Tag: Commentary

After outside counsel found "insufficient evidence" in a sexual harassment claim against Ryan Seacrest (pictured above), Seacrest wrote an op-ed cautioning against unfair processes of adjudication. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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After beating a sexual harassment claim, Ryan Seacrest argues for presumption of innocence, fair reviews

Emily Jashinsky · February 6, 2018 11:45 pm

President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

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Trump already making progress on making prescription drugs affordable

Sally Pipes · February 6, 2018 11:37 pm

In a recent episode of "Law and Order: SVU," it seems Detective Olivia Benson (pictured above) and many of the other characters cannot really give Martha Cobb, a right-wing firebrand, a chance at legal justice. (Screenshot)

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Conservatives can’t even get due process in sexual assault cases on TV

Angela Morabito · February 6, 2018 11:26 pm

"[Anita] Hill is not trusted by conservative women," Penny Nance wrote. "Hollywood had the opportunity to own their sin and clean up their mess but instead chose to make political points. That's disappointing. They should replace Hill." (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

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Conservative women ask Time’s Up to remove Anita Hill from leadership post. Will they at least listen?

Emily Jashinsky · February 6, 2018 11:10 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has used the word "crumbs" to refer to the bonuses and wage increases tied to the GOP tax reform bill that passed last year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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The Democrats and their allies in the press have a classism problem

Becket Adams · February 6, 2018 11:09 pm

We're lucky FBI agents or analysts went out of their way to reconsider aged intelligence. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Just like the 9/11 hijackers, possible Saudi terrorist arrested by the FBI told his flight instructors he wanted to be a commercial pilot

Tom Rogan · February 6, 2018 10:35 pm

Before the advent of the Internet, U.S. newspapers were, largely speaking, a series of regional monopolies.

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The death of the American newspaper

Tim Worstall · February 6, 2018 10:21 pm

The congressional GOP should allow states to emulate Romneycare, by structuring ACA funds as block grants to reward states for increasing overall insurance coverage by targeting public funds to fill gaps in private insurance. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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Let states emulate Romneycare: It covered more at less cost than Obamacare

Chris Pope · February 6, 2018 10:08 pm

Thanks to the U.S. sugar program, sugar beet and sugar cane farmers have had the advantage of minimum prices, cheap loans, and tariffs to keep out competitors — all at taxpayer expense. (iStock photo)

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Sugar subsidies are anything but sweet

Yael Ossowski · February 6, 2018 9:24 pm

A service like this (and more are sure to follow) is virtually guaranteed to drive up the divorce rate. (iStock by Getty Images)

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New York Times runs glowing profile of Internet divorce service

Daniel Payne · February 6, 2018 9:19 pm

The Supreme Court is set to hear NIFLA v. Becerra next month. The ruling will determine whether parts of California's Reproductive FACT Act violate pregnancy centers' right to free speech regarding abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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California protects everything except free speech

Nicole Russell · February 6, 2018 9:05 pm

If Silvio Berlusconi does win, if and when President Trump and the new prime minister do meet, anything might happen. Buckle up. (AP)

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We might be heading for the Trump-Berlusconi show

Tom Rogan · February 6, 2018 8:37 pm