Articles filed under Commentary
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Columnist Lee H. Hamilton: One of Congress's most important jobs has gotten much harderMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - In the pantheon of writings about Congress, California Rep. Katie Porter's new book will almost certainly draw attention for her unvarnished takes on the institution and...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: 'Segregation' is a deliberate actMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Getting words right can clear up a lot of confusion about politics and public policy. Example: "segregate" is a verb that requires a subject. "Segregate" is not an imper...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The media's dilemma in covering TrumpMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - It was an ugly Wednesday night Town Hall on CNN. Donald Trump in prime time, before an audience of true believers. To call it cringeworthy is an understatement. Fodder f...
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Guest columnist Frank G. Splitt: On the vulnerability of America's security systems: The human factorMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - The discoveries of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, at President Joe Biden's former office and Delaware garage, as well as at f...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Overheated rhetoric, obvious urgency: It's time to get serious on immigration reformMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - With the expiration of Title 42, a public health measure that allowed board patrol agents to deny asylum-seekers (technically refugees) from gaining entry at the U.S., t...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Teflon DonMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - Can he get away with this, too? A New York jury award of $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation would be enough to sink any normal candidate for high office. But Don...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Biden Inc. not just a GOP storyMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - "My son has done nothing wrong." It's the mantra President Joe Biden repeats regularly about his son Hunter as the president tries to cloak the Biden family's greed behi...
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Guest columnist Nicole Wolter: Chicago, state policymakers should rethink policy agendaMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - In Illinois, government red tape and high taxes are in vogue. Chicago Mayor-elect Johnson, who is set to soon take office, is calling for $800 million in additional taxe...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Columnist Jim Slusher: Finding the relationship between trust, truthMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - World Press Freedom Day - its theme for 2023 "Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights" - passed last week with an ominou...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Why the debt ceiling continues to matterMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - The debt-ceiling standoff has people concerned about what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its debt. I certainly hope both sides will come together to avoid this outc...