Opinion Columns
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While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forwardMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - New revelations come almost by the minute in the Trump-Russia affair. A reasonable observer might conclude that is all that is happening in the Trump administration. But...
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Overpopulation hoaxMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population." He predicted that mankind's birthrate would outstrip our ability to grow food and would lead to ...
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When push comes to shoveMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - The shocking thing about Greg Gianforte's assault on a journalist isn't that he body-slammed and punched a reporter but that it took so long for the inevitable to occur....
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Union-busting laws hurt all workersMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Recently, an assertion has been made that efforts to enact union-busting laws around the country actually does not reduce unionization and wages. As a professional polic...
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The Vietnam War - legacies and lessonsMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - The Vietnam War used to be described as the longest in American history, before involvement in Afghanistan, and the conflict remains especially costly. More than 2.7 mil...
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How Saudi Arabia played Donald TrumpMay 28, 2017 1:00 am - This week's bombing in Manchester was another gruesome reminder that the threat from radical Islamic terrorism is ongoing. And President Trump's journey to the Middle Ea...
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How to restore American self-relianceMay 28, 2017 1:00 am - When in the Senate chamber, Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, sits by choice at the desk used by the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan. New York's scholar-senator would have ...
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Davis: 'Before I die' challenge leads to an unforgettable nightMay 27, 2017 1:00 am - "BEFORE I DIE, I WANT TO ____ ." This passage from Peter Himmelman's book, "Let Me Out" inspired me to make one of the most outlandish requests of my life. First, a word...
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Trump makes right moves in Middle EastMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - A terrible thing happened this week. No, not one of the same old terrible things - wars in Syria and Afghanistan or terrorist bombings in big cities - but a new terrible...
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Conspiracy craziness now part of the political mainstreamMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - To many observers on the left, the initial embrace of Seth Rich conspiracy theories by conservative media figures was merely a confirmation of the right's deformed soul....