Articles filed under Commentary
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A world view allows more realistic national critiqueJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - So much of the time, we look at our blessed United States and seem to lose faith. But I have noticed something recently. This unaccustomed loss of faith is ...
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What for the GOP if the worst (i.e., Trump) happens?Jan 07, 2016 12:00 am - Every Republican of the type concerned with winning in November has been asking the question (at least internally), "What if the worst happens?" The worst does not mean...
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Gun control and the Republican obsession with 'no'Jan 07, 2016 12:00 am - It is axiomatic that congressional Republicans will oppose anything smacking of "gun control," which may as well be read as "Your mama." Thus, it comes as no surprise th...
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Trump's 'useful' role for PC criticsJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - In 1949, Sen. Joseph McCarthy arrived in Columbus, Ohio, to make a speech but within an hour allegedly was shooting craps. "It was a disgusting sight," according to a so...
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2015: The year of the crybabyJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - By Gene Lyons With a presidential election year coming, it's tempting to call 2015 the Year of the Crybaby. Everybody's a victim. Judging by TV and social media, roughly...
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Before government became reviledJan 03, 2016 12:00 am - Soon, voters will have the opportunity and impertinence to insert themselves into the 2016 presidential conversation that thus far has been the preoccupation of journali...
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Slusher: For 2016, some other ways to see how news worksDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - As we prepare to cross the threshold of another year, I want to take a slightly different tack from my usual focus on the Daily Herald's decision making and the workings...
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Bipartisan agreement on education comes at cost to studentsDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - The nation's capital is experiencing something of a thaw in polarization and partisanship. And the largest iceberg that that has broken free is the Every Student Succeed...
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List of ludicrousness for 2015Dec 30, 2015 12:00 am - E.B. White reportedly said "the most beautiful sound in America" is "the tinkle of ice at twilight." In 2015's twilight, fortify yourself with something 90 proof as you ...
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Trump, Kanye and the superwealth ticket in presidential politicsDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - By Catherine Rampell What's better than being kingmaker? Being king. In the good old days, billionaires and hundred-millionaires were content to buy elections for o...