Articles filed under Commentary
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The stark contrast between a patriot and a poserAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer I was deep into preparing a column about Labor Day, our great end-of-summer celebration of the valiant toil of our working men and women, delving i...
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Despite drawbacks, there is value in political partiesAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - If you take a dim view of our political parties, you're in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his famous Farewell Address, he warned us against "the baneful...
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A hero's farewellAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - The world seems already a lesser place with the passing of Sen. John McCain. The ensuing deluge of accolades and tributes — notwithstanding the president's limp and lat...
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In Washington, a rare relationship without pretenseAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - There are people in Washington who hate each other but who, for public consumption, pretend not to hate each other. What was almost refreshing about the relationship of ...
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Ignatius: GOP sold its sold, McCain didn'tAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - John McCain's death offers a moment to think about the insurgency in the GOP that vexed him during his final decade as a politician, and that produced in Do...
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Williams: Illegal immigration advocates ignore public health risksAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams The Immigration and Nationality Act mandates that all immigrants and refugees undergo a medical screening examination to determine whether they hav...
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Roberts: Women hold key to Democrats bid to rein in TrumpAug 28, 2018 5:00 am - Two words explain the extraordinary significance of the upcoming fall election. The first is "subpoenas." The second is "women." If Republicans lose one or even both hou...
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Gerson: There is, again, a cancer on the presidencyAug 28, 2018 1:00 am - By MICHAEL GERSON WASHINGTON - Whatever day you are reading this, it is June 1973 in Washington. A lawyer close to the president has turned decisively and damagingly aga...
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The juror who could save AmericaAug 26, 2018 1:00 am - Juror No. 0302 may not have sought fame, but Paula Duncan will long be remembered in connection with Paul Manafort, whom she and 11 others convicted on eight counts of f...
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Church's failure to atone adds to struggles of the faithfulAug 26, 2018 1:00 am - The major disgrace of America's Catholic bishops was to foster a culture in which priests sexually assaulted children and were then sent on to new duties as their ungodl...