Tag: Commentary

The ongoing battle to enact the Every Student Succeeds Act (and now to see that its programs are well-funded) remains centered on what resources the feds can provide and ensuring that locals have unfettered control over it. (Examiner file)

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Could education innovation actually thrive through the federal government?

Jeanne Allen · May 11, 2017 7:15 pm

If he was going to fire Comey "regardless" of Rosenstein's recommendation, why did his notice of dismissal specifically, and exclusively, cite that memo and the attorney general's reaction to it? (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Does it matter whether Trump asked Rod Rosenstein for a recommendation?

Emily Jashinsky · May 11, 2017 6:50 pm

Others blamed the choice of bringing Bernie Sanders to campaign in what is essentially a moderate town, calling it "a colossal mistake." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Omaha Democrats lose mayor’s race; state party chair faults DNC Chairman Tom Perez

David Freddoso · May 11, 2017 6:15 pm

Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., used campaign money to pay his brother's company nearly $70,000 over the past decade. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Top House Democrat Joe Crowley used campaign money to rent office space outside his district from brother’s company

Emily Jashinsky · May 11, 2017 5:59 pm

Texas A&M President Michael K. Young refused to discipline or fire professor Tommy Curry. (iStock photo)

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Texas A&M won’t fire professor who called for killing white people

Ron Meyer · May 11, 2017 4:57 pm

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Twitter CEO on Trump’s tweets: ‘I believe it’s really important to hear directly from our leadership’

Emily Jashinsky · May 11, 2017 4:37 pm

But by nominating Garland, Trump could at once restore confidence in both his administration and the FBI while muting criticism. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

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Mike Lee is right: Trump should make Merrick Garland the next FBI director

Philip Wegmann · May 11, 2017 4:26 pm

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Reminder: Whether or not Trump asked Rod Rosenstein for a recommendation, he didn’t get one

Emily Jashinsky · May 11, 2017 3:50 pm

The key question is whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein initiated the decision to fire James Comey, or whether Trump directed Rosenstein to write a memo that would justify his firing the FBI director. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Alan Dershowitz: It’s up to Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to do the right thing

Alan Dershowitz · May 11, 2017 3:23 pm

The president has now said he planned to fire James Comey regardless of any recommendation that would have come from the Justice Department on the matter. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Am I the only person in the world who feels bad for James Comey?

Jason Russell · May 11, 2017 3:19 pm

There has been plenty of recent analysis devoted to today's age of rage on campus. Much of it focuses on the left's reaction to Trump-style populism. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

How to restore the First Amendment on campus

Robert Ehrlich · May 11, 2017 12:00 pm

If Trump and Kushner are serious about draining the Beltway swamp, the quickest, most effective and lasting way might be to eliminate the grants-in-aid regime that produces so much of the bureaucratic mire. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal grants are the key to constraining bureaucracy

Dan Benson · May 11, 2017 4:04 am