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Saunders: Liberal use of ‘racist’ tars some for fair comment
Innocent comments and once-mainstream ideas are now labeled as racist by the SPLC and the media.
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Parker: Democrats’ 11th-hour bit of gossip a partisan failure
After this bid to delay Kavanaugh’s conformation, Democrats only hope for decency is to vote for him.
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Ingatius: The ‘other’ D.C. insider book you should read
John Kerry’s new memoir is a reminder of the benefits of sanity, self-knowledge and honesty.
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Rampell: When politics stymies response to financial crisis
Bailouts were unpopular, but necessary. What happens the next time something unpopular must be done?
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Schwab: Kavanaugh completes Republicans’ court of last resort
Losing control of executive and legislative branches, the GOP locks in its policies in the judicial.
Business
H-1B visa program needs a thorough overhaul
Its effects on our economy and the costs to taxpayers should be closely studied.
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Milbank: Unstoppable Florence meets Trump’s unmoveable D.C.
A year after Maria kills 2,975 in Puerto Rico, Congress sets a hearing, canceled because of Flo.
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Rampell: The record — so far — on Trump’s deregulatory agenda
Trump supporters point to his deregulation efforts as victories, but who’s benefiting and who’s not?
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Thiessen: Trump right to defy UN court to protect citizens
The UN’s criminal court could soon indict U.S. citizens. Trump should use all means to fight it.
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Harrop: The ‘Advantage’ in one ‘Medicare for all’ proposal
The Medicare option, with managed-care plans from insurers, would offer coverage and cost controls.
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Milbank: A preview of Trump’s ‘real book’ about his White House
Trump is running out of people to accuse of treason, all of which he’ll cover in his auto-biography.
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Parker: Disasters, past and looming, force reckoning of worth
The things left behind in fleeing Florence prompt an examination of what we value and why.
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Thiessen: Obama joins Trump as presidential norm-breaker
Defying the typical silence of past presidents, Obama has leaped into the fray to criticize Trump.
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Ignatius: Fear of appearing weak drives Trump policy, bearing
‘Fear’ describes that in himself and those around him, Trump can’t abide any display of weakness.
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Robinson: Don’t let ‘Crazytown’ distract you from these failures
White House anctics tend to distract attention from un-American actions by the Trump administration.
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Harrop: States need support as they step up on climate change
As the Trump administration works to reverse progress, states are taking the initiative.
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Burke: When you commander in chief can’t live up to your motto
Unable to live up to the codes of conduct at U.S. military academies, Trump would be drummed out.
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Saunders: Anonymous only told us what Trump already tweeted
You can question the integrity of the ‘senior official,’ but not what’s going on in the White House.
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Parker: Booker should take a lesson from his ‘Spartacus’ gaffe
His threat to release a confidential Kavanaugh memo wasn’t as heroric as he thought; it was out.
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Robinson: We’ve heard this before; this time it’s credible
Cabinet and Congress won’t move to dislodge Trump; restoring sanity is in the hands of voters.