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Harrop: American workers get Foxconned yet again
The electronics makers promised 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin; 18 months later it’s scaling back plans.
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Milbank: Trump has it on divine authority, he’s the authority
God must be speaking to President Trump, but he’s not listening to anybody else around him.
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Dionne: Trump’s state of the union is a contradiction
Trump has kept himself busy creating the perception of carnage from which he has vowed to save us.
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Saunders: Trump can turn things around with some candor
If he relents on a demand he can’t win, he can turn attention to what he has accomplished.
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McArdle: Shift in abortion debate may lead some to say ‘enough’
For those of us in ‘the Muddle,’ the real debate over abortion is becoming one over parenthood.
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Robinson: Trump’s tweets argue with his own ‘intelligence’
Worse than ignoring the counsel of his intelligence chiefs, Trump insists on attacking them.
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Parker: Abortion debate not helped by language that obscures
Discussion over bills in New York and Virginia shows were not good at talking about the unspeakable.
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Schwab: At least we got something out of the shutdown
Many gained an awareness for the effectiveness of government and the fecklessness of Trump.
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Dionne: What Schultz knows about Americans fits in coffee cup
The former Starbucks CEO is a marketing expert, but he doesn’t understand the American electorate.
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Harrop: Yep, Groundhog Day is repetitive, but that’s the point
Regardless of whether the rodent sees its shadow, the day still welcomes an increase in daylight.
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Petri: Let’s find Howard Schultz another outlet for his wealth
Why run for president when you can go to outer space, spend money and have nothing to show…
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Milbank: The grounds for Schultz’s run for presidency
Schultz is not for just the 1 percent. He will also represent the 2 percent, half-and-half and soy.
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McArdle: What good is Warren’s plan to tax the wealthy?
Her tax proposal is a lousy way to raise revenue but a good way to raise her 2020…
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Milbank: Stone’s indictment shows him well-suited with Trump
Trump plays down his ties to Stone, but both share a love of attention and a talent for…
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Parker: Don’t tar Howard Schultz with legacies of Perot, Nader
Why not an independent candidate? There’s no guarantee he’d attract only Democratic votes.
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Milbank: When the facts aren’t with you, fabricate them
Trump’s ‘duct tape’ story is only the latest to result in a desperate search to legitimize his claims.
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Robinson: Schultz can’t win but he can help re-elect Trump
Even winning a small slice of the vote, Schultz’s independent bid could throw the election to Trump.
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Harrop: Trump’s wall has separated us from immigration fixes
Lost in the debate over the wall — and the shutdown — has been what the needs are…
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Burke: Shutdown showed how little regard Trump has for people
We don’t need a State of the Union address to tell us who he’s willing to harm to…
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Saunders: Buzzfeed, Twitter leave media with two black eyes
Buzzfeed’s failed scoop and the Twitter rampage over MAGA-hat-wearing teens were media failures.