Opinion

PITTSBURGH — Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), whose district covers the entire city limits of Pittsburgh, told a reporter on Wednesday as she walked down the halls of the Cannon House Office Building that because she lives here, she has no knowledge of a national news story. Lee was asked by a reporter yesterday if she […]

The U.S. Supreme Court had one of its better rulings of the term Thursday when it struck down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to punish people without a jury trial. The ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy is significant in many ways, but especially because it will significantly curtail the federal government’s ability to hand […]

New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks said a cellphone ban for schools could be passed in a few weeks. Banks and his colleagues should ban cellphones from school as they distract from learning and can hurt the mental health of minors. Banks is not alone in wanting to restrict the use of cellphones […]

Before the first debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, polling numbers are looking disastrous for the Democratic nominee. According to Gallup, 79% of Republicans are pleased with Trump as the GOP’s nominee for president, but only 42% of Democrats are content with Biden as their nominee. To put that into perspective, […]

California does not have the money to pay for many of its budget items, but Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) found millions to set aside for the woke industrial complex. California is putting $12 million toward slavery reparations, even as the state is still dealing with a $45 billion budget deficit. California was not a slave […]

The popular music and technology event organizer SXSW has confirmed the U.S. Army will no longer be allowed to sponsor its 2025 event. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the U.S. Army and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025,” the organizers said. […]

The famous Maricopa County, Arizona, has one local elected official who can’t seem to have a calm year. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has been in the spotlight for two years. Richer is the elected official in charge of overseeing elections in the county, along with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. He has become […]

Heading into the first presidential debate, the 2024 election is clearly President Donald Trump’s race to lose. A series of polls released ahead of the debate show just how dire the situation is for President Joe Biden just over four months before the election. Biden’s favorability rating according to Gallup is 37%, the lowest it […]

Bernie Madoff, Herbalife, and K-12 public education all have one thing in common: they’ve sucked up millions of dollars from hard-working Americans only to produce next to no return on investment. But while Madoff and Herbalife were forced to face consequences for ripping people off, the public school system continues to receive an endless supply […]

The general election polls show former President Donald Trump with a small lead over President Joe Biden before the first presidential debate. The key to winning this debate will be which candidate can pull in the Nikki Haley voters who have remained without a candidate since she suspended her campaign in March.  Haley voters are […]

How does a 37-year-old with no experience outside city government and just four years on Oakland’s City Council win a hotly contested mayoral race? By becoming the candidate of government unions, of course. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home was raided by the FBI last week as were two other homes owned by members of the […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future is in question after his Liberal Party suffered an embarrassing loss of a safe seat in a recent special election. The opposition Conservative Party secured a victory in the Toronto-St Paul’s constituency for the first time in more than three decades. This was also the first time a Conservative […]