Miscellaneous posts: Griner, R.E. Lee, Sinema, plus….
Take 24 hours to welcome Britney Griner home, Dec. 8. — The prisoner swap that is bringing basketball player Brittney Griner home from Russia should spark invocation of a “24-hour […]
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Trump’s advocacy of constitutional evasion should be the last straw
(Dec. 5, 2022) Now that former president Donald Trump has called for the suspension of the Constitution when it suits his ends, every elected Republican should finally denounce Trump as […]
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Three on religious liberty… and the ROOT of it
All three of these columns sprang from the Senate’s consideration of a bill codifying the recognition of same-sex unions into federal law. The first is the most important, as it […]
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Auburn University asks: “Ethics? Ethics? Who cares?”
(Nov. 30) The rot in college football is evident again in Auburn University’s hiring of Hugh Freeze, a scandal-ridden cheater and liar, as its new head coach. Columnist Dan Wetzel […]
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Remembering Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie
(Nov. 30) It is with a real pang of sorrow that those of us of a certain age greet the news of the death of Christine McVie, songwriter and keyboardist […]
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Two arguments against the newest ‘special counsel’
There are two reasons the newest Justice Department special counsel, again looking into Donald Trump’s malfeasance, is a bad idea. First, it’s not a justified appointment. Second, the particular choice […]
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Three takes on Congress’ Republican leaders
I did not originally set out to write about each of these three Republican leaders — McConnell, McCarthy, and Scalise — in a concerted effort, but I wrote each one […]
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Even a bad Walker is better than a bad Warnock
(Nov. 29) Georgia Republican Herschel Walker isn’t fit to serve in the Senate, but neither is incumbent radical Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. For voters in the broad political middle, the […]
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ISIS may be reborn, and it would be Trump’s fault
(Nov. 25) ISIS terrorists may soon make a comeback, and former President Donald Trump will bear a significant portion of the blame. A Fox News story Friday lays out the […]
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How Congress can make vote-counting more efficient
(Nov. 14) Congress can and should take some actions that would rein in the worst of the problems causing the absurdly slow ballot counting in six western states. Most directly, […]
