Michael Gerson
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Cult of personality is Trump's most dangerous innovationJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - When dealing with a political figure who faces allegations of sexual assault, financial misdeeds and obstruction of justice, it is difficult to sort out the greatest dam...
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Cultivating an environment to which hope can returnJun 23, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report that is the closest thing we have to the quantification of despair. Between 1999 and 2017,...
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Venezuela is a world leader in the production of desperationJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - CĂCUTA, Colombia - The walkers come in a steady flow, individually and in small groups, through most of the day. The serpentine mountain road they take often has little ...
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Gillibrand's malicious misrepresentation of pro-life viewsJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - By MICHAEL GERSON One measure of the seriousness of a Democratic candidate for president is his or her understanding of the importance of religion in our common life. I ...
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The abortion lobby has taken the first step toward reelecting Donald TrumpJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - One of the largest obstacles to the defeat of Donald Trump in the 2020 election is the radicalism of the Democratic Party on the issue of abortion. By forcing Joe Biden ...
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Civility doesn't just make our system function, it also makes it nobleJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - In his influential 1984 book, "The Naked Public Square," Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late Jerry Falwell Sr., who delivered an angry ex...
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Harriet Tubman still brings shame to her pursuersMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - When Donald Trump invites historical comparisons, it is usually to his detriment. This is the risk of being even more corrupt than Warren Harding and even less articulat...
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Trading morality for a good economyMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - American politics has become a case study of the type that college professors employ in Ethics 101. If the economy is good, does presidential corruption actually matter?...
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The missing option in American politicsMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - In a country that spans a continent, in a party that produced Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, there is still no serious political challenge to the ideological supre...
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Biden faces difficult challenge to stir passion in old themesMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - Every so often, America's party of the left is seized by the fear that its platform of anti-militarism, sweet reason and communal progress just can't compete with the ri...