisanship’ is a Fool’s Gambit
by Jeffery Rendall The late Senator John McCain was laid to rest a little over two weeks ago. In the time since there’s been much discussion concerning one of his most passionate lifelong political causes, namely bringing both parties together to “compromise” on legislation and act in a bipartisan…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Leave China Little Options That Aren’t ‘Playing Into Trump’s Hands’
by Evie Fordham The Trump administration’s tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods announced Monday leave China with little options to come out on top in the escalating trade war. China does not import a large enough quantity of goods to impose tariffs on $200 billion in U.S. goods…
Read MoreSean Hannity and Tucker Carlson Blast Democrats for Hypocrisy over Their Silence on Sherrod Brown’s Court-Documented Spousal Abuse
Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown’s #MeToo problems hit prime-time television Tuesday night as both Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity featured spots on his “ugly” 1986 divorce in which he was accused of physically abusing his former wife. Hannity compared the Democrats dismissal of the allegations against Brown to their eagerness to…
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