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Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, and the longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

One suspects that many asked: if their side won't punish their wrongdoers, why should I punish my side's wrongdoers? (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Michael Barone: Are liberals’ sex scandals boosting Roy Moore?

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Gentrification has rapidly changed the look and the racial makeup of American cities, such as Washington, D.C. It can be seen as a problem. And it is the natural tendency of politicians seeking votes and journalists seeking clicks or column inches to treat it as such. (iStock)
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In defense of gentrification

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For a dozen years, European elites have regarded German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a rock solid firmament of good sense. Her failure to win big in the Sept. 24 elections, though, could be a sign that Merkel's footing might not be so sound. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
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Michael Barone: Angela Merkel and Davos rebuked in Germany

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In a time when many feel that
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The American Bar Association resurrects a profoundly bad idea

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It's beginning to look like Bannon's drive to oust Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a drive to install Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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Steve Bannon’s stock plummeting in the political marketplace

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Republican senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Alabama's Richard Shelby, have responded to the obvious signals in the political marketplace by saying Roy Moore (pictured above) should withdraw from the race. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Campaigns

Michael Barone: Will political setbacks unite the Republican Party?

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Democratic voters are clustered in central cities, sympathetic suburbs and university towns, giving the party an Electoral College advantage. Republican voters are spread more evenly elsewhere, giving their party an advantage in equal-population congressional and legislative districts. Donald Trump changed that in 2016, but just a bit. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
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2016 is looking like the new normal

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Trump's insult-laden style and constant tweeting strikes many people as repugnant and, if sometimes momentarily effective in framing issues, often self-defeating in both the short and long run. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Opinion

Michael Barone: Keep calm and carry on

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If we don't let the government impose a censorship regime on the entire society, why should we allow these private companies do so? (iStock by Getty Images)
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Michael Barone: Google and Facebook run for censors-in-chief

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Kevin Brady has come out for a tax deduction for state and local property taxes. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
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Michael Barone: Window of opportunity still mostly open on state and local tax deductibility

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