Tag: Commentary

Aside from the fact that both events involved firearms, there really isn't much sense comparing the two. (AP Photo)

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Stop comparing today’s assassination to the death of Franz Ferdinand

Becket Adams · December 19, 2016 9:17 pm

Turkish police officers cordon off the area close to a photo gallery where the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot and killed by a gunman in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo)

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With the world on edge, Turkey’s government blames the usual suspects

David Freddoso · December 19, 2016 8:44 pm

Schools required to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with gender identity.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

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A ceasefire in North Carolina’s bathroom wars?

David Freddoso · December 19, 2016 7:23 pm

That same smooth-talking former president has turned into bitter, old Uncle Bill. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink via AP,Pool)

Bill’s at it again…

Beverly Hallberg · December 19, 2016 6:57 pm

Turkey is no stranger to terrorism, but for decades it managed to control the problem. (AP Photo)

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Turkey at the precipice

Michael Rubin · December 19, 2016 6:30 pm

Five senators hit up Virtu Financial for contributions during the 2016 cycle and the company gave generously. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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After cashing his checks, Chuck Schumer silent on Trump’s latest nominee

Philip Wegmann · December 19, 2016 6:07 pm

Demonstrators wave signs and chant in freezing temperatures Monday morning as delegates start arriving to cast their electoral votes for president. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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It’s Election Day, for real, and you can watch all the votes as they’re cast

David Freddoso · December 19, 2016 3:43 pm

Sen. Jeff Sessions' attitude worries reform advocates like Robert Everett Johnson, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, which has defended numerous people trying to get their seized property back. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Why does Sessions think the police should be able to legally rob you?

Johnny Kampis · December 19, 2016 1:00 pm

The Electoral College can only be justified if, sometimes, it is appropriate for a candidate to win the presidency without winning the popular vote. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Why we have to keep the Electoral College

Brad Smith · December 19, 2016 12:00 pm

Francisco Marroquin University has been turning out free-marketeers for 45 years. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Bond villain libertarians of Guatemala

Dan Hannan · December 19, 2016 5:03 am

President-elect Donald Trump's pick of CKE Restaurants chief executive Andrew Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor was a solid one. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)

Andy Puzder: A wise choice for American workers

Heather Greenaway · December 19, 2016 5:03 am

President-elect Trump and Andrew Puzder, his choice for labor secretary, will be able to change a lot overnight. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump’s labor appointees can end Obama’s war on employers

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2016 5:01 am