Impeachment rightly marches onward
Three pieces on different aspects of the subject. For the full columns, follow the links embedded in each headline. Amy Klobuchar gets impeachment question right (Nov. 20): Sen. Amy Klobuchar of […]
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Billionaire Tom Steyer suggests a form of tyranny
(Nov. 20) The Democratic presidential field’s affection for federal executive tyranny continued Wednesday night when billionaire Tom Steyer said he would use the president’s “emergency powers” to address climate change. What Steyer proposes […]
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In NOLA, Rispone did worse than Duke
(Nov. 18) By now, plenty of analysts have pointed to the copious evidence that President Trump’s active participation in Louisiana’s gubernatorial race drove up Democratic turnout far more than Republican turnout. Trump clearly is politically toxic in […]
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Trump team delivers big health-care win for patients
(Nov. 15) When it comes to improving the nation’s healthcare system, the Trump administration continues to do administratively some of the good things it hasn’t been able to do legislatively. […]
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Trump turns into Putin’s Poodle
(Nov. 16) More evidence that President Trump is acting as Putin’s poodle comes with news late this week that Russia is now taking over a key U.S. airfield in the […]
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Issue of federal debt should outlast Sanford’s failed campaign
(Nov. 13) Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford surely was the “wrong man” to challenge President Trump for reelection to the presidency, but that shouldn’t keep us from embracing the message […]
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Impeachment case strengthens against Trump
[Three fact-filled pieces, getting beyond the partisan demagoguery — including, alas, particularly awful demagoguery endemic among Capitol Hill Republicans. For the full stories, follow the links embedded in the headlines.] […]
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College editors turn journalism into cuddly kumbaya
(Nov. 12.) The infantilization of college students has reached epic proportions. The latest evidence comes from the top-ranked undergraduate school for journalism in the country, Northwestern University. There, editors of the Daily Northwestern have published what amounts […]
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Two before Louisiana’s governor’s race
Louisiana Republican tried Trumpism with a twist (Nov. 11). NEW ORLEANS — In the race for Louisiana governor that culminates this coming Saturday, Republican Eddie Rispone is doing a remarkable job […]
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The Wondrous Fall of the Berlin Wall
(Nov. 9) The greatest climactic event of the 20th century occurred 30 years ago Saturday, Nov. 9, as thousands of Germans pushed through, climbed over, and began tearing down the Berlin […]
