Syndicated Columnists
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Nostalgia versus numbers: Challenging America's economic pessimismMar 01, 2024 1:30 am - America is celebrated for its economic dynamism and ample and generously paid employment opportunities. It's a nation that attracts immigrants from around the world. Yet ...
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Democracy on the line, Americans decide whether to fight or foldFeb 29, 2024 3:30 am - “Sometimes the more absurd the lie, the more effective it is,” observed a former United Nations official in “Kiss the Future,” the new documentary produced by Matt Damon ...
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Biden Open-Door Policy: Some Facts and Historical ContextFeb 28, 2024 3:30 am - What's been missing these past couple of months from the coverage of and debate over the failed immigration bill? Some important basic facts and lots of historical contex...
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Haley heads for another lossFeb 28, 2024 2:15 am - The Michigan Democratic and Republican primaries took place Tuesday. The Democratic contest is interesting not because any candidate had a chance of touching President Jo...
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Disturbing truth and the Vietnam MemorialFeb 25, 2024 5:21 pm - It felt as if someone were standing on my chest. I could not seem to get enough air into my lungs. It couldn’t be a heart attack. I was still relatively young and in good...
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House action could achieve something where words are failing on Ukraine aidFeb 24, 2024 1:49 pm - Finding the right words is important. They provide clarity, while the wrong words create confusion and distortions that obscure the truth. A story — of dubious veracity —...
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I was country before Beyoncé was countryFeb 24, 2024 11:01 am - The old man's idea of paradise is inertia. Right now, there's an old woman looking sadly out the window of her apartment, seeing the vacant store where the “good” bakery ...
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Is another child tax credit expansion really the best way to help families?Feb 23, 2024 2:15 am - In the well-intentioned rush to support American families by expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC), critical questions are often ignored: Aren't we already doing enough, a...
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Did judges, legislators and presidential candidates play hooky during history class?Feb 23, 2024 2:15 am - The late Sam Cooke sang, “Don't know much about history” in his classic “Wonderful World.” He was a great artist, so we'll give him a pass, but the rest of us need to lea...
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Judge Engoron's retributionFeb 21, 2024 5:49 pm - Donald Trump has just a few weeks to find a way to pay, or guarantee that he will pay, the $355 million fine that a New York judge imposed on him in the lawsuit brought b...