Gene Lyon
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What has happened to our election?May 18, 2016 1:00 am - By Gene Lyons "When a man's fancy gets astride on his reason, when imagination is at cuffs with the senses, and common understanding as well as common sense is kicked ou...
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How much will Trump get away with?May 11, 2016 1:00 am - For argument's sake, let's say you ran into this Trump character in a bar. First off, he's boasting about how incredibly smart, rich and good-looking he is. He's a big, ...
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How not to pursue the American dreamMay 01, 2016 1:00 am - By Gene Lyons Call me unpatriotic, but whenever I hear people prating about the "American dream," it sets my teeth on edge. The thing about dreams, see, is that they're ...
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Behind Bill's exchange with 'Black Lives Matter' activistsApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - Watching Bill Clinton bickering with Black Lives Matter activists in Philadelphia recently, I had several conflicting, and not entirely praiseworthy responses. One was t...
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Clinton can only be defeated at ballot box, not by bogus 'scandals'Apr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Fearless prediction: No legalistic deus ex machina will descend to save the nation from the dread specter of President Hillary Rodham Clinton. No cigar-smoking duck like...
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Obama outclasses Trump and CruzApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - An old friend recently told me about a remarkable conversation she'd had with her mother, who is 95. A white resident of the Deep South from birth, she'd shown a lifelon...
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Outrage, scandal and why Hillary doesn't get a fair shakeApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Some days I wonder if I'm qualified to express opinions about American politics anymore. I'm not particularly angry, and I doubt voters in general are any more worked up...
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Clinton's America never stopped being greatMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Sometimes, you take your laughs where you find them. For me, the funniest moment in an otherwise dreary and intermittently scary election year came when Candidate Trump ...
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In this western, the Bundys are bumbling villainsFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Looks like that epic cowboy movie Cliven Bundy and his boys dreamed of playing starring roles in will never get made. Thankfully, their own epic stupidity ended the fant...
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Understanding the 'Bernie Bros'Feb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Sometimes I think I learned more politically relevant lessons playing ball than anywhere else. If nothing else, sports teach realism: what you can do, what you can't, ho...