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Is theft really a form of social justice?

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Is robbing the Louvre a good idea? Left-wing influencer Hasan Piker and New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino did a much-discussed video interview with The New York Times on the ethics of theft, and came out four-square in favor of stealing things, including artwork from the Louvre. They consider larceny an appropriate response to the inherent corruption and injustice of the American capitalist system. The merits of this position aside, it's not clear why it justifies stealing paintings or sculptures from a museum owned and operated by the government of France. When asked about the ...

A secret act of judicial tyranny

Editorials

In a famous Supreme Court one-liner, reminding the legal community of the finality of the court's rulings, the late Justice William J. Brennan Jr. is reputed to have said that the Constitution means whatever any five of us say it means. This reflects the basic math that five is a majority of nine. It also reflects the theory of realism in constitutional jurisprudence. Realism, in this context, is the view that the Constitution is stagnant and unenforceable of its own existence. Realism teaches that the Constitution is only enforceable when the government voluntarily complies with it or ...

Orchids & onions

Editorials

ORCHID: To longtime Trumbull County Treasurer Sam Lamancusa for winning the Gus Frangos Lifetime Achievement Award last week from the Ohio Land Bank Association at its annual conference in Toledo. Lamancusa, who retired last year after 24 years of service in the treasurer’s post, richly deserved the honor for his herculean efforts to create and strengthen land bank programs in Trumbull County and throughout the state. In Trumbull County, for example, Lamancusa oversaw projects that led to the renovation or construction of more than 500 homes. His office also facilitated the reuse of ...

Shooter’s real problem was mental, not political

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“Shots Fired at Correspondents’ Dinner” dominated TV headlines following the gun attack at the Washington Hilton. Correction: Shots were not fired at the dinner but in the corridor outside. That’s where security had pinned the accused gunman, Cole Tomas Allen, on his stomach and handcuffed. Some journalists like to overdramatize everything, especially concerning themselves. Sure, the alleged attacker released a manifesto saying he wanted to take down Trump and members of his administration. But even if the suspect had made it inside, he probably wouldn’t have gotten past the ...

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Five Pinocchio’s for Denny Malloy Shame on Commissioner Malloy for mailing a false political card to county Republican residents accusing under the watch of Trustee Mike Hovis “80,000 of Stolen Funds” caused by security breach that Hovis had NO INVOLVEMENT. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court and 11th District Court of Appeals ruled Trumbull County Auditor Martha Yoder was fully responsible for transferring Bazetta Township funds to an illegal account. Yoder transferred funds to a noncertified bank not licensed in Ohio. VOTE HOVIS FOR COMMISSIONER — Howland It’s time to ...

Who’s to blame this time?

Editorials

It would be amusing if it wasn’t so serious. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and several other Democrats were on weekend programs calling for a toning down of the political conversation following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. Jeffries went so far as to say we are all Americans. This after regularly denouncing the president in harsh tones. Another of the bad rhetorical offenders has been Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. He has called the president an authoritarian who threatens the Constitution, rule of law and democracy. There are ...