Don’t punish military parents stationed overseas
(Aug. 29) The Trump administration has just insulted our military by making it harder for some of them to gain citizenship for their children. The new “Policy Alert” promulgated by the […]
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Forgiving Bama Gov. Ivey’s blackface
(Aug. 31) It is reasonable to criticize Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for doing a skit in blackface in college. It’s also reasonable, given that this happened half a century ago, to […]
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Brilliant centrist Artur Davis merits a public-policy home
(Aug. 29) One of the more interesting political careers in recent decades probably ended this week, but electoral defeat shouldn’t preclude many years more of public policy work for former Congressman […]
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Strongly, twice, against the opioid lawsuits
States must not get addicted to quack lawsuits (Aug. 27): An Oklahoma judge was dead wrong Aug. 26 in ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 millionto help fight the opioid crisis, […]
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Trump: awful on defense and on trade
(Two pieces. Follow the links embedded in the headlines for the full columns.) Trump’s trade wars risk global economic disaster (Aug. 26): With President Trump threatening large-scale trade wars against multiple […]
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Save Mobile’s Botanical Gardens! Now!
Please see below, which is pasted from the letter sent out by the Gardens. This must not stand. I hereby pledge $200 as a donation to the Gardens, and urge […]
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Luck, Schiff, Gay Video, Goodfellas
GOP pushes back on Senate Dems acting like Goodfellas (Aug.29) Rep. Schiff wants to treat protesters like terrorists. It’s a terrible idea. (Aug. 26.) NFL is out of […]
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This year, the DJs play the movies all night long
Aug. 21. This one was fun to write. Please read it. If the movies are any indication, nostalgia these days for old time rock & roll seems to be more […]
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Trump is dangerously volatile (x4)
[Links to full pieces embedded in headlines.] An out-of-control Trump declares Fed chair the ‘enemy.’ Crazy. (Aug.23): President Trump is out of control. His latest attack on Jay Powell, his own appointee […]
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Hodgepodge: Five easy pieces
[Links to the full articles embedded in the headlines.] The Navy needs more ships, not more politics (Aug.19): The estimable radio host and columnist Hugh Hewitt is, alas, dead wrong to […]
