Conservatives faced with conflicting desires as Biden takes office
(Jan. 20) I need to ponder a while. Maybe we all do. Sorry to make this so personal, but 45 years ago, when I wasn’t even quite 12 years old, […]
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Biden already is governing as a leftist, not a unifier
(Jan. 22) President Biden is beginning his presidency as if he learned no lessons from Bill Clinton or Barack Obama. Like Presidents Clinton and Obama before him, Biden’s substantive actions […]
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Trump leaves a disastrous legacy
(Jan. 19) Donald Trump has been a disaster for conservatives, for Republicans, and for the country. Even if his replacement is far from ideal, the United States will benefit from […]
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MLK didn’t succumb to fear
(Jan. 18) Sometimes, the incisive thoughts, the thoughts showing some originalism, just don’t come, but a writer wants to say something anyway, even if there’s no great new insight. So […]
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Mike Pence has been a superb vice president
(Jan. 14) Vice President Mike Pence is the unsung hero of the past four years. The courage and competence of Pence before and during the assault on the U.S. Capitol […]
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Trump at his absolute worst
The headlines below about Trump pretty much say it all. Follow the headline links for the full columns. If Trump is patriotic, he now will concede (Jan. 15): This is […]
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Right-wingers behaving badly
Putting these two pieces together is not meant to imply that Rep. Jim Jordan is anywhere near as irresponsible as as lawyer Lin Wood, but is done merely for reasons […]
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Judiciary should keep Joe Biden in check
(Jan. 4, official editorial for the Washington Examiner): President Trump’s success in appointing conservatives throughout the federal judiciary might bedevil President-elect Joe Biden. This would, in many cases, be a […]
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Sen. Tim Scott has the right idea to fight vote fraud
(Jan. 9, official editorial of the Washington Examiner): Amid shameful behavior by President Trump and his supporters in trying to subvert duly certified election results and intimidate lawmakers in protest […]
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Before and after the assault on the Capitol
Two days before the right-wing insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol Building, I warned that the rally could easily turn violent, and said Trump had a duty to tamp down the […]
