Articles filed under Commentary
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The red-state badge of courageJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens recently released perhaps the most tasteless political ad ever as he runs in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Th...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Understanding writing that aims to change your mindJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher When was the last time a piece of writing or a public speech immediately changed your mind about something? I'm going to take a wild guess and bet you can...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Supreme Court tanksJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich In the polls at least, the Supreme Court is no longer the respected institution that it once was. Consider these numbers from the Marquette University ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Fountains, fairy tales and trollsJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - There is a legend (or they say there is) that, if you go to Rome, you can pitch pocket change into one of the fountains and it will draw you back to Rome. This is good i...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Biden's budget deficit victory lap is unearned and unjustifiedJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden is taking victory laps for last year's reduced budget deficit. No one would be happier than me to see this number fall in a significant way. But the ...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: My father's father: The traces he leftJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - My father's father died when Dad was 8, just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Born in 1901, the grandfather I never knew died in 1941. It was the darkest of times for...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: When the mob is liberal, Biden doesn't careJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - The flyer urging activists to protest in front of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's Maryland home offers two reasons for violating the privacy of a public servan...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: When the mob is liberal, Biden doesn't careJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - The flyer urging activists to protest in front of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's Maryland home offers two reasons for violating the privacy of a public servan...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Some things to remember about writing, or reading, campaign lettersJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - As much as we all claim to love democracy, elections do not necessarily bring out the best in us. As the 2022 primary elections get under way, the behaviors and misbeha...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: It's not just Trump we should hold accountable for the lieJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - It's a textbook case. Fraud starts with a lie or, if you prefer the dictionary definition, an "intentional perversion of the truth," which is intended to and does induce...