Opinion Columns
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We're not alone; uncertainty is sweeping the globeFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - The United States isn't the only country that's a complete basket case right now. Basically the entire world has reached record levels of political chaos and uncertainty...
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Whether he likes it or not, I'll agree with Trump sometimesFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - After his spat with Mexico, after the travel ban, this week Donald Trump did something that surprised me. He put in place a policy with which I agreed. He placed a smart...
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Trump's frightening first weeks are bad for conservatismFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - Stepping back, cooling off a bit, displaying some strategic patience, taking the long view: The first two weeks of the Trump administration have been the most absolutely...
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Needed: A rational, reasonable, reliable immigration policyFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - No, this is not another hand-wringing story of chaos and bedlam spreading across the world in the explosive wake of Donald J. Trump's reckless immigration decisions. (Al...
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A jurist who sees the law as a defense for the weakFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - It is the gist of much Neil Gorsuch coverage that he is a brilliant jurist with one large weakness: being firmly anti-choice. Exhibit A is his book, "The Future of Assis...
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Driving us to distractionFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump seems to think he's still on his reality TV show shouting, "You're fired!" while President Stephen Bannon is busy drafting executive or...
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A speech everyone should readFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - As a country, we make a habit of looking forward, not backward. But I'm going to ask you to turn your attention back a few weeks, to Barack Obama's Jan. 10 farewell addr...
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Comparing protests is a misleading 'litmus test' for biasFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - For many people, the contrast of two Washington, D.C., demonstrations within a week of each other last month deserved intense scrutiny as a litmus test on press bias. I ...
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Immigrant ban shows Trump needs to consider consequences of his actionsFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Donald Trump had been president of the United States for eight days before his conduct caused one of the nation's religious leaders to shake his head and suggest that Pr...
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A picture of American shameFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - The image of President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary James Mattis, signing an executive order that (among other things) exclud...