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The double standard simply highlights the power of partisan politics, and isn't evidence that Trump supporters and surrogates are racist. (AP Photo/Luis Alvarez, File)

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives are giving Trump a pass over golf trips because of politics, not racism

Op-Ed Contributor · April 22, 2017 9:00 pm

Alec Baldwin's impersonation of President Trump on SNL may not last "much longer," the liberal actor says. (Screenshot/Saturday Night Live)

Alec Baldwin says he won’t impersonate President Trump ‘much longer’

Op-Ed Contributor · March 7, 2017 9:30 pm

Congress should pass the Employee Rights Act to help restore some fairness for our workers, writes Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. (AP photo)

Alexander: Let’s put an end to the ‘ambush election’ rule

Op-Ed Contributor · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Senator Josiah W. Bailey rallied public resistance to FDR's plan and led a conservative uprising in Congress within the president's own party. (Library of Congress)

When Democrats challenged executive overreach

Op-Ed Contributor · June 15, 2015 8:45 pm

Unfortunately, both Washington and Greece continue to report inaccurate financial data, spend more funds than available and lose the trust of their citizens in the process. (AP Photo)Â

Financial lessons Washington could learn from Athens

Op-Ed Contributor · April 25, 2015 9:00 am

The U.S. Postal Service should not be subsidizing international package shipments to the detriment of American businesses. (AP Photo)Â

Why does USPS favor foreign shippers?

Op-Ed Contributor · April 19, 2015 9:00 am

Las Vegas newspaper ad cites censorship risk to the Drudge Report. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Getting the FCC debate all wrong

Op-Ed Contributor · April 17, 2015 9:00 am

"I think the present banking system is a pretty damn good system for the United States," said Buffett.

Don’t let misconceptions, nostalgia guide U.S. banking policy

Op-Ed Contributor · April 13, 2015 9:00 am

Better decision-making tools that are available through a variety of easily-accessible websites and apps draw on behavioral economics to provide the first step to overcoming Americans' financial woes. (AP Photo)

Technology brings behavioral solutions to Americans’ financial problems

Op-Ed Contributor · April 10, 2015 9:00 am

Innovation Act preserves America’s patent system

Op-Ed Contributor · April 1, 2015 9:00 am

Carly Fiorina said, "Watch carefully who is supporting that legislation. ...Â It's the big companies whose ongoing economic benefit depends upon their ability to acquire innovations and patents at a lower cost." (AP)

Reining in foreign government-backed patent trolls

Op-Ed Contributor · March 27, 2015 9:00 am

This Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, shows the door at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Robinson Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

What sustainability and religious freedom have in common

Op-Ed Contributor · March 18, 2015 9:00 am