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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.

Ambinder makes the case for people who pass security checks and have training to carry concealed weapons. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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Liberal endorses concealed weapons laws

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Since mid-July Donald Trump has been leading in the national polls, except for a moment early last month when he was effectively tied with Ben Carson. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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The state of play in the Republican race

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The idea of Windows Tech Support personnel scampering out of a nondescript building in Tampa or Chennai, seeking shelter from an incoming drone attack, had me laughing out loud. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
Beltway Confidential

Condign punishment for scammers

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Terry Michael set up Washington Center for Politics & Journalism as a semester-long program for college students interested in journalism. (Photo courtesy of screen shot)
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Congratulations to Terry Michael for 25 years of WCP&J

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My takeaway from Noel Malcolm's book is that his disorderly Mediterranean world, where rules are flouted, boundaries are readily penetrated and allegiances are transitory is similar in character today. (AP Photo)
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History returns, violently, in the Mediterranean and beyond

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You can measure earned success by the money you earn or the usefulness of your work, and also by the work you do raising a family or joining with others in the multitude of voluntary associations which Alexis de Tocqueville identified 180 years ago as the major strength of America. (AP file photo/Paul Sancya)
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Give thanks this year — for work

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Here's something rare: a sensible analysis of
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Instead of ‘diversity’ training, try common sense

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What is at the root of the recent outrageous protests on college and university campuses? (Daniel Brenner/Columbia Daily Tribune via AP)
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The shame of the campuses: Lying administrators

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National security has already playing an outsized role in the GOP nomination fight, and the events of Friday could elevate Republican voters' existing concerns that the homeland is vulnerable to an attack by Islamic radicals. (AP Photo)
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Which party will emerge from its gathering storm?

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The proper response of the federal government is to remove requirements and perhaps to end subsidization of universities with too high a ratio of administrators to teachers. (AP Photo)
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Republicans need to think about cutting public sector jobs and universities’ administrative bloat

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