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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
Trump Might Excuse a Murder to Advance a Big Arms Sale, but Congress Must Not Jul. 26, 2019
Ignoring strong objections from his fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump has vetoed a bipartis... Read More
Obituarizing Wes Pruden Jul. 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — We live in an era that must be very confusing for people who do not immerse thems... Read More
Once Again, Uncle Sam Shirks Fiscal Responsibility in Budget Deal Jul. 25, 2019
This year, the deficit will end up being the fourth highest in U.S. history. It's gigantic, and it w... Read More
The Unsurprising Success of 'Stranger Things' Jul. 25, 2019
Netflix's monster (literally) hit series "Stranger Things" has just wrapped up its third season. It ... Read More
Why the Left Is Reconsidering Al Franken Jul. 24, 2019
On Monday, The New Yorker printed a lengthy piece by reporter Jane Mayer about the sad fate of forme... Read More
Orbiting Around a Sweet Moon Summer of '69 Jul. 24, 2019
The Summer of '69 was the end of the unforgettable '60s, even if you were very young. The haunting s... Read More
Trump and America Vs. the Commie Quad Squad Jul. 19, 2019
In one sense, the Commie Quad Squad (CQS) has done us all a favor by flushing out the extremism of t... Read More
Why Media's Normalizing of White Nationalists Matters Jul. 19, 2019
In 2016, a bunch of real-life white supremacists — not just Republicans who happen to disagree... Read More
Both Parties Are Misbehaving in Line With Their Historic Character Jul. 19, 2019
The air is thick with lamentations that our two political parties are tearing themselves — and... Read More
House Speaker Pelosi, Laugh the Girls off Jul. 18, 2019
WASHINGTON — I preside from time to time over a supper club called the Saturday Evening Club. ... Read More
Longing for Grace and Poise Jul. 18, 2019
Last Sunday, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played 4 hours and 57 minutes, the longest Wimbledon s... Read More
The Political Myth to Capture Our Times Jul. 12, 2019
In the Age of Trump, a growth industry of commentators and critics is in search of a mythical image,... Read More
Bigotry, Misogyny in U.S. Border Patrol Merits Congressional Probe Jul. 08, 2019
Democrats are calling for the firing of Border Patrol agents who posted vulgar images of Rep. Alexan... Read More
Trump Is Dealing With a Mass Murderer Jul. 08, 2019
Few aspects of the Trump administration are as fraught with peril or with promise than President Don... Read More
Trolling the 4th of July Jul. 05, 2019
Liberals are loudly denouncing President Trump for his plans to insert himself into Fourth of July f... Read More
Chief Justice Wisely Gets Courts out of Redistricting Politics Jul. 05, 2019
"Partisan gerrymandering is nothing new," writes Chief Justice John Roberts near the beginning of hi... Read More
In Our Political Babel of Anger and Arrogance, Conversation Changes Jul. 05, 2019
Summer is the time for conversation, at the beach or in the mountains, on the front porch or a park ... Read More
How Not to Score a Goal in the Global Trade War Jul. 04, 2019
President Donald Trump likes to keep score. Well, here's a score for him: America, zero; while the r... Read More
