Tag: Commentary

To his credit, President Trump directed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to begin the process of undoing former President Back Obama's abuses regarding the declaration of national monuments to appease environmentalists. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Obama wasn’t king, and his laws aren’t set in stone

William Perry Pendley - contributor · August 1, 2017 1:00 pm

Advocating new curbs on charter schools contrasts uneasily with data showing that charter schools have improved public education, especially for the most vulnerable. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Contra NAACP, charter schools are giving hope to African-Americans who had none

Ramona Edelin · August 1, 2017 12:00 pm

One particular infrastructure problem remains a puzzle -- well-publicized backups in some municipal sewer systems around the nation, and charges that the cause is a recently popular personal hygiene product: moist flushable wipes. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Our sewers are clogged, but flushable wipes are not the culprit

elizabeth-samson · August 1, 2017 4:01 am

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Kelly already bringing order to the White House

Evan Berryhill · August 1, 2017 4:01 am

The Canadian government decided to leave its provinces in charge of administering healthcare, while simultaneously allowing them to keep a greater percentage of income tax revenues to finance costs. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)

With Medicaid block grants, Canada (yes, that’s right) offers a useful model

Ross Marchand · August 1, 2017 4:01 am

His tenure as communications director ended seven times quicker than Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Let’s keep the Anthony Scaramucci stories in proportion

Emily Jashinsky · July 31, 2017 11:22 pm

To make sense of the whirlwind events a brief timeline is in order. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Mooch Timeline: The remarkable rise and fall of Anthony Scaramucci

Philip Wegmann · July 31, 2017 8:46 pm

Such is socialism. And such is America's responsibility to oppose this malevolence. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Trump just sanctioned President Maduro. What does this mean for Venezuela?

Tom Rogan · July 31, 2017 8:30 pm

Venezuelan Bolivarian National police move away from the flames after an explosion during clashes against anti-government demonstrators in Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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What happens if the US must evacuate its diplomats from Venezuela?

Tom Rogan · July 31, 2017 7:17 pm

Jill Stein is many things. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Green Party nominee Jill Stein says America ‘cornered’ Kim regime into developing nukes

Philip Wegmann · July 31, 2017 7:14 pm

The brash obscenity that helped Anthony Scaramucci on Wall Street and on cable news didn't work in the White House. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

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Anthony Scaramucci: Another successful financier who fails at government

Timothy P. Carney · July 31, 2017 7:11 pm

On his first day as White House chief of staff, John Kelly fired Anthony Scaramucci.

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Anthony Scaramucci, John Kelly, and the Marine infantry officer guidebook

Tom Rogan · July 31, 2017 7:01 pm