Tag: Commentary

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh speaks to a crowd.

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Baltimore mayor promises taxpayer money to high school students playing hooky and protesting gun violence

Philip Wegmann · March 6, 2018 9:59 pm

In this photo from Monday, teachers hold a rally outside the Senate Chambers in the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Hundreds of teachers from 55 counties are on strike for pay raises and better health benefits. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)

Big government and big labor are ill-equipped to handle small community issues

Timothy P. Carney · March 6, 2018 9:33 pm

Under the initial legislation of Kentucky's "child bride" bill, a judge could legally give away a 17-year-old after a quick background check to ensure the older party doesn't have a history of domestic abuse and isn't registered on sex offender registries. A revised version of the bill adds a requirement that a parent of the minor would have to give consent. (iStock Photo)

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No, Kentucky conservatives did not try to stop legislation against child brides

Philip Wegmann · March 6, 2018 8:52 pm

To host a possibly impaired guest who has nothing new to say is dirty pool. It is also contrary to the rules of responsible journalism. (Screenshot/YouTube)

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The Nunberg media blitz: A low point in journalism

Becket Adams · March 6, 2018 7:47 pm

The claim went unchallenged by the moderator, which was debunked shortly after the Parkland, Fla., shooting initially by the Washington Examiner.

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Obama repeats ’18 school shootings in 2018′ lie

Siraj Hashmi · March 6, 2018 7:31 pm

A common surname and an undiscerning law enforcement database landed Tom McClintock, then a state representative, on the no-fly list. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Think twice about that bipartisan ‘no-fly, no-buy’ gun control bill

Philip Wegmann · March 6, 2018 6:48 pm

Among Republicans in Wisconsin, Trump's approval rating is at 89 percent. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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New poll finds emerging enthusiasm gap in Wisconsin, but Trump’s popularity still high with GOP base

Emily Jashinsky · March 6, 2018 6:21 pm

As Jacob Rees-Mogg noted, it would be the death of local newspapers who lack the big budgets and large legal teams with which others can defend themselves. (Image courtesy screenshot)

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British lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg just nuked anti-free speech legislators

Tom Rogan · March 6, 2018 6:19 pm

Kim Jong Un may have decided to sit down for talks so as to run out the last couple of months before his nuclear missile capability comes online. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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How Trump should test North Korea’s peace talk sincerity

Tom Rogan · March 6, 2018 5:22 pm

While Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's favorability rating is down and unfavorability up, 54 percent of Republicans said they were excited to vote in this year's elections compared to 64 percent of Democrats who said the same. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Poll finds Sen. Tammy Baldwin is underwater, but Democrats could benefit from an enthusiasm gap

Emily Jashinsky · March 6, 2018 5:18 pm

If you're not on the side of the prevailing social justice narrative, you might as well leave campus altogether or have a miserable time of it. (Screenshot/Twitter)

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Mob-like law students call Christina Hoff Sommers a fascist, shout her down

Liz Wolfe · March 6, 2018 4:18 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong after Chung gave Kim the letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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De-escalation and unification of Korea: The world’s last chance for peace

Gavin Hanson · March 6, 2018 3:23 pm