Tag: Commentary

There are reasons to question Jay-Z's critique of Trump. This is not one of them. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

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Don’t bother holding Jay-Z to the same standard as Trump

Emily Jashinsky · January 29, 2018 5:33 pm

Why not accept the modest limit of five months, one that is widely supported by voters from both parties, especially when almost every other civilized nation in the world prohibits elective abortion past three months of pregnancy? (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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The Senate can end the cruelty of 12,000 yearly late-term abortions

Maureen Ferguson · January 29, 2018 5:05 pm

One of the strangest characteristics about the Trump presidency is its stark similarity to his presidential campaign. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

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State of our union: Not nearly so good, nor so bad, as they say

Tamer Abouras · January 29, 2018 5:04 pm

Accepted current medical practice both among clinical professionals and the insurance industry suggests that people really should be open to considering e-cigarettes as a form of "medicine," at least in some cases. (iStock Photo)

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E-cigarettes are what the doctor ordered

Eli Lehrer · January 29, 2018 4:44 pm

Hillary Clinton appears on screen reading an excerpt from the book "Fire and Fury" during a skit at the 60th annual Grammy Awards. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

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Hillary Clinton’s Grammys appearance tramples #MeToo

Siraj Hashmi · January 29, 2018 3:49 pm

The NFL should stop caving to political pressure from the Left and run the AMVETS ad. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

The NFL’s super mistake: Turning down a pro-national anthem commercial from a veterans group

Rep Luke Messer · January 29, 2018 3:48 pm

Michael Wolff told Bill Maher recently he was "absolutely sure" the president is currently carrying out an extramarital affair, gesturing towards a passage in "Fire and Fury" that appears to be this one: "The president had been spending a notable amount of private time with Haley on Air Force One and was seen to be grooming her for a national political future."

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A sexist smear against Nikki Haley

Emily Jashinsky · January 29, 2018 3:35 pm

President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to respond to a CNN interview with Jay-Z. (AP Photos)

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Trump vs. Jay-Z and the truth about black unemployment

Siraj Hashmi · January 29, 2018 3:30 pm

FiveThirtyEight's Atlas of Redistricting should be required reading for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

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Michael Barone: All that you — and Justice Anthony Kennedy — need to know about redistricting and gerrymandering

Michael Barone · January 29, 2018 1:00 pm

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Trump should cut US funding to the World Bank

Tom Rogan · January 29, 2018 11:40 am

Road salt is increasingly being recognized as a detriment to human health, the environment, and infrastructure. As such, infrastructure reform should take into account the indirect costs of using salt to deice the roads. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

An issue for infrastructure reform: Too much road salt

Ross Marchand · January 29, 2018 5:01 am

Currently, the waiting period for an immigrant from Mexico is eight years. That's just too long. The waiting period drives even good people to the smugglers to get here illegally, because they know jobs are waiting for them here. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

How to fix immigration: Make the green card an expensive but available commodity

Andrew Conner · January 29, 2018 5:01 am