Bama Senate race will miss Merrill’s presence
(Dec. 2) The much-watched race for U.S. Senate in Alabama just got a bit less interesting but also a bit safer for Republican chances of victory. Republican Secretary of State John Merrill […]
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A meet, right thanks giving
(Nov. 28) A passage in the 1928 Episcopal prayer book says this: “It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places […]
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HSAs with Medicare would be good prescription
(Nov. 26) A new, bipartisan effort in Congress wisely aims to reduce out-of-pocket medical costs for senior citizens without requiring a complicated, systemic revamping of the whole Medicare system. Here’s hoping […]
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Voice of America should Pack a punch
(Nov. 20) One of the best tools for American diplomacy is being hobbled by the Senate’s inaction on a crucial presidential appointment. President Trump nominated the eminently qualified Michael Pack […]
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Kemp past, Kemp future… with some Sasse as well
Three pieces, the first one before the Jack Kemp Foundation’s tenth anniversary dinner, the last two written afterwards. All three are about how we should think and talk about politics: […]
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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 […]
