French Quarter New Years once were less hazardous
(Jan. 2) Before al Qaeda and ISIS, before the age of attacks at crowded celebrations such as the Boston Marathon or the prelude to a Sugar Bowl, the “dangers” at […]
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On Jimmy Carter’s brilliant 1976 primary campaign
(December 31) Amid all the reminiscences this week about former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, surprisingly little attention has focused on just how brilliant […]
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Three good things Jimmy Carter did as president
(Dec. 30) One need not overstate the claims of Jimmy Carter’s supposed post-presidential saintliness or understate the failures of his presidency to recognize three of his signal achievements. Democrats customarily […]
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The First Amendment wins again
(A version of this editorial will have run at the Washington Examiner by the time you see this.) Those who distrust the federal judiciary should have more faith, in both […]
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Estimable people we lost in 2024
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 31) It is easy for newspapers to pen dry remembrances of significant people who died in the past year, but harder and more important to […]
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A Christmas editorial about The Word and its wisdom
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 25) In a perilous world, consider that the famous first lines of the Gospel of John, those traditional Christmas verses, can offer something important to all of us, Christians and […]
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Social Security reform needs free-market help
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 26) Perhaps the single biggest dereliction of duty between the two major presidential campaigns this year was their refusal to get serious about the crisis looming in Social […]
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Finding the good in Jimmy Carter’s bad presidency
(Dec. 30) One need not overstate the claims of Jimmy Carter’s supposed post-presidential saintliness or understate the failures of his presidency to recognize three of his signal achievements. Democrats […]
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Trump team invites chaotic constitutional fights
(Dec. 23) Get ready for a maelstrom in the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency. If he and his associates follow up on all their policy and procedural promises — or threats, […]
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Alvin Edinburgh’s wonderful, enduring legacy
(From NOLA.com, Dec. 15) Alvin Edinburgh’s 90th birthday party last Sunday was a celebration both of a remarkable man and of the values he used to inspire generations of children. […]
