Jeff Sessions’ letter is right: He was right to recuse
(May 12) In one particular part of a remarkable open letter to citizens of Alabama, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions finally makes a crucial point about why he recused […]
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Two Key Aspects of the Michael Flynn controversy
I must admit, this feels odd. I have almost no sympathy for Gen. Flynn, who seems to me to have shown bad ethics or bad judgment on multiple occasions — […]
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Don Siegelman tries, but fails, to get out like Flynn
(May 15) Former Alabama governor Don Siegelman shouldn’t get away with his latest attempt to finagle exoneration for long-ago crimes. Siegelman, whose term from 1999-2003 made him the last Democrat […]
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A combination of three reasons Biden should withdraw
(May 11) Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race — for multiple reasons. He should do so for reasons related to a sexual assault allegation, China, and his own […]
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Fox News wrongly sued; Trump wrong again on tariffs
Two completely unrelated pieces. For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines. Lawsuit blaming Fox news for COVID-19 threatens First Amendment (May 14): A judge on a […]
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A Twitter union joke cannot be a federal case
(May 4) Somebody needs to send administrative law judge Kenneth Chu back to the salt mines. On April 27, Chu issued one of the silliest rulings imaginable in finding Ben […]
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V-E Day at 75, as the coronavirus rampages
(May 8) The 75th anniversary of Victory-in-Europe Day is a sobering commemoration, and somewhat sadly ironic. When the free world (plus the despicable Soviet Empire) celebrated V-E Day on May […]
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Trump obscenely ‘congratulates’ Bridgegate perps
(May 7) President Trump, as usual, is justifying awful behavior by exaggerating the meaning of a legal escape. Trump on Thursday tweeted that political allies of his bully-boy buddy, former […]
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AGAIN: Forbid voracious coronavirus lawsuits!
(May 5) Note: I’ve been writing pieces like this for seven weeks. It’s really important. The White House and Senate Republicans are on the right track in pushing for protections […]
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Joe Biden, Agonistes
Three pieces — two columns and one Washington Examiner official editorial — about difficulties in which former vice president Joe Biden finds himself, and what he and others should do about […]
