Trump shouldn’t be nominating House Republicans
(Nov. 12) Working with an extremely thin Republican majority in the House, President-elect Donald Trump should not be appointing House Members to his administration. In doing so, he hurts his […]
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Gov. Ivey’s treatment of Bama veterans is a scandal
(Nov. 9, to kick off Veterans Day weekend) MOBILE, Alabama — On this Veterans Day, Alabama is roiled by a doozy of a veterans-related controversy. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey last month invoked […]
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Two major reforms can improve the VA
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Nov. 11) Year after year, presidential administration after administration, people across the political spectrum agree that U.S. military veterans deserve better treatment. Alas, despite genuinely good […]
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Forty-three other states can make themselves important
(Nov. 11) If you think it’s a problem that seven “swing” states get more attention from presidential campaigns than the other 43 states combined, don’t blame the Electoral College system. […]
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My first-ever K. Harris compliment: A decent concession
(Oct. 6) Making a political concession speech is a difficult, emotionally fraught task. In Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession remarks Wednesday afternoon, she ably upheld the civic imperatives of the […]
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The importance of GOP senators
(Nov. 4. Note: This ran the day before the election. The final result is 53 GOP senators, including McCormick.) No matter who wins the presidency, a significant Republican majority in […]
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Unbiased analysis: Harris has slight political edge
(Written Nov. 1) Let’s cut to the chase: Vice President Kamala Harris now looks slightly more likely than not to be the next president of the United States. To be […]
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Lamenting the pornification of the zeitgeist
(Nov. 1) A Democratic campaign theme and even an advertisement in its closing stretch is a sign, for some of us past the age of 50, that the zeitgeist has […]
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Supreme Court should let Virginia manage its voter rolls
(Official editorial of the Washington Examiner Oct. 30. NOTE: Hours after this editorial was published, the Supreme Court did exactly as the editorial board suggested.) The Supreme Court should decide […]
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“Never Trump” still means never, ever
(Nov. 1) For plenty of Reaganite conservatives of four- or five-decade-long standing, the thought of voting for former President Donald Trump always has been anathema. And still is. Even for […]
