Michael Gerson
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Trump may thrive in chaos, but the presidency cannotFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - In early January, Speaker Paul Ryan met on the issue of tax reform with a delegation from the president-elect. Attending were future chief strategist and senior counselo...
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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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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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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...
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The perils of a tweeter in chiefJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - All political leaders, presidents in particular, dream of using technology to avoid the media filter and speak directly to the American people. Thomas Jefferson - both e...
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Attacking Lewis showed Trump's disregard for the American storyJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - Who is John Lewis that Donald Trump should be mindful of him? Lewis, by one definition, is a 76-year-old, liberal politician with a disturbing habit of hyperbole. He qu...
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Where campaign pledges meet fiscal realityJan 15, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump will face a serious governing challenge of his own creation. He has promised a tax cut that will, by one es...
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Can Trump inaugurate a time of healing?Jan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Were Donald Trump to read all the previous inaugural addresses in preparation for his big day, it would be pretty tough going from James Madison to James Buchanan. Then ...
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The hypocrisy behind Julian Assange's hero turnJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - One of the most confusing shifts of the Trump ascendancy is, on reflection, one of the most clarifying. Donald Trump's, Sarah Palin's and Sean Hannity's embrace of Juli...
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To live as if we are lovedJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Many of us have a traumatic childhood memory of losing our mother's hand in a grocery or department store and feeling, for a panicky moment, that we may never be found a...