Tag: Commentary

Republican nominee's machinations reveal some areas of agreement on a polarizing hot-button topic. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

What Trump has taught us about immigration

W. James Antle III · August 28, 2016 7:25 pm

"We have to fight against nationalism, we have the duty not to follow populists but to block the avenue of populists," Jean-Claude Juncker said. (AP Photo)

Maybe borders aren’t the worst invention ever

Michael Barone · August 28, 2016 4:01 am

The Justice Department ultimately decided that marketplace realities dictated no change to the status quo. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

The needle breaks on the recording industry’s DOJ song

Andrew Langer · August 27, 2016 4:56 pm

Kansas and Maine's experiences indicate that a large number of able-bodied, childless recipients were happy to collect food benefits while they could do so without any obligation. (AP Photo)

Welfare reform, 20 years later

Washington Examiner · August 27, 2016 4:01 am

Feminism has gotten a reputation of being less about equal rights and more about crushing men. (AP Photo/Lewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Where feminism went wrong

Ashe Schow · August 26, 2016 4:26 pm

Most colleges and universities restrict speech with speech codes, "safe spaces" and the like. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Where free speech is allowed on campus

Michael Barone · August 26, 2016 4:03 pm

The federal rule requiring the mailing of the prospectus is absurd and wasteful. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

In a federal mandate for waste, envelope lobby reveals Washington

Timothy P. Carney · August 26, 2016 2:18 pm

Although the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs regularly claims it needs more funding to care for veterans, it somehow didn't think twice about installing the expensive decorative rock and Morse code displays. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Keep art in galleries, not government offices

Mac Zimmerman · August 26, 2016 4:03 am

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Hillary Clinton BleachBits her past

Byron York · August 26, 2016 3:06 am

Trump can’t win by talking about race

Michael Graham · August 25, 2016 11:20 pm

Trump is trying to revive his campaign by identifying with another recent populist revolt: Brexit. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Beltway Confidential

Trexit?

Daniel Allott · August 25, 2016 10:50 pm

Praise for school choice appears to have become a mainstay in Donald Trump's campaign speeches. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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School choice joins Trump’s stump, though without details

Jason Russell · August 25, 2016 7:56 pm