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National Columnists

Tariffs hurt more than help Americans

Joe Biden and Donald Trump fight about everything. But they agree about one thing: tariffs. Trump imposed tariffs on steel, aluminum, washing machines, solar panels and other products from China. Then Biden took office and slapped a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles. Now Trump ...

What if it’s dangerous to be right when government’s wrong?

What if the government is a myth? What if it doesn’t produce what we pay it for? What if it fails to safeguard our lives, liberties and property from its own agents? What if nothing changes after these failures and after elections? What if we’re stuck with it? What if the National ...

Federal agencies should impose hiring freeze

The latest official employment report finds once again that the federal government and state-local hiring spree is still in full gear. Over the past year, health care and government hiring has outpaced every private sector industry. It isn’t just the IRS bringing on thousands of new workers. ...

Hiking trails, honoring my roots

“For every park, there’s a story of someone who saved it from becoming something else.” Ever since I read these words in Jenny Odell’s book “How to Do Nothing,” I’ve wanted to find the stories of such people. I love parks, and I love all that they bring to our lives. So when my ...

Thou shalt not misuse the 10 Commandments

Walking through Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, I came upon a moss-covered monolith listing the Ten Commandments. This was some time ago, but knowing the objections then being made to placing religious artifacts in public places, I thought, “This stone won’t be here for ...

Zelensky might do well studying Mannerheim

In early World War II, on Nov. 30, 1939, a Soviet-Russian army invaded Finland in a surprise massive attack. The Finns were eventually outnumbered nearly 3 to 1. The population of the Soviet Union in 1940 was 50 times larger than that of Finland’s. Finland’s former anti-Soviet ally, Nazi ...