Dave Ruthenberg

I wonder if certain members of the radical National Education Association teachers union have any understanding of what it means to be a mother. Or for that matter, the myriad of others on the left who seem intent on denigrating mothers and…

After writing probably a few hundred columns over the years, I never expected to write a column underneath a pair of photos of a cop cooking a meal. But here we are and I couldn’t be happier to write this column. While perusing Facebook Wednesday…

Friday’s ruling by the Supreme Court capped a rather remarkable few days as the Court spoke strongly and forcefully on constitutional rights. It reinforced rights guaranteed in the Constitution on freedom of religion and to bear arms. But the…

A political earthquake struck Texas Tuesday night and its tremors may be felt for years to come. Republican Mayra Flores, 36, defeated Democrat Dan Sanchez in the special election for Texas’ 34th congressional district and in doing so will become the…

If there ever was any doubt regarding the true objective of the Democrat-led congressional inquisition into the so-called Jan. 6 “insurrection” it was dispelled when the sham committee announced the hearings would begin in prime time on Thursday…

The horrible events over the past three weeks that have resulted in the tragic loss of life has everybody reeling and looking for answers and solutions. One thing we should stop doing is looking to our politicians to take the lead and come up with…

As we slog through shortages, record-high prices, soaring inflation and world unrest, it’s good to know we have a president who has taken Harry Truman’s mantra of “the buck stops here” to heart. OK, just kidding. No, sadly, the current occupant of…

We hear Joe Biden pontificating a lot these days about women’s rights in the wake of the Supreme Court abortion case leak, but who is holding him accountable for the horrible fate befalling the women of Afghanistan? After all, their suffering is…

Is there more proof needed of how lowdown and dirty the Democrats will go to win elections and force their vision of America on the nation than the Monday night Supreme Court leak? If you think the leaking of the draft opinion that indicates the…

The recent redistricting and the related retirement of longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper presented the Tennessee Republican Party with a gift that pretty much fell into its lap. The new 5th congressional district has all the appearances of being a…

Over this past weekend a fourth charter bus carrying illegal immigrants arrived in Washington, D.C. from Texas. It was the latest example of both leadership in action on the state level and a demonstration of how to respond to the utter incompetence…

As each day passes early in the Biden administration, it becomes painfully clear the GOP is content to finish second in a two-party race. What endeared voters to Trump was his fearlessness in standing up to the accepted norms of D.C. and calling out…

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts recently made one of the wisest decisions he has rendered during his tenure leading the nation’s higher court. He smartly turned down the invitation to serve as the presiding judge during the…

Seeing where we are today makes me even more grateful for the early example and guidance from a college professor who not only tolerated my opinions but encouraged actual discourse and tolerance. It began when I was pretty much the only student in…

President-elect Joe Biden recently announced the theme for his inauguration: America Untied. With an apparent straight face no less. It’s the same thing we heard shortly after the November election. We were told it was time for America to unite…

I already knew 2020 was going to go down as one of the strangest years in recent history. But then something even stranger happened, even by 2020 standards. I found myself agreeing with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D.-N.Y. This was greatly…

Leading up to Donald Trump’s election in 2016 it had become clear that Washington, D.C., had become a place where elitism flourished. The political class had become so entrenched that it assumed its rightful place was to rule and lord over those they…

No matter where you stand on the efficacy of a potential vaccine for the coronavirus, it is hard to deny or not be impressed at the speed at which we are seeing reputable pharmaceutical companies developing a potential vaccine for the virus that has…

By Dave Ruthenberg As I was sitting at my computer contemplating how to start my column, I got a text advising the Enid Police Department had made an arrest in a homicide case just 72 hours after the body of the victim had been discovered. Besides it…

Well, here’s to a very weird Thanksgiving. It is safe to say that never in the modern history of our nation, outside of wartime or depression, have we experienced a more stressful holiday season. Some may question if we really have much to be…