Tag: Commentary

The potential imposition of protective tariffs on solar panels would actually help foreign-owned companies and hurt U.S. workers and consumers. (iStock photo)

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Crony capitalism masquerading as trade protectionism in the solar panel industry

Horace Cooper · June 5, 2017 4:10 pm

President Trump said the House Democrats want a government shutdown on Friday to distract from the just-passed GOP tax bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Shooting from the hip on ‘travel ban,’ @RealDonaldTrump shoots his administration in the foot again

Philip Wegmann · June 5, 2017 3:58 pm

"The President who promised 'America First' has taken a self-destructive step that puts our nation last," John Kerry wrote on Facebook. "This is an unprecedented forfeiture of American leadership which will cost us influence, cost us jobs, and invite other countries to walk away from solving humanity's most existential crisis." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

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‘America first’ doesn’t mean the same thing as ‘global leadership’

Timothy P. Carney · June 5, 2017 2:53 pm

More and more school systems, with Common Core at the helm, seem to be losing focus on academics in favor of worrying about social issues, self-esteem, and whether kids feel good or accepted in their environment -- sacrificing knowledge for feelings. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)

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No valedictorian? Schools now favor feelings over academic excellence

Nicole Russell · June 5, 2017 1:21 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Megyn Kelly during an interview with NBC's "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly" in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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In Megyn Kelly interview, Putin gives the middle finger to US intelligence, suggests the CIA killed JFK

Tom Rogan · June 5, 2017 12:39 pm

In some countries, credit is simply not available to those who need it most: the people at the bottom of the income ladder.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Rep. Steve Pearce: How the CFPB ignores rural families

Rep Steve Pearce · June 5, 2017 12:00 pm

Many insurance plans don't cover traditional hearing aids, saddling consumers with thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. (iStock photo)

Affordable hearing aids should be a bipartisan issue

Gary Shapiro · June 5, 2017 12:00 pm

"The whole town was thrown into absolute chaos real quick," Britt told me at his law office in Lumberton. "Roads were shut down, and there was no power. Bridges were out all over the place." (Courtesy photo)

The unsinkable Danny Britt

Daniel Allott · June 5, 2017 4:01 am

The Army Corps of Engineers said it will approve a key easement for the project as soon as Tuesday evening. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Looking to trim costs? Approve a pipeline

David Holt · June 5, 2017 4:01 am

Armed police on St Thomas Street, London, Sunday June 4, 2017, near the scene of Saturday night's terrorist incident on London Bridge and at Borough Market. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

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What to expect from Britain’s counter-terrorism shakeup

Tom Rogan · June 4, 2017 9:01 pm

Trump did carry the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, which by government definition includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland Counties. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Donald Trump actually did carry (metro) Pittsburgh

Michael Barone · June 4, 2017 7:45 pm

The difficult but plain truth is that no amount of U.S. military intervention can impose an exterior stability on Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Abdul Khaliq, File)

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The US can’t fix Afghanistan, and it should stop trying

Bonnie Kristian · June 4, 2017 5:20 am