Articles filed under Commentary
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Poor Eric TrumpJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - This week, the president's second-eldest son went on national television and dropped all pretense of what we knew had never happened anyway. Instead of weaving yet anoth...
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Wishing for a Trump TwitterectomyJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - "If only he would stop tweeting." Those words came from a friend of mine named "Jack," quite possibly President Trump's biggest fan. A former secret service agent, Jack ...
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Time to govern, RepublicansJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - On Nov. 9, 2016, in the stunned afterglow of Republicans taking the White House and holding both chambers of Congress, former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor put it pl...
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Democrats' hoodwinking of blacksJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - Ask any black person which political party has been black people's political ally. With near unanimity, blacks would answer the Democratic Party. Asked which political p...
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Americans can see through Trump's 'fake news' claimsJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - By Gene Lyons Where I come from, sucker-punching or body-slamming an unsuspecting adversary isn't the mark of a tough guy. It's a punk move, a half step above smacking a...
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Trump totally misunderstands climate changeJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - Climate policy is the new culture war, driven by nearly theological passions. Or actually theological passions - with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi claiming that Do...
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Trump's accidental call to actionJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - A curious thing happened on President Trump's way out of the Paris climate accord. American mayors, governors, corporate leaders and others immediately committed to meet...
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Pre-K effort that advances '21st Century skills'Jun 05, 2017 1:00 am - They're known by many names: Soft skills, character skills, employability skills, social-emotional skills. I prefer "21st Century skills," because they're as current an...
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Caught in a maelstrom, Trump has two optionsJun 04, 2017 1:00 am - In the churning, murky pond water of Kremlin-gate, a few things are increasingly clear: First, the Russian-influence scandal is consuming Donald Trump, and this is likel...
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Climate, life and responsibilityJun 04, 2017 1:00 am - The headlines Friday morning seemed to say it all: President Donald Trump had announced that the United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord. On the side of...