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Michael Barone

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.

Smith is refreshingly frank about the role of judges and the bogus legal reasoning of the 9th Circuit decision. (AP Photo)
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Judge: Trump is empowering, not undermining, the judiciary

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Past incoming presidents have enjoyed honeymoon periods, with many opposition party voters giving them approval. Not so for President Trump. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Partisan lines stay fixed amid Trump turmoil

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Not every presidential appointment turns out to be an appropriate one for the president or the appointee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Precedented: The Flynn fiasco

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Riot leaders justify their violence as a response to fascism. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Do liberals care about fascist-style violence in Berkeley?

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The president has aroused vigorous opposition in his first few weeks in office. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Precedented: Is Trump uniquely awful? Some historic perspective

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Twenty years ago, Bill Clinton's administration was busy negotiating with China for normal trade relations. China's economy was growing rapidly, its manufacturers were inexpensive and American firms looked with relish on a market of 1 billion customers with fast-growing incomes.
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How welfare reform can inform a better trade policy

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Harry Truman lashed out at a Washington Post writer for an unflattering review of his daughter's concert. (AP Photo/Ernest K. Bennett)
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Precedented: Trump’s fight for Ivanka’s brand echoes Truman

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The incident and attendant publicity, Reich writes,
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Robert Reich’s latest paranoid fantasy

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Donald Trump's second week as president has been full of surprises and sturm und drang. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Trump is keeping his promises

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Two creditable sources argue that the president has powers that go well beyond what is generally recognized. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Two really audacious proposals for Trump and the Republicans

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