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On high court, Gorsuch, Thomas and Alito make good sense
By Quin Hillyer /
Two separate columns. (Feb. 26) While hearing a California-based case fascinating on its own merits, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch raised a side issue of perhaps even greater importance, one […]
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Tributes to ailing Tiger and Dole
By Quin Hillyer /
Two separate columns. (Feb. 18) With today’s announcement that former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole has stage 4 lung cancer, it’s worth recalling not just how amazing it is that he […]
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Justice Department should leave Walmart alone
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 16 official editorial of the Washington Examiner) Earlier this month, a federal judge kept alive a horribly misguided complaint by the Department of Justice against Walmart for doing nothing […]
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Mars landing is big deal for earthlings
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 17) The expected Feb. 18 Mars landing of the rover Perseverance is a really big deal. As I wrote last summer, we should all be full of wonder and […]
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Ban on ‘earmarks’ really didn’t help much
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 16) Conservatives theoretically are right to lament that Democrats plan to renew the practice of “earmarking” specific, local projects in spending bills. In practice, though, the end of the […]
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Louisiana Republican Party beclowns itself
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 18) The Louisiana Republican Party my father helped build has become an embarrassing spectacle of purity tests and personality cults. Its executive committee’s unanimous vote to censure U.S. Sen. […]
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The best side of retiring senator Richard Shelby
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 8) MOBILE, Alabama — From a self-interested standpoint, people here in Alabama are lamenting the loss of clout their state will suffer when veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby […]
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No, Constitution did not require McConnell to acquit
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 14) For those who want to get into the weeds about impeachment trial procedures and standards, it must be said that Mitch McConnell was not duty-bound to vote to […]
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Alabama’s Gary Palmer pushes excellent Medicare reform act
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 10) Three members of Congress, including Alabama’s Gary Palmer, this week introduced legislation to preserve individual choice and Social Security benefits for seniors who are willing to pay for […]
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Conservatives didn’t always appreciate George Shultz
By Quin Hillyer /
(Feb. 8) George Shultz’s signature service as President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state gave ample evidence that the conservative movement can be very wrong. Shultz, who died Saturday at age […]