Articles filed under Commentary
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Truth is too much to bear in politicsNov 10, 2015 4:12 am - WASHINGTON - As Republican presidential candidates debate the debates, roiling and railing against the unfairness of it all, campaigns have been busy rebooting candidate...
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New environmental regulations threaten Illinois jobsNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - A new report from George Mason University ranks Illinois dead last among the 50 states for fiscal health. Unfortunately, the ranking is not surprising. The Land of Linco...
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More layoffs for journalists is sad news for youNov 08, 2015 7:21 am - Many in my profession are reeling from news of yet another round of newsroom layoffs, this time at the National Geographic Society. For 127 years, National Geographic's ...
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What voters need to knowNov 08, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Chris Christie got the debates exactly right. “If you can't take it on the stage, no matter whether it's fair or unfair ... then how are you going to take running a...
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Budget silliness defies break between politics, administrationNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - In 1887, a young political science professor at Johns Hopkins University wrote an article about the difference between politics and administration in the operation of go...
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GOP campaigns ponder: is it safe to attack Ben Carson?Nov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Even before Ben Carson shot to the lead of the Republican presidential race in Iowa, rival campaigns from Donald Trump down began grappling with the question: How to def...
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Europeans' good intentions are overwhelmed by immigrationNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - When the first Syrian refugees and many from other "nations" began showing up on Europe's southern shores last summer, usually wet, bedraggled and only half-alive, amaze...
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Even when he's wrong, Netanyahu feels he's rightNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Who am I to interpret the words of Benjamin Netanyahu? I am not his friend, although we do know each other, and I don't often agree with his policies and sometimes find ...
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Times changing, but Christians still have influence in AmericaNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - "Today," said Ted Cruz when the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision came down, "is some of the darkest 24 hours in our nation's history." Which is quite a claim, as th...
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Unappreciated Bush may have to step asideNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - By Kathleen Parker Soon after Wednesday night's Republican debate, the phone rang: "Did the fat lady sing?" asked the voice on the other end. "Probably," I said. Mea...