Tag: Commentary

Tim Kaine continuously interrupted Mike Pence (and to be fair, Pence interrupted Kaine, but not as often) throughout the debate, just as Donald Trump interrupted Hillary Clinton during their first debate. (AP Photo)

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Will media get upset over Tim Kaine’s interrupting?

Ashe Schow · October 5, 2016 1:56 am

Donald Trump seems to struggle more than most adults with self-control. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

You can take away Trump’s iPhone, but you couldn’t take away the nuclear codes

Timothy P. Carney · October 4, 2016 10:51 pm

The National Education Association, the largest teachers' union in the country, is opening up its wallet for the 2016 elections. It's just given $500,000 to the Democrat running for governor in Missouri, Chris Koster. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Liberals hate money in politics, until they spend money on politics

Jason Russell · October 4, 2016 8:34 pm

Federal regulators last week finalized regulations that will cost more than $3 billion economy-wide and require more than 70,000 additional hours to be spent on paperwork. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Obama proposed $3 billion in costly regulations last week

Jason Russell · October 4, 2016 7:16 pm

Most of Donald Trump's voters have valid concerns, although he is frivolous. (AP Photo/ Brennan Linsley)

The leaderless, led

Noemie Emery · October 4, 2016 7:04 pm

I'll have to see the magazine to figure out what putting something through a "real filter" looks like. (AP Photo/John Parkin)

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Models are real people too, British Vogue

Ashe Schow · October 4, 2016 6:53 pm

Don't expect to hear calls for helping boys perform better in school. (Mark Gormus/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Girls outperforming boys in high school

Ashe Schow · October 4, 2016 5:49 pm

Many of the letter signers are professors, but not all. Some are authors, some have Ph.Ds. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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150 academic-types sign letter supporting Trump

Jason Russell · October 4, 2016 5:22 pm

It's pretty clear where most of the celebrities stand, but they at least don't tell people how to vote. (Screengrab/Vote Your Future)

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Celebrities urge you to vote, but not in a preachy way

Ashe Schow · October 4, 2016 4:57 pm

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos votes in a referendum to decide whether or not to support the peace deal he signed with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Latin American voters spurn the left

Michael Barone · October 4, 2016 2:39 pm

Here are five questions that Tuesday's debate moderator, Elaine Quijano of CBS News, should ask Tim Kaine and Mike Pence. (AP Photos)

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Five questions for the vice presidential debate

Jason Russell · October 4, 2016 11:00 am

And both VP selections, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, were widely applauded by each side. (AP Photos)

Why a ‘boring’ VP debate is good for America

Myra Adams · October 4, 2016 4:04 am