VICTOR JOECKS: Bring back plastic straws

/ Las Vegas Review-Journal July 14, 2026 - 9:00 pm Inconveniencing Americans hasn’t reversed ocean pollution. I recently ordered my wife an iced coffee and water at a Starbucks in California. As soon as I grabbed the straw for her drink, I knew something was off. Sure enough, it was a paper straw. Ugh. I don’t drink coffee, but I will steal a sip from my wife’s water. The paper straw tasted terrible. My wife likes to sip on her coffee throughout the day. I soon noticed that the paper straw looked like it was coming apart. Plastic straws solved these problems decades ago. But the left has spent years pushing governments and businesses to abandon them. Other plastic items, such as utensils and bags, have also faced their ire. “By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish,” For a