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Tabloid talents are unsuited to office

Published on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Here is a question at the crossroads of psychology and political philosophy: How can a leader so enamored by authoritarianism be so allergic to order? Donald Trump rose

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Pelosi: Real Professionals

Published on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 12:00am

Former President Ronald Reagan is hands down the most electorally successful American politician of the post-World War II era. As the outsider nominee of the nation’s then-decidedly minority party, nobody

‘Nothing’s as bad as the 9th Circuit

Published on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00am
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“Nothing’s as bad as the Ninth Circuit”: That is the president of the United States talking to the nation’s governors on Monday about the United States Court of Appeals for

Bumping into trespassing aliens

Published on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00am
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ARIZONA Too many extraterrestrial visitors can get on a person’s nerves, reports The Week. An Arizona man said he has bumped into “dozens of aliens trespassing” on his 10—acre desert

Time Out with Louis

Published on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00am
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TIME OUT WITH LOIS

Thank you, Jeremia Fox, for giving me the quarter. What benefits have been reaped! Letters came in from all over the country, folks sharing childhood memories, reminded by my own story …

Like Trump, Netanyahu sidesteps norms

Published on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00am

It looks like a legal matter mainly, with police investigating, prosecutors deliberating, journalists digging and shady associates cutting deals. But in this season of scandal in Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel, not

‘Nothing’s as bad as the 9th Circuit

Published on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00am
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“Nothing’s as bad as the Ninth Circuit”: That is the president of the United States talking to the nation’s governors on Monday about the United States Court of Appeals for

Bumping into trespassing aliens

Published on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00am
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ARIZONA Too many extraterrestrial visitors can get on a person’s nerves, reports The Week. An Arizona man said he has bumped into “dozens of aliens trespassing” on his 10—acre desert

Rich — really rich — hypocrisy

Published on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:00am

Perhaps it is wallet envy, but don’t we agree that hypocrisy among millionaires is worse than your everyday, normal hypocrisy? Or it could be because there is no shortage of

The end of two-wing parties

Published on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON — On the evidence of an October 2017 vote — concerning legislation that would have restricted abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation — there are three prolife Democrats in the

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