Tag: Commentary

Ronald Reagan had a couple of speeches that could be considered better than Trump's recent efforts. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

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5 GOP speeches better than Trump’s Milwaukee speech

Jason Russell · August 17, 2016 6:46 pm

Book gives vivid sense of what American politics was like on the ground in the nineteenth century. (AP Photo)

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‘The Virgin Vote’

Michael Barone · August 17, 2016 6:08 pm

The New York Times scolded Gov. Mario Cuomo for not using the tax credit funds to help public school students instead, but the reform would largely leave public schools unaffected. (AP Photo)Â

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Study: School choice saves money for public school districts

Jason Russell · August 17, 2016 4:25 pm

Ellen DeGeneres was accused of racism because slavery used to be a thing in the U.S. and her photo involved her, a white person, riding on the back of Usain Bolt, who is black. (Photo via Twitter)

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Now the outrage brigade is accusing Ellen DeGeneres of racism

Ashe Schow · August 17, 2016 2:15 pm

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Byron York: Asking for black votes, a very different Donald Trump

Byron York · August 17, 2016 5:31 am

Earlier this month in the Olympic Opening Ceremony, the world saw Rose Nathike Lokonyen, 23, a South Sudanese runner, stride into Maracana stadium bearing the flag of the International Olympic Committee and leading the way for the first ever Refugee Olympic Team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

An Olympic voice for women of South Sudan

Heather Robinson · August 17, 2016 4:03 am

Donald Trump's rise can be credited to his anti-immigration position. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

A post-Trump path on immigration

Alex Nowrasteh · August 17, 2016 4:03 am

Rally turnout has scores of Donald Trump supporters believing that something is amiss, that the polls are not polling —œWe The People—£ and are some how intentionally ignoring all of those people who stand out in the heat waiting for Mr. Trump to arrive and thrill them. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

Trump fans are in for a rude awakening

Kristen Soltis Anderson · August 17, 2016 4:03 am

This week, the insurer Aetna announced that it is pulling out of 11 of the 15 states where it has been participating in Obamacare exchanges. (Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg)

Time for Dems to swallow bitter medicine

Washington Examiner · August 17, 2016 4:01 am

Hillary Clinton's transition team reflects the rest of her inner circle, which is heavy on corporate connections and cashing out — presaging four years of corporatism. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Hillary Clinton’s K Street Cabinet takes shape

Timothy P. Carney · August 17, 2016 2:43 am

On the diversity point, people join voluntary associations like churches because they think they have much in common with other members, that they trust they will be similar in belief and behavior. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)

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Is the end of white Christian America a good thing?

Michael Barone · August 16, 2016 10:38 pm

Results vary from city to city, but it's rare for a charter school to cause black students to learn less, on average. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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New study has surprising conclusion on charter schools and suspensions

Jason Russell · August 16, 2016 9:06 pm