Articles filed under Commentary
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Don't cut off the power of forgivenessJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - By Kathryn Jean Lopez Back in 2001, I interviewed Philip Nitschke, an Australian doctor who's an international advocate for assisted suicide. He was candid during the co...
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The appointment of Scott Pruitt threatens our futureJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - I find a lot to be concerned about after the rollout of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks. Many of these nominees are controversial, and many are skeptical of the pr...
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The real fight aheadJan 15, 2017 12:00 am - Politics in Washington happens on many levels at once. Democrats are certainly right to protest the Republican rush to hold hearings on some of President-elect Trump's c...
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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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'Hillbilly Elegy' raises provocative questionsJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - "Well, I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison / And I went to pick her up in the rain / But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck / She got runned ...
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Hatred for the West is ingrained in Russia's historyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As we count down to the inauguration of the next American president, the word - but more the idea - of Russia has dominated the news headlines. And, as the ...
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A mass murderer's last actJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - If Death lingers in courtroom corridors awaiting sentences, this historic city's federal courthouse was surely a top destination. On Tuesday, the Reap...
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Six questions about the Russia hacking reportJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Julia Ioffe, a writer for The Atlantic who watches Russia carefully, tweeted this about the intelligence community's unclassified report on Russian hacking released Frid...
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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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Trump - The view from IrelandJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - I have many relatives in Ireland, and we communicate frequently, although not usually on political topics. Last year was different, as attention on the U.S. presidential...