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Steve Fritsch Cincinnatus Standard Publisher
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E-MAIL:  stevefritsch@thecincinnatusstandard.com
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BIO: Steve Fritsch, 29, is a life-long Cincinnati-area resident who has been active in the local conservative movement since 2003. He served as State Representative Tom Brinkman, Jr.'s campaign manager in 2004 and Cincinnati City Council candidate Paul McGhee's campaign manager in 2005, as well as sitting on the board of the Blue Chip Young Republicans as an at-large member in 2005 and being a member since 2004. He graduated from Nativity Elementary (Pleasant Ridge) in 1993 and graduated from Purcell Marian High School in 1997 and was a two-year varsity basketball letter winner. Currently in his Senior year at Northern Kentucky University majoring in both History and Political Science, he was named to the Dean's List in the Fall of 2007 and Spring of 2008 finishing with a 3.8 GPA in both semesters. In addition to many dreams and desires, Steve hopes to someday write historical biographies and continue remaining active in promoting conservative principles. .
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Column Archive


Who Exactly Was This Bill Buckley Guy?
June 2008

College Students Remain Sitting Ducks Thanks to
"Gun-Free Zones"
February 2008

A True Patriot,
But Not a True Conservative:
But I Will Still Vote for John McCain in November
February 2008

Hugo Chavez and
His Useful Idiots
January 2008

Liberals Call Bush a
"Dictator," But What
About FDR?
August 2007

Crazy Liberal Rhetoric
and America's Future
July 2007

Wanted for 2008: The Anti-Bush Gop Candidate
(and an All-Star Closer)
July 2007

Does Justin Jeffre
Support Hugo Chavez?
May 2007		 . .
Book Review Archive
(Alphabetical by author)

Never Again
By John Ashcroft

In the Company of Soldiers
By Rick Atkinson

The Pentagon's New Map
By Thomas P.M. Barnett

Behind the Lines
By Peter Bronson

Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again
by David Frum

Real Change
by Newt Gingrich

They Just Don't Get It
By Col. David Hunt

Imperial Grunts
By Robert D. Kaplan

Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business
by David C. Livesay

Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America
by Martin V. Melosi

The Revolution
by Ron Paul

Founding Mothers
by Cokie Roberts

Saddam's Secrets
By Georges Sada

Bush at War
By Bob Woodward

Veil
By Bob Woodward
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More about Steve (June 25, 2008)
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Who are your heroes? My heroes are my parents, and my deceased grandparents. My mom and dad are really the people who I not only strive to please and make proud, but also try to be like. They are good, honest, hard working people who have good reputations. What more can you ask of someone?

My Grandfather Fritsch served in General Patton's 3rd Army in World War II and was among the first troops to liberate the first concentration camp in Europe (Ohrdruf). He passed away when I was five but I still have memories of him. My Grandmother Fritsch was one of my best friends growing up and one of the most important influences on my life.

As far as political heroes are concerned, there are three major ones: George Washington, Winston Churchill, and Ronald Reagan. I read a tremendous amount on these three and I never cease to be amazed by their greatness and character. I also greatly admire people like Abraham Lincoln, US Grant, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, General Patton, and all of the Founding Fathers.
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Books you are currently reading?  Well, I read all the time and I am always buying more books. I'll probably never be able to read them all, but I'll try. Right now I'm reading a book called The End of the Line: The Failure of Communism in the Soviet Union and China by Christopher Wren and I am also listening to David McCullough's Truman on audio. I'm also soon going to be reading Fareed Zakaria's new book, The Post-American World and Thomas Sowell's classic, Basic Economics.
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Favorite Music?  I am always listening to music it seems, and although hard rock is my favorite genre, I've been trying to open myself up to new types of music. My favorite bands or musicians are AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, Alice In Chains, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The White Stripes, and the list goes on. But I'm really becoming a big fan of Classical music powerhouses Tchaikovsky and Wagner. I'm also a big fan of the Blues, in particular Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.
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Favorite Sports?  I have always been, and always will be, a big Cincinati Reds fan and Notre Dame football fan. My favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jordan, and I do miss watching him play. Now, of course, I love watching Tiger Woods play golf. Although I played a ton of basketball growing up, my new sport is golf. Unfortunately I don't have the money or the time to dedicate to becoming as good as I want to be. Hopefully someday I will.