Any other Republican president but Donald Trump might expect to get at least some credit for the mostly positive direction in which the country is headed. Unfortunately, the Trump-haters prefer to focus on his, shall I say, unusual personality, rather than results. So let’s put personality aside and consider what has happened in his first […]
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Giving thanks for, yes, journalism
E.J. Dionne Jr. The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving is a splendid holiday, but also a useful one. It reminds us that gratitude is a virtue. We owe the most satisfying parts of our lives to others and fool ourselves if we imagine otherwise. We usually begin, rightly, by thanking our families since they are […]
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To find the truth about sexual harassment, look for a pattern
Our recent and overdue reckoning with sexual harassment and sexual assault have prompted some concerns. Will a wave of testimony lead to a prudish overcorrection? Will simple misunderstandings and single acts that are foolish but not violent lead men to be lumped in with predators when they don’t deserve it? Thankfully, the past few months […]
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We need a new definition for manhood
So I guess you can take men off the endangered species list. It wasn’t that long ago we were hearing that men were in trouble. It was said that our manly maleness was under siege from a culture of runaway political correctness hellbent on snipping off our masculine accoutrements and turning us into sissified wimps […]
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Yes, the Clintons should be investigated
By Marc A. Thiessen Special to The Washington Post President Donald Trump’s critics are arguing that GOP calls for the Justice Department to investigate Hillary Clinton and Democrats’ ties to Russia are an effort to distract from the real Russia investigation, into potential Trump-Russia collusion. No, they are not. Ever since Watergate, the mantra of […]
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U.S. companies should benefit from tax reform
My company, Revere Copper Products, was founded in 1801 by Paul Revere. During the past few decades, I have watched this nation’s domestic manufacturers struggle against subsidized competition from overseas, particularly from multinational firms that have little attachment to supporting a vibrant American middle class. One of the key problems U.S. manufacturers face is that […]
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Must we 'believe' Juanita Broaddrick? No
Whenever charges of sexual misconduct shoot through the air, an arrow or three hit Bill Clinton. That’s inevitable, given his history of philandering capped by the notorious Oval Office tryst with Monica Lewinsky. What was not inevitable, but surprising, is the crush of liberals swallowing whole a fishy story that Clinton raped a woman. In […]
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Five myths about American Indians
By Kevin Gover Special To The Washington Post Thanksgiving recalls for many people a meal between European colonists and indigenous Americans that we have invested with all the symbolism we can muster. But the new arrivals who sat down to share venison with some of America’s original inhabitants relied on a raft of misconceptions that […]
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The Islamic State's bloody defeat In Mosul
On June 21, as Iraqi ground forces neared the center of Mosul’s Old City, Islamic State fighters detonated explosives and destroyed the al-Nuri Grand Mosque. For eight centuries, the building symbolized Mosul, which is why, in June 2014, ISIS senior commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed the ISIS caliphate from a Grand Mosque balcony. Speaking freely […]
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Bible’s truth offers path away from sinfulness
The Museum of the Bible opened in Washington, D.C., last weekend, and not a moment too soon for a city (and nation) plagued by scandal. In addition to ongoing investigations by a special counsel and various congressional committees, sexual harassment seems to have infected the nation’s capital and the country like a scourge. One doesn’t […]