Tag: Commentary

Has the Republican convention in Cleveland now gone the way of the party’s 1992 gathering in Houston? (AP Photo)

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Trump’s magical disappearing convention bounce

W. James Antle III · August 1, 2016 9:51 pm

Many were watching closely when Trump took the stage in Columbus, Ohio, Monday afternoon for his first campaign event since the Khizr Khan controversy exploded. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Byron York: On Day 4 of Khizr Khan mess, Trump stops digging

Byron York · August 1, 2016 9:14 pm

Speculation is already starting as to who might take the position of education secretary, currently held by John King. King himself could still keep the job in a Clinton administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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9 people who might be the next education secretary

Jason Russell · August 1, 2016 7:00 pm

Who in NATO actually pays their required share? These figures from NATO provide the answers. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

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The numbers on NATO

Michael Barone · August 1, 2016 4:41 pm

Netflix is adding —œFunny or Die Presents: Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie—£ and "An Inconvenient Truth" to its catalogue of movies. (AP Photo)

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Now on Netflix: More liberal films

Jason Russell · August 1, 2016 4:09 pm

People may forget that many other important offices will be decided: 34 Senate seats hang in the balance, as do all 435 members of the House of Representatives. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Conservatives must not forget the Senate

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2016 1:32 pm

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Hillary Clinton’s uninspiring speech

Ashe Schow · August 1, 2016 9:56 am

Russia is in a special category in that its authorities seem to have been in on the racket. But performance-enhancing substances themselves are used in most countries and most sports. (AP Photo)

A solution to the Russian doping scandal

Dan Hannan · August 1, 2016 4:04 am

Most unemployed Americans don't qualify for many of the good paying jobs becoming available. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Trump is right: Unemployment is worse than official numbers say

Peter Morici · August 1, 2016 4:03 am

The Clinton convention was forced to claim that things are better than you think and even to take on the trappings of optimistic nationalism and, at some risk of boos from Bernie bros, add flags and generals in its third and fourth days. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Does either party have a winning strategy? Not clear

Michael Barone · August 1, 2016 4:03 am

It’s the Supreme Court, stupid

Hugh Hewitt · July 31, 2016 9:00 pm

According to a report, public charter school proponents in Washington State are gathering funds to defeat state Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, one of six judges who ruled in September 2015 that the state's charter school law is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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School choice fans try to dump union-backed state supreme court justice

Jason Russell · July 31, 2016 12:00 pm