Tag: Commentary

It would be nice to have Superman protect us from criminals, but it might be more important to have him protect us against cronies and bureaucrats. (iStock photo)

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Could Superman save us from crony thuggery?

Charles Sauer · November 21, 2016 7:34 pm

Twelve years after George W. Bush set a record for the number of votes won by a Republican presidential candidate, Trump has just barely inched past him. (AP Photo)

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Trump sets new record for votes received by a GOP presidential candidate

David Freddoso · November 21, 2016 6:32 pm

On Tuesday morning attorney general-designate Jeff Sessions will become the first Trump nominee to undergo a Senate confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Poor Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

Daniel Allott · November 21, 2016 6:09 pm

Officials in Illinois, which itself has seen a 200 percent increase in suicide prevention calls, have gone as far as to declare a public health crisis, CNN reported. (iStock photo)

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Calls to national suicide hotlines reportedly up after Trump victory

Becket Adams · November 21, 2016 6:05 pm

The nation deserves a few months to take a deep breath over the holiday. (iStock photo)

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Before day of ‘thanksgiving and praise,’ record number of Americans say the nation’s divided

Philip Wegmann · November 21, 2016 5:40 pm

To explain Hillary Clinton's loss, it's worth noting that black voters have moved out of reliably blue counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. (AP Photo)

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Blue wall falls in part because black voters have moved

Michael Barone · November 21, 2016 4:51 pm

President-elect Donald Trump is the first man to win the presidency while also heading a business empire. This creates complex difficulties and it is not immediately obvious how they should or can be handled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Separation of powers — and of Trump’s business interests

Washington Examiner · November 21, 2016 12:45 pm

The virtue signaling of the anti-Trump rioters

Dan Hannan · November 21, 2016 5:05 am

The Forgotten Man is so-called because he is part of a large but politically unorganized component of society. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Why do we forget the Forgotten Man?

Bruce Yandle · November 21, 2016 5:02 am

In September, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) approved legislation that would repeal a Dodd-Frank provision called the Durbin Amendment that set limits on the fees some banks charge retailers to swipe debit cards. (AP Photo/File)

Sorry, merchants, price controls aren’t free market

Molly Wilkinson · November 21, 2016 5:01 am

President-elect Trump can reshape affordable housing to serve working families, seniors, veterans and the disabled. (AP Photo)

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Department of Housing and Urban Development: Time for a new beginning

Douglas Bushman · November 21, 2016 5:01 am

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Byron York: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Democrats’ nightmare

Byron York · November 20, 2016 12:15 pm