Opinion Columns
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We should encourage, not restrict, international studentsJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - In the past week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has told foreign students that their visas for study in the U.S. will not be valid if their universities cond...
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Charter schools and minoritiesJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Dr. Thomas Sowell has just published "Charter Schools and Their Enemies." He presents actual test scores of students in traditional public schools and charter schools on...
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Next election could decide if Washington, D.C., becomes 51st stateJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - The drive to make Washington, D.C., a state has been a favorite of some Democrats for years. Why wouldn't it be? If enacted, a new state, formed from deepest-blue D.C., ...
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As Bastiat would say, peer past the obvious with pandemic policiesJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Last week marked the 219th birthday of the great 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat. It's the perfect time to talk about his famous essay, "That Which is See...
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Generations Defining - and Redefining - American HistoryJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Americans naturally tend to think of their presidents in terms of generations, like they do with their families. This may have started with the news that former Presiden...
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It's not a debate: wear a maskJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - If you're still opposed to wearing a face mask in public, this column is for Very Special You. I don't mean that sarcastically. One of us believes we're magically immune...
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U.S. must stand up for Hong Kong, democracyJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Last November, my son surprised me and announced that he was flying to Hong Kong to stand with the pro-democracy protesters. I should not have been surprised. He has vol...
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Racism exists, but freedom is America's systemic foundationJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - On the recent 76th D-Day Anniversary, I was moved to address the current war for the future of our nation centered on the proposition that the United States of America i...
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State budget a good first step in real change for marginalized communitiesJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Uplifting news can be hard to find these days. Representing health care providers serving largely minority communities, we see the challenges everywhere. The coronavirus...
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The fragile state of the free pressJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - As we approach the official celebration of America's Declaration of Independence, a new study on coronavirus news reporting gives some interesting, and uncomfortable, in...