Articles filed under Commentary
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The land of the free and the home of the rent-seekersAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Given its surplus of violence and scarcity of resources, Chicago surely has bigger things to worry about than the menace, as the city sees it, of Laura Pekarik's cupcake...
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By spreading conspiracy theories, Trump undermines a belief in truth itselfAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump will do just about anything to get his daily, hypodermic fix of attention, including the spread of racist tropes and conspiracy theories. And no, ...
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Kashmir citizens must resolve region's statusAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - The people of India and Pakistan share many things in common. The official language of India (Hindi) and Pakistan (Urdu) have only dialectal and written differences and ...
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The shaming of AmericaAug 11, 2019 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker One of the everlasting social forces in directing human behavior - shame - has become part of the 2020 presidential race. And one of the most shamefu...
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Trump's trade war is not workingAug 11, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump has set off what could end up becoming a full-blown trade war. As we go down this path, it is worth keeping something firmly in view: Tariffs don'...
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Never-Trump quandary: When you want Trump to lose but can't bear his Democratic opponentsAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Democratic debates have been hard on Never Trumpers. The small but vocal group of Republicans and former Republicans who oppose President Donald Trump has watched in...
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Health insurance price disclosure won't lower costsAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - When it comes to health care, consumers are looking for two things: accessibility and affordability. The Trump Administration's Executive Order requiring the disclosure ...
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In era of division, we can read too much into a headlineAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - It is hard for me to read some of the reaction to a derided New York Times headline without a smirk, a sigh and a forlorn shake of the head. The controversy begins with ...
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A red flag in DixieAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - As the entire nation reeled from the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, South Carolinians were met with news that a local teen had made violent, raci...
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America also needs to pay attention to its 'soft power'Aug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty-five years ago I wrote an opinion piece for the International Herald Tribune in Paris about America's image abroad. I was living in London and within the span of ...