Tag: Commentary

Profits from suits designed to extort funds from deep pockets are ploughed back into Democratic party politics. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Lowering the bar on the plaintiffs bar

Washington Examiner · August 11, 2016 4:01 am

An intelligent nationalist can respect the strengths of other nationalisms, while preferring his own. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Nationalism is not necessarily a bad thing

Michael Barone · August 10, 2016 10:54 pm

Summit, a charter school network based in California, developed the learning program with the social media giant. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Beltway Confidential

Coming to a school near you: Facebook-built customized learning

Jason Russell · August 10, 2016 10:30 pm

Perry notes there's a lot the law can't do, and that's where the problems occur. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Beltway Confidential

15 things a $15 minimum wage can’t do

Ashe Schow · August 10, 2016 7:07 pm

Requiring college students to adhere to an affirmative consent, or "yes means yes" standard for sexual consent, has been a disaster. It has sent frivolous accusations flying, as well as lawsuits from students who were disciplined, claiming a lack of due process. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Beltway Confidential

Affirmative consent is a failure, but it still has defenders

Ashe Schow · August 10, 2016 3:42 pm

Unfortunately, some portion of France remains surprisingly hospitable to the terrorist cause. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

National Security

France, reeling from terrorism, honors those who carry it out abroad

Jason Greenblatt · August 10, 2016 4:04 am

National Security

Hillary Clinton: The devil the media knows

Lisa Boothe · August 10, 2016 4:03 am

If former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's surname is used to describe a stunning upset of an important incumbent, the last name of Paul Ryan's challenger now means the opposite. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

The big difference between Ryan and Cantor

W. James Antle III · August 10, 2016 3:05 am

Donald Trump is unqualified to be president of the United States, and Republicans ought to be embarrassed he is their nominee. For largely different reasons, Hillary Clinton is also unqualified to be president of the United States, and Democrats ought to be embarrassed she is their nominee. (AP Photos)

Clinton is also unfit to be president

Timothy P. Carney · August 10, 2016 12:37 am

A first-of-its-kind national study by Alliance for Safety and Justice found that by two-to-one, victims would prefer more focus on rehabilitation and less on punishment in dealing with offenders. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Beltway Confidential

Study: Victims want more compassion for criminals

Daniel Allott · August 9, 2016 10:36 pm

The erosion of support among white voters helps explain why Trump has lagged in the states. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

CHART: Trump is underperforming Romney among whites in swing states

Philip Klein · August 9, 2016 9:04 pm

School choice proponents argue that when parents can choose alternative schools, traditional public schools will have to improve. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Beltway Confidential

As school choice grows, public schools have to compete

Jason Russell · August 9, 2016 8:37 pm