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Opinion

Holier-than-thou gambling opponents prove to be hypocrites

Did you bet on March Madness? I did, and many of you did, too. Americans bet billions on NCAA tournaments. We also “spent $60 billion at casinos last year (and) about $12 billion on online sports betting,” notes economist Jason Sorens in my new video. Sorens published a state-by-state ...

US should first fix its own problems

EDITOR’S NOTE: Star Parker wrote this column before President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on most of the recently implemented tariffs Wednesday. As I watch the turmoil unfolding resulting from the president’s new trade and tariff policy, I wonder how, as a commentator, I can avoid ...

Microsoft latest to bail on planned Ohio data centers

Most of us know to brace ourselves when we read an anticipated response that begins with “after careful consideration.” That was certainly necessary for Licking County residents after Microsoft followed those words with “we will not be moving forward at this time with our plans to build ...

There are no innocent bystanders amid Trump’s many crises

I went down to the demonstration at the Washington Monument, surrounded by a multitude with signs, chants and oh so many causes under the bleak spring sky. In this setting I had a sudden epiphany: Protests are not only to send a message to the ruler golfing in Florida. No, the point of ...

Blue states need Washington less than red states

“Move it back to the states,” Donald Trump says about education, about FEMA and, as will probably happen, about Medicaid. What that would mean to Americans depends on what state they live in. As the federal government moves forward on this, it’s a good bet that high-income states can ...

Musk can’t turn fame into win in Wisconsin

Lately Elon Musk has been looking like a good candidate for Washington’s unofficial “So Sorry to See You Go” award. We used to hand it out annually on “The McLaughlin Group,” among other deliberately dubious honors, as a snarky salute to the formerly powerful and influential who, in ...