Scrap the cent or keep it; I don’t care. But let the decision be based on sound reasoning, not on gaudy talking points that add nothing to the debate.

Daniel Penny was acquitted Monday, but the bad guys, whether the left-wing political actors who perverted the justice system or violent thugs still roaming the streets, still won — to some extent.

Will Trump’s order make the penny disappear? There is no sign that the U.S. Mint will stop pressing pennies in Denver and Philadelphia, and Mint officials did not respond to requests for ...