Libertarians rightly distrust government. But history shows that government is at its worst not when it regulates powerful interests, but when it protects them. Ohio SB453, which prohibits PFAS chemicals and lead in playground surfacing, deserves support because it addresses one of government’s greatest failures: allowing politically connected industries to impose toxic risks on innocent

Ohio likes to describe its election administration system as balanced, bipartisan, and professional. That sounds reassuring. It sounds like everyone gets a fair shake, the rules are neutral, and the public comes first. Reality looks less like a neutral public service and more like a carefully managed duopoly that would really prefer not to be

HB 228 changed Ohio self-defense law by moving the trial burden to the prosecution once evidence supports self-defense, defense of another, or defense of residence. It also covered firearm preemption, local-government liability, law-enforcement carry rules, weapons transactions, and other firearm-related sections. HB 108 keeps the HB 228 self-defense framework but adds a new pretrial motion and hearing process.