WASHINGTON — We now know, or will soon, who won the fiercely contested midterm elections, but we also know who lost: We all did. This election has been a referendum on President Trump, which suits both Republicans and Democrats just fine. Democrats are betting that the public has increasingly tired of Trump’s lies and his […]
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Standing together against hate and prejudice
“The press is the enemy of the people.” That was said by Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong. It is now being said by President Donald Trump. “Invaders” and “horde” are terms used about the Chinese in the late 1800s to drum up hatred against them. Those terms are now being used by the […]
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We survived Richard Nixon. We will survive Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — This week marks the 50th anniversary of the election of President Richard Nixon. It is a chance for some perspective. While many seem convinced that the United States will never recover from the Donald Trump presidency, the truth is conservatism, the Republican Party and our nation survived Nixon — and we will survive […]
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Trump should put away his pen and phone
All of a sudden, we’re all originalists and believers in the sagacity and inviolate handiwork of long-ago white males. President Donald Trump’s trial balloon about changing birthright citizenship via executive order has brought a hail of denunciations. He wants, the critics say, to change the Constitution under his own power, in the service of the […]
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We could lose our country, or save it
“What are these politicians going to do for us?” A guy in Texas asked that question a few weeks back on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” by way of explaining why he won’t be voting in the most important midterm election in modern American history. His words have been playing on an endless loop in […]
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Focus on winning the battle of ideas and what works best
It happened just in time for Halloween when a former male stripper, who drove a van with Trump stickers plastered all over it, was charged with sending pipe bombs to top Democratic leaders, a journalist and at least one celebrity, all of whom have been vocal critics of President Trump. The New York Post headline […]
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No, the president cannot end U.S. birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — In an interview for “Axios on HBO,” President Trump announced he will sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship. When challenged on the constitutionality of doing this by executive order, Trump replied: “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an […]
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GOP has adopted paranoid politics
NEW YORK — It is commonplace to hear and read about President Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party. And certainly there is lots of evidence that the GOP is animated these days by an unquestioning devotion to Trump and whatever his ideas may be at any given moment. But the problem is that Republicans are […]
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Action should be taken now to counter outbreak of chronic wasting disease
If we had a chance to help a human or an animal, why wouldn’t we do it? If we knew that the situation could easily get worse — in some cases, far worse — why wouldn’t we do what we could now instead of waiting? These thoughts occurred to me as I read an article […]
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Jobs or mobs? That is our choice
On Tuesday, we will all have an opportunity to decide our future for the next several years. Perhaps it’s your choice to resist, but why? What exactly are you resisting? Is it the economy, or national security, or our foreign policy, or border security, or is it that you want to impeach Trump or Kavanaugh? […]