By Marianne Williamson Special to The Washington Post Another day, another mass shooting. We grieve for Odessa, Texas, and we grieve for America. The aftermath of every mass shooting follows a now-routine pattern: Feverish coverage will be followed by politicians and pundits engaging in a predictable conversation about gun-safety legislation. All of which we know […]
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Juliette Kayyem: US needs backup plans for its backup plans
By Juliette Kayyem Special to The Washington Post What’s your backup plan for when your backup plan is underwater? That’s the question this country is facing as Hurricane Dorian makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard. In its path are a string of military bases that, among their other vital missions, form the backbone of […]
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Marc Thiessen: Senate Democrats threaten the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — In 2017, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., accused President Trump of showing “a disdain for an independent judiciary that doesn’t always bend to his wishes” after Trump criticized a federal judge who ruled against his administration. Senate Democrats, by contrast, have launched an unprecedented attempt to actually bend the Supreme Court to […]
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Austin Bay: Hong Kong moves from protests to civil unrest
Freelance correspondent Michael Yon reports that one can feel the collective political and emotional change on Hong Kong’s streets — change that may have dire consequences. At the end of August, I emailed Yon a couple of questions based on an observation he made in a videocast shot some 10 days prior. (See michaelyon-online.com. He […]
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Cal Thomas: Comey’s actions now being revealed
One doesn’t have to be a cynic to be cynical about the Justice Department’s decision not to hold former FBI Director James Comey accountable for what an Inspector General report called his violation of FBI policies and his setting a “dangerous example” in order to “achieve a personally desired outcome.” This pretty much characterizes many […]
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Howell Raines: A modest proposal for a safer America
By Howell Raines Special To The Washington Post As a hunter who has owned firearms since adolescence without breaking any laws or feeling under-gunned, I think I am equipped to offer a modest proposal that could produce a safer America and also break the maniacal hold of the National Rifle Association on the nation’s recreational […]
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Hugh Hewitt: Trump’s crucial decision on nuclear power
By Hugh Hewitt Special To The Washington Post In the ongoing mash-up of the tragic and the trifling that is the modern news cycle, one crucial story getting far too little attention is President Donald Trump’s effort to revive the U.S. nuclear power industry. The nuclear fuel cycle is vital to our nation in terms […]
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Lawrence Summers: Are Business Roundtable CEOs really serious about reform?
By LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS Special to The Washington Post The Business Roundtable recently announced a major policy change declaring that the purpose of a corporation is not just to serve shareholders (its official position since 1997) but “to create value for all our stakeholders.” At a time of considerable disillusionment with U.S. capitalism, this is […]
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Froma Harrop: Looking for love in the online snake pit
Some scandals reported as shocking are shocking for reasons other than those implied in the coverage. One would be the online scam that bilked millions from businesses, the elderly and women looking for romance. Federal prosecutors say this is one of the biggest online swindles in U.S. history. The fraud centered mainly on Nigerian nationals […]
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Robert Samuelson: Has America lost its economic dynamism?
WASHINGTON — At this point in time, the American economy — the source of jobs for almost all of us — is full of promise and peril. It is hard not to be impressed with its job-creation capacity. Since the low point of the 2007-09 Great Recession, payroll employment has increased by 21.7 million jobs, […]