Michael Gerson
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Vaccination skeptics make intrusive public health methods more likelyMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Another massive study has discovered no causal connection between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism. This time, the study's cohort consisted of every...
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When Trump demeans others, he is undermining democracyMar 05, 2019 12:00 am - "A great empire and little minds go ill together," said Edmund Burke. America is not quite an empire, but one little mind was on full display during President Trump's r...
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What happens when you put a narcissist at the center of the universe?Mar 01, 2019 12:00 am - At the Hanoi summit, perhaps following a champagne toast officially welcoming North Korea to the nuclear club, I imagine President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sitting d...
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Community 'weavers' create stronger social fabricFeb 24, 2019 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Eventually, someone who writes on public policy comes up against the limits of words. There are only so many times you can urge, condemn, cajole, wheed...
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I was hospitalized for depression. Faith helped me remember how to live.Feb 20, 2019 4:14 am - TO OUR READERS: As the Daily Herald's opinion editor, I normally publish nationally syndicated columnist Michael Gerson's views on our Opinion page. With today's col...
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Landrieu's message of healing unwelcome among Democrats bent on warfareFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - It is the tragedy of America that a story of freedom, self-government, religious liberty, entrepreneurship and inclusion is also a story of forced migration, stolen labo...
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Trump gave a very dark speech, but it contained a ray of lightFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - My professional opinion? It was a below-average State of the Union address in a long, distinguished tradition of below-average State of the Union addresses. The speech w...
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Harris Wofford viewed service to others as a path to joyJan 27, 2019 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Many of the most interesting and consequential Americans of the 20th century found greatness in politics, military service and diplomacy. Only one took...
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Trump may prove not to be benefactor to pro-life movement he seemsJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Through a blooming diversity of investigations, we will soon discover if the world that has always surrounded Donald Trump - the sleazy fixers, the disposable women, the...
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Racist commments should offend GOP regardless of who makes themJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - What happens when immense bigotry gets lodged in a small mind? Rep. Steve King, Republican of Iowa, is what happens. In a recent interview with The New York Times, King...