Editorial cartoons for the week of April 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 27....
Catherine Thorbecke: AI is coming for our aging parents, ready or not
At first glance, AI companions for lonely
seniors can seem dystopian, looking less like innovation than a bleak sign of social failure. Spending a couple days recently in Tokyo nursing homes, I watched plushie robots the size of human babies being handed to aging parents and grandparents, and prototypes of conversational...
Christine Flowers: Pope putting American Catholics in awkward position
I am a bit of a pope groupie. Anything and everything about the Vatican fascinates me. When I studied in Rome back in 1984, I would take the 64 Bus to St. Peter’s Basilica every Wednesday, because that was when Pope John Paul II would be holding his public audiences....
Letter to the editor: USDA should protect animals, workers, consumers
No one wants the meat on their dinner table to have come from an animal that suffered unnecessarily or from a system that puts workers in harm’s way. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what will happen if the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) moves forward with its proposal to increase slaughter line...
Editorial: Sen. Fetterman pushes for SNAP chicken change
Chickens are not inherently political, but they can be dragged into politics clucking and crowing. French King Henry IV is believed to be the first to wish “a chicken in every pot” for his people in the 1500s. It was picked up again in the 1920s when Republicans promised the...
Letter to the editor: Pa. must expand housing supply, not limit it
Pennsylvania’s housing affordability crisis is real and requires supply-driven solutions. At its core is a long-standing shortage: demand for attainable housing has outpaced production for decades, especially at entry-level price points. Today, there are only about 40 affordable rental units for every 100 extremely low-income households, while rising home prices...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Trump’s original supporters starting to bail
Tucker Carlson’s recent apologia for his longtime strident support of Donald Trump has predictably outraged some of those Americans who have been resisting Trump for years. “I do think it’s like a moment to wrestle with our own consciences,” Carlson said about his role and the role of others in...
S.E. Cupp: MAGA is starting to question Trump
If supporters of Donald Trump were to be studied — and I very much expect they will be for years and years to come — academics may be hard-pressed to find the connective tissue that unites them all together. It’s clear they’re not with Trump for his ideology — he...
Cal Thomas: Trump at the correspondents’ dinner
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is usually a predictable affair. Journalists and celebrities gather to reinforce their credentials as powerful insiders who should be the ones running the country. This year’s dinner, to be held tonight in Washington, is likely to be something quite different from previous gatherings of media...
Letter to the editor: We should all have the same high-quality health care
For decades, our health care system has been dysfunctional. The free market is good for some things, but health care is not one of them. We have the highest per capita spending globally, yet our system ranks last among high-income countries. Because of high out-of-pocket costs, health care, along with...
Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Trial by checklistVideo
Some architectural ideas are elaborate and grandiose feats of engineering. Some are marvels of craftsmanship and skill. And some are checklists — quiet, methodical safeguards that make sure everything else holds. The Sixth Amendment is that kind of index — a punch list of what is necessary for everything else...
Editorial: Mergers don’t fix the math at PennWest
The old saw tells us you can lead a horse to water. You just can’t make it drink. It’s not about farm animals. It’s about effort and outcome being two different things. No matter how hard we try, there are no guarantees. Just ask the Pennsylvania State System of Higher...
Letter to the editor: Celebrating our nation’s 250th — and seeing its demise
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation, we are simultaneously speeding toward its impending demise. Depressing, I know. The division and hate Americans seem to have for each other is increasing exponentially with no end in sight. Perhaps it’s time to take an honest look...
Colin McNickle: $15 minimum wage should be a nonstarter
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed, and the state House has passed, a measure to raise the Keystone State’s minimum wage to $15 an hour to begin 2029. But a researcher at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy says the detriments of such an increase (if adopted by the state...
Bill Johnston-Walsh and Dave Sunday: Fraud can happen to anyone. In Pa., we must act together
Fraud is no longer something that happens “to someone else.” It is happening every day — to people of all ages, in every corner of Pennsylvania. And despite growing awareness, far too many of us remain at risk. A new national AARP survey of nearly 1,700 adults confirms what many...
Letter to the editor: People can drive what they want to drive
Thanks to the writer of the letter “Why do people need trucks?” (April 18, TribLive) for your socialist opinion. I will drive what I want and what I can afford. Our Congress can’t make a decision on more important matters than passing a law on who can drive what vehicle....
Letter to the editor: Colleges, universities deliver big for Pa.
As a Seton Hill University student, I see firsthand the profound impact of our institution on its students and the greater Greensburg community. Seton Hill is one of more than 80 member schools in the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP). A new 2025 economic impact report...
Laurels & lances: Wonders & warnings
Laurel: To hidden beauty. The relationship between art and houses of worship is well-documented. Throughout history, many of our most enduring works of art have been sacred expressions. These masterworks do not just show up at the Vatican or in a famed cathedral or museum. Sometimes they are as close...
Letter to the editor: Polio — it HAS happened again
Many Americans have forgotten the reality of infectious diseases like polio. Permanently disabled survivors all over the world want to remind the public that polio anywhere is a threat everywhere. The polio vaccine, approved in 1955, has proven to be one of the greatest public health achievements of our time....
Paul Kengor: No, President Trump, the pope isn’t pope because of you
President Trump’s Truth Social post against Pope Leo is unprecedented in the history of the presidency and papacy. It goes without saying that no president ever made such a shocking statement, even as popes disagreed with their wars. Once again, Trump has broken the mold. He smashed it and stomped...
Erica Winger: Union nurses at Magee are elevating women’s and family health
Anyone who has given birth or received other medical care in a hospital knows that time with their nurses is critical. When patients have more time with nurses, they not only get the safest, highest quality care, but are also fully supported emotionally and empowered to make informed decisions. That...
Jonah Goldberg: Keep artificial intelligence out of American classrooms
Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It’s rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It’s not a socialist country, but fans of a robust welfare state and high taxes see much to admire in the very progressive Norwegian model. It also benefits from having the biggest and arguably...
Letter to the editor: How low does Trump need to go?
How far does President Trump have to stoop before his supporters realize just how bad he really is? How much longer can you defend his words and actions and still go to church with a clean conscience? On Easter weekend, he posts that he will wipe out an entire civilization...
Editorial: Welcome to Pittsburgh
There is a moment in “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy opens the door of her uprooted Kansas cottage and steps from black and white into the glorious technicolor of a new world. Thousands of football fans are about to experience that as they emerge from a dark tunnel into...
Letter to the editor: Selective memory on Trump
The writer of the letter “Affordability and accountability” (March 18, TribLive) has a selective and partisan memory. He remembers and opines about Trump’s former actions; the pardoning of those jailed for their parts in the January 2021 “insurrection” and the dropped case of the supposed stealing of government classified documents....
