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An Embarrassing but Very Teachable Moment for College Journalists Nov. 19, 2019
Much as conservatives blast the news media for a supposed liberal bias, the sting of press scrutiny ... Read More
Short Takes on a Serial Book-Hider and Human Punching Bags Nov. 18, 2019
Can't Burn 'Em? Hide 'Em In Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a supporter of President Donald Trump keeps visiti... Read More
Federal Criminal Justice Reform Takes a Big First Step Forward Jul. 26, 2019
Within hours after the First Step Act went into effect last Friday, 3,100 inmates qualified for rele... Read More
A Hero Amongst the Liars Apr. 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal, Brian Lamb, the founder of C-Span, t... Read More
There Was No Collusion; It's Time to Move On Apr. 22, 2019
It is time to move on. Robert S. Mueller III spent two years painstakingly investigating President D... Read More
The Heroes of the Mueller Report Apr. 21, 2019
WASHINGTON — Now that special counsel Robert Mueller's report is out, it is time to salute the... Read More
William Barr's Never-Ending War: Trump's Nominee for Attorney General Is Apt to Encourage His Worst Instincts on Drug Policy Dec. 12, 2018
William Barr, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, believes the president has vast, unilater... Read More
Will the Real Attorney General Please Stand Up? Nov. 15, 2018
Last week's surprise forced resignation of Jeff Sessions as attorney general of the United States se... Read More
Why Would Anyone Join the Trump Administration Now? Nov. 15, 2018
The Trump administration resembles a blender with the lid off: frequent moments of noisy, furious ch... Read More
Whitaker's Allowed to Have an Opinion Nov. 09, 2018
Now that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is out at the Department of Justice and President Donald Tru... Read More
The War for the Soul of America Nov. 09, 2018
The war in Washington will not end until the presidency of Donald Trump ends. Everyone seems to sens... Read More
The Growing Consensus for Legalizing Marijuana Nov. 08, 2018
The United States remains starkly divided between red and blue, with Republicans and Democrats each ... Read More
'Officers Eat Last' Aug. 25, 2018
The Marine Corps lives by one hard-and-fast rule foreign to American corporate and financial life: "... Read More
Let's Find a Balanced Solution to Immigration and Stop the Preening Jun. 22, 2018
Virtue signaling soared to new heights with the family separation issue on the southern border. Too ... Read More
The Needless Cruelty of Trump's Border Policy Jun. 21, 2018
In 1729, an Irish political writer named Jonathan Swift noted with sorrow the large number of hungry... Read More
A No-Win Confrontation Jun. 19, 2018
By the start of the week, the Trump administration's degenerate-satanic-jackbooted-sieg heil policy ... Read More
Trump's Lies Betray His Desperation Jun. 07, 2018
Here's what I hope Robert Mueller will conclude when he is done investigating Donald Trump's 2016 ca... Read More
Trump Flirts With Pardons and Prison Reform Jun. 03, 2018
WASHINGTON — Reality TV star Kim Kardashian visited the White House Wednesday to urge Presiden... Read More
Undocumented Immigrants Make Us Safer May. 10, 2018
From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump portrayed illegal immigration as a fo... Read More
You, Too, Would Do This to Save the Life of Your Child May. 09, 2018
Three years ago, on the 50th anniversary of the march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights, I ... Read More
