Opinion

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Opinion: Kobach’s student loan suit seems unwise

The state’s attorney general, Kris Kobach, has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to block student loan forgiveness, leading a multistate coalition against the policy. The lawsuit comes on the heels of the 2023 case led by Missouri in which the Supreme Court struck down the ...

Letter to the editor: Thank God for bone spurs

To the editor: Several people have told me that I should write this letter. I served in Vietnam as a member of the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines from early January of 1967 to February of 1968. The 3/3 served a total of 1,600 days in Vietnam and conducted 48 combat operations — more than ...

Letter to the editor: Mistaken on abortion, Bible

To the editor: Eugene Robinson’s tour of the Bible (“Trump’s big Bible grift is going to backfire,” Journal-World, March 31) missed a few points of interest. His selected passages and commentary assure readers that abortion “is one issue Jesus never addressed.” Although this is a ...

Your turn: Misrepresentation of socialism is a classic straw man fallacy

Rich Lowry, in his article (March 26) denouncing Bernie Sanders’ proposal to establish a four-day workweek, sums up his point at the end by saying, “Sanders’ idea is a frank expression of economic illiteracy” and “baldly ludicrous.” But Lowry’s reasons for thinking this are ...

Opinion: Hillary Clinton was right the first time

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton was criticized for her use of the word “superpredators” back in 1996. Some on the left laced into her, accusing Clinton of racism. Meanwhile, her opponent, Donald Trump, trying to sucker leftist Bernie Sanders voters into not ...

Opinion: We must take Trump’s plan for fascism seriously

On Friday, Donald Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied — with hands and feet bound together. Trump has previously posted doctored photos and videos depicting him physically attacking Biden, such as hitting Mr. Biden with golf balls. It’s all part of ...