Opinion Columns
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As Barr mulls declassification, a familiar tune from criticsMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - In February 2018, the House Intelligence Committee released the so-called Nunes memo. In four pages, the document, from the committee's then-chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, r...
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The unsettling symbiosis between Trump, UnMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - As the 2020 election gears up, it seems apparent that Mike Pence's days as vice president are numbered. Trump's preference is obvious: Kim Jong Un. The vice-presidential...
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Slavery is convenient tool for criticsMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams The favorite leftist tool for the attack on our nation's founding is that slavery was sanctioned. They argue that the founders disregarded the prom...
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Harriet Tubman still brings shame to her pursuersMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - When Donald Trump invites historical comparisons, it is usually to his detriment. This is the risk of being even more corrupt than Warren Harding and even less articulat...
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Trading morality for a good economyMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - American politics has become a case study of the type that college professors employ in Ethics 101. If the economy is good, does presidential corruption actually matter?...
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Dueling billboards don't improve abortion debateMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - Driving along Colorado's scenic byways, one might be distracted these days by a series of billboards promoting safe abortions or, depending upon one's route, alternative...
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Honoring and remembering our fallen heroes is reason for Memorial DayMay 27, 2019 1:00 am - Our nation has been blessed. Since our country's founding nearly two and half centuries ago, men and women of every generation have answered the call to serve. They left...
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The virtues of compromiseMay 26, 2019 1:00 am - Joe Biden is aiming his campaign pitch directly at the sensible center of American politics. "Compromise itself is not a dirty word," he asserted during his announcement...
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The key to representative democracy? Persuasion.May 26, 2019 1:00 am - I am lucky enough these days to be in regular touch with young people - students - who are interested in public service. I find hope in their quality, energy, and motiva...
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Attempt to punish China may give country its 'Sputnik moment'May 24, 2019 1:00 am - Many of us have been waiting for a new Sputnik moment, the point at which the challenge from China spurs America to get its act together. We may now be witnessing such a...