Tag: Commentary

Ellison should know better than to abuse the tragedy of the Holocaust to make a political point. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Exactly what we needed in the immigration debate: A congressman comparing deportation to the Holocaust

Becket Adams · September 21, 2017 3:52 pm

Only American resolve and that of its allies creates the chance for peace. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Jim Gilmore: Trump rejects the ‘New World Order’ at the UN and embraces sovereignty

Jim Gilmore · September 21, 2017 3:33 pm

Speaking at a Gates foundation event, former President Barack Obama targeted the Republican Senate healthcare bill. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Obama spreads untruths about the Graham-Cassidy health bill

Tom Rogan · September 21, 2017 3:22 pm

The president's message on foreign affairs is generally met with more approval than his populist economic proposals and nationalistic rhetoric on trade. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Is foreign policy Trump’s key to winning over the center-right?

Tamer Abouras · September 21, 2017 2:55 pm

Steve Bannon tells us all that the American system was based on economic protectionism -- Hey, it worked in the 19th century so it would work now, right? It's an appealing contention with only one problem - it's wrong. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Where Steve Bannon and other protectionists go wrong on free trade and tariffs

Tim Worstall · September 21, 2017 2:30 pm

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program demonstrate in front of the White House. President Trump ordered an end of protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but gave Congress six months to act on it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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El presidente: Could Trump become America’s first Hispanic president?

Jamie Weinstein · September 21, 2017 2:29 pm

Paul Manafort back in mid-2016 offered his services to Donald Trump for free, according to news accounts. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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For Paul Manafort, Trump was the product. Putin’s friends were the customers.

Timothy P. Carney · September 21, 2017 1:36 pm

Graham-Cassidy gives states the authority and the funding to clean up the mess created by Washington, D.C. It repeals the most onerous mandates of Obamacare to give states the flexibility and freedom to design their own healthcare solutions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Graham-Cassidy can turn Obamacare’s failure into an American success

Curtis Ellis · September 21, 2017 1:20 pm

Ali Alchikh, 49, and his wife, Najoua Laroui, found replenished supplies of bottled water at Costco and purchased it for their extended family Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Both said they've never stocked up before a hurricane, but the strength of Irma and media reports from Houston encouraged them to buy bottled water. (Jonathan Capriel/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Price gouging has its purpose

Harry Dardashti · September 21, 2017 4:01 am

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is making headlines this week, and not for reasons he'd like. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Who swore it best? The top three angriest people in political commentary

Becket Adams · September 21, 2017 12:43 am

California has doubled down on sanctuary policies. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)

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California Gov. Jerry Brown hasn’t decided yet if he’ll sign the ‘Sanctuary State’ bill

Jennifer Kerns · September 20, 2017 8:18 pm

The Cedar Rapids government claims that because a police officer, not a company, makes the final determination of speeding, Leaf's fine is justified. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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The fake hero who is suing over a speeding ticket

Tom Rogan · September 20, 2017 8:16 pm