Tag: Commentary

The film industry is widely recognized to be one of the most prolific lobbyists for and recipients of tax breaks and incentives from state and local governments. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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Film tax credit handouts are scarier than any horror film

Payton Alexander · September 29, 2017 11:00 am

Tax cuts have nothing to do with "corporate greed"; they have everything to do with job creators creating more jobs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dear Congress: My cookie business could use a tax cut right about now

Joseph Semprevivo · September 29, 2017 4:01 am

The committee approved both nominees, who were both strongly opposed by Democrats, on party lines. They now go before the full Senate for a vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Untie states’ hands by reforming Obamacare waivers

Joel White · September 29, 2017 4:01 am

Surely, no one would think to politicize this simple gesture from the first lady, right? (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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The culture war comes for Dr. Seuss

Becket Adams · September 28, 2017 10:49 pm

Both Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick were known for kneeling at games, but for very different reasons. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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HuffPost article compares Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick but neglects one minor detail

Emily Jashinsky · September 28, 2017 9:27 pm

Republicans aren't planning to get rid of the deduction for mortgage interest, but doubling the standard deduction, as they propose, would moot the mortgage deduction for most homeowners. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Gary Cohn is correct: People don’t buy homes because of the mortgage deduction (even Obama’s top economist agrees)

Philip Wegmann · September 28, 2017 9:15 pm

Rick Pitino, for whom this latest-but-not-only hoops scandal will almost certainly end his coaching career, signed a contract just two years ago giving him nearly $51 million over 10 years, plus big potential bonuses. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Is college basketball what the ‘public good’ looks like?

Neal McCluskey · September 28, 2017 9:11 pm

They are outmaneuvering the U.S. (Pool photo via AP)

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Erdogan and Putin prepare to hit US interests in Syria

Tom Rogan · September 28, 2017 9:01 pm

This pattern also explains Yiannopoulos' popularity with conservative college students. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Understanding why conservative students embraced Milo Yiannopoulos

Emily Jashinsky · September 28, 2017 8:09 pm

Fundraising off of a natural disaster is the political equivalent of driving over a downed powerline. The idiotic move brings certain electrocution and risks imminent death. But Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., did exactly that on Thursday, seeing a money-making opportunity in a life-changing disaster. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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Florida Man Sen. Bill Nelson fundraises for his campaign off Hurricane Irma

Philip Wegmann · September 28, 2017 8:08 pm

Don Willett and Jim Ho are tremendously experienced and qualified lawyers and public servants whose intellect and legal skills are matched only by their integrity and commitment to the rule of law. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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On judicial nominees, Trump just keeps on #winning

Ilya Shapiro · September 28, 2017 7:32 pm

He defeated his critics both among the religious and the feminists, two groups disliked by large classes of Americans. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling)

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Hugh Hefner commodified sex into a lifestyle very familiar to Americans today

Bill Myers · September 28, 2017 6:53 pm