Opinion Columns
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The wages of civil war within GOPOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump says many things that are wildly exaggerated or flat-out false, but he told one of his biggest whoppers at a recent White House press conference. "Just s...
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisyOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody's a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the point, when everyone's slurping...
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Politics, profits led to insurance reform vetoOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael W. Frerichs Guest columnist The late Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka used to say that there was the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and the Judy Party. She...
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The Trump within usOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - This fall, I am struck by the all-too-clear awareness that there is no longer any question about who Donald J. Trump really is. Even last spring, some of us were calmed ...
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Bringing Americans together: What I learned in Pleasant GapOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Is America coming apart? That question has been on many minds since last November's election. It's one that I confront every day as a member of Congress. But despite th...
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Davis: How story on high-speed car crashes came to beOct 14, 2017 2:00 pm - Several years ago, my wife's car was rear-ended by a driver who didn't stick around to admire his work. She was fine, and the damage to the car was not extensive (but, t...
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Tale of two climate strategiesOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - This week, The New York Times front page described the Trump administration's repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's attempt to slash carbon emission...
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Sensible center needs to reclaim gun debateOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - As those of you who follow the news and keep an eye on politics have probably noticed, our country's gun debate is misfiring. It has gotten to the point where, whenever ...
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Gerson: Increasingly, America sees the glass half emptyOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson Who is left to defend the simple, often admirable, sometimes disappointing, American experience? Our politics seems deeply divided between those who t...
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York: 10 reasons Russia Facebook ads aren't crucialOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - The latest excitement in the Trump-Russia investigation is a set of Facebook ads linked to Russia, about 3,000 in all, that some of the president's adversaries hope will...