Tag: Commentary

Senate Republicans would be wrong to think that pushing back the start of their summer vacation by two short weeks is all that's needed to overcome the challenges they face. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Mitch McConnell delays the Senate’s August recess, but showing up is only half the battle

James Wallner · July 12, 2017 4:00 pm

Airport strikes ruin business trips, vacations, weddings, celebrations, graduations, and the general right of Americans to pursue happiness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Unions shouldn’t be allowed to shut down airports and screw everyone over

Tom Rogan · July 12, 2017 3:40 pm

President Trump was back on Twitter early this morning, complaining about the treatment of his son Donald Trump Jr. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Trump: The man who cried wolf

Tom Rogan · July 12, 2017 2:38 pm

Right along with national trust in academia, the New York Times reported this week that enrollment at the University of Missouri has declined 35 percent over the past two years. (iStock photo)

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It’s not just Republicans who feel increasingly sour on colleges and universities

Emily Jashinsky · July 12, 2017 2:15 pm

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People Magazine wants you to think Cecile Richards is a superhero

Emily Jashinsky · July 12, 2017 2:05 pm

Numerous government audits suggest efforts by Congress and the FAA to bring 1960s-era ground-based radar air traffic control system into the satellite age may be doomed to failure. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Air traffic control reform is a no-brainer

Marc Scribner · July 12, 2017 4:01 am

Juvenile justice reforms undertaken in six states have allowed a combined $50 million in budget savings to be reinvested in community-based services, improving public safety and reducing recidivism rates. (AP)

McConnell and Grassley’s opportunity to lead the way on juvenile justice reform

marcy-mistrett, Christina Delgado · July 12, 2017 4:01 am

It's egregious that there is even a possibility of Adelson's billions being able to buy his way. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Online gambling ban is a power play by casinos

Eric Peters · July 12, 2017 4:01 am

No issue epitomizes this disconnect between today's political performance art and actual problem solving more than the debate over "Net Neutrality." (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Less outrage, more compromise on net neutrality

Bruce Mehlman · July 12, 2017 4:01 am

The news that Donald Trump Jr., who once bragged that his family had significant business interests in Russia, met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer along with his father's former campaign manager and one of his closest advisers is the straw that broke the camel's back. It's time to remove the stain from the presidency. Trump must go. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Byron York: Trump-Russia investigation takes sharp turn toward the dumb

Byron York · July 12, 2017 3:16 am

Hacking is a crime. Treason is a crime. Perjury is a crime. Sleazy behavior in investigating one's election opponents is often legal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Collusion, yes; subversion, unclear

Washington Examiner · July 12, 2017 1:50 am

In filing the brief, several attorneys general expressed concern that the investigation, led by Schneiderman and Healey, was being used as a tool to silence anyone who disagreed with their views on global climate change. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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In New York, a rogue attorney general promotes himself rather than justice

Peter Roff · July 12, 2017 12:00 am