Tag: Commentary

Think this will shut Britain First down? Forget it. (Ben Stevens/PA File via AP)

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Twitter made a big mistake in suspending Britain First

Tom Rogan · December 18, 2017 8:02 pm

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at the University of Baltimore's fall commencement in Baltimore, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Betsy DeVos called for more listening on campus, but some students and professors just protested her instead

Emily Jashinsky · December 18, 2017 7:56 pm

Censorship can stifle new advancements in medicine. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

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The CDC is banning certain words in budget documents. Is this 2017 or 1984?

Kevin Campbell · December 18, 2017 7:04 pm

Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron will head up a $1 billion investment fund for China's commercial trading infrastructure. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

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Adding David Cameron to its bench, China strengthens its grip over Britain

Tom Rogan · December 18, 2017 7:01 pm

That office has remained vacant for 230 days. (AP Andrew Harnik)

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Heritage Foundation expected to name new president by Christmas

Philip Wegmann · December 18, 2017 6:56 pm

In prepared remarks for her commencement address at the University of Baltimore on Monday, DeVos went beyond simply acknowledging the threats to free speech in higher education, instead urging students to "listen," "study," and "ponder" before rushing to shout at those with whom they disagree. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Betsy DeVos urges students to embrace ‘the power of silence’

Emily Jashinsky · December 18, 2017 6:43 pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the final stimulus plan in 2009. But what was the result of the grand bipartisan moment? Resentment from rank-and-file Democrats. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Democrats had blown up bipartisanship long before they opposed the Republican tax plan

Philip Wegmann · December 18, 2017 5:40 pm

Many actresses, including women who are presenting awards or are nominated for awards, "are planning to wear all-black looks as a symbol of protest against harassment in Hollywood." According to a report, the protest is slated to kick off at the Golden Globes on Jan. 7, but may be replicated at other ceremonies as well. (AP Photo/File)

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Actresses reportedly planning harassment protest by wearing black on red carpets this winter

Emily Jashinsky · December 18, 2017 5:30 pm

The news comes amidst a national opioid epidemic, and just a month after Skipper signed a contract extension through 2021 at ESPN. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Did John Skipper really resign from ESPN over a drug problem a month after signing a contract extension?

Siraj Hashmi · December 18, 2017 5:26 pm

In this undated video grab provided by the RU-RTR Russian television via APTN in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, Russian operatives detain a suspected member of the Islamic State group's cell in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Russian Federal Security Service/AP video via AP)

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The US was right to help Russia prevent an ISIS attack on St. Petersburg

Tom Rogan · December 18, 2017 5:09 pm

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Falling Obamacare enrollment should surprise no one

Sally Pipes · December 18, 2017 5:08 pm

Two months ago, attorneys for the ACLU gamed the judicial system to secure an expedited decision from the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that unaccompanied minors illegally present in the United States have a constitutional right to an abortion. (iStock Photo)

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The ACLU wants an illegal immigrant minor who’s 22 weeks pregnant to have an abortion

Margot Cleveland · December 18, 2017 4:43 pm