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Shut Down the Shutdowns! Jan. 29, 2019
Gee whiz! Didn't we all get a lot out of the shutdown? Whether or not we sought it, we got the cynic... Read More
Polis Aims to Reinvent Health Care Jan. 28, 2019
Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado took bold action Wednesday to pursue lower prices and better access to ... Read More
Democrats Are Border Crisis Deniers Jan. 27, 2019
Democrats call anyone who disagrees with their opinion of climate change a "denier." They are trying... Read More
Family Separations May Number 'Thousands' More Than Previously Reported Jan. 25, 2019
A report last week by the federal inspector general for Health and Human Services adds shocking new ... Read More
Give Federal Workers Some Shutdown Relief Jan. 25, 2019
The federal shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, has lasted for more than 30 days, with no end in ... Read More
You Can't Always Get What You Want Jan. 25, 2019
Donald Trump's new slogan — "Build a wall and crime will fall" — may excite Ann Coulter,... Read More
Dubai: Where Morality and Modernity Co-Exist Jan. 24, 2019
When I arrived in Dubai two weeks ago as the guest of billionaire business mogul Khalaf Ahmad Al Hab... Read More
Pettiness Won't End Shutdown Jan. 24, 2019
Now the budget standoff has become a petty grade school snit, leaving us to wonder how much worse th... Read More
Why Wilbur Ross' Census Lies Matter: Commerce Secretary's Phony Rationale for Adding a Citizenship Question Is Inconsistent With Rule of Law Jan. 23, 2019
In an age when the president prevaricates promiscuously or his opponents will say almost anything to... Read More
A Childhood Home Isn't for Everyone Jan. 23, 2019
First, I saw the photo. Why, I wondered, was my youngest sister texting a picture of a yellow Kobelc... Read More
We Don't Like Anybody, Do We? Jan. 22, 2019
As the luminous Texas writer John Graves observed a few years back: "The Unco Guid and the Rigidly R... Read More
Short Takes on Blindfold Challenges and Blinder Bigotry Jan. 21, 2019
The Darwin Challenge In the Netflix film "Bird Box," a mysterious force overtakes Earth, causing mas... Read More
Harry Reid Exposes Greatest Liberal Scam of All-Time Jan. 20, 2019
What's in the news day and night? The wall. It's all anyone talks about or thinks about or debates. ... Read More
Both GOP, Democrats Must Feel Heat for Shutdown to End Jan. 20, 2019
WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown will end when both sides think they are losing th... Read More
The Shutdown Necessarily Continues Jan. 18, 2019
The Democrats have long supported securing the border. But it is a signature initiative from Preside... Read More
To Understand Election 2020, Watch America, Not the Politicians Jan. 17, 2019
Election 2020 is still 22 months away, but the political world can't wait. A decent number of Democr... Read More
More Veterans Are Needed in Political Office Jan. 17, 2019
Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proporti... Read More
Progressive Populism: A Different Kind of Political Beauty Jan. 16, 2019
What lessons can we progressives take from our ballot box wins last year (and for that matter, from ... Read More
The Whimsical Illogic of 'Assault Weapon' Bans: The Category Is Defined by Politicians, Who Focus on Looks Rather Than Function Jan. 16, 2019
Since 1996, Gallup has been asking Americans whether they support a ban on "assault weapons." Gallup... Read More
When Checks and Balances Fail Jan. 16, 2019
In February 2017, Dr. Christopher Duntsch became the first surgeon in American history known to be s... Read More
