Syndicated Columnists
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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...
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Qatar connection: American universities have some explaining to doFeb 21, 2024 5:29 pm - Columbia may be the gem of the ocean, but the Ivy League university in New York that bears its name has become known as American academia's preeminent breeding and stompi...
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The culture of gun violenceFeb 21, 2024 2:45 am - “Turn on the TV,” my friend Annie said. No hello — it has to be something bad. “The Super Bowl.” At first I thought Las Vegas. But no, this must be Kansas City. A shootin...
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Gospel music is a powerful educator on social justice strugglesFeb 21, 2024 1:45 am - One of the Black history documentaries that I had marked on my to-see list is the recently released PBS “Gospel” series that is hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., who serve...
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The Gen Z faith pivotFeb 21, 2024 12:15 am - A significant number of Gen Z Americans and college students appear to be doing a “pivot” back to religion, according to Jay Richards, the director of the Richard and Hel...
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America's dysfunctional overclassFeb 20, 2024 1:30 am - What does America's overclass think of the rest of us? The short answer is "not much." They think ordinary people's splurging on natural resources is destroying the plane...