Tag: Commentary

Elizabeth Warren's unstated view is that government control is the default. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Elizabeth Warren, sins of omission, and sins of commission

Timothy P. Carney · July 26, 2016 3:14 pm

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Byron York: At DNC, a day and a night for Bernie people to vent

Byron York · July 26, 2016 5:00 am

Tim Kaine embraces the inconsistent and dishonest position that human life is sacred, but that people should be allowed to destroy it for pretty much any reason. (AP Photo)

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How Tim Kaine’s position on abortion is worse than Hillary’s

Daniel Allott · July 26, 2016 4:05 am

The Democratic Insider Convention

Carrie Lukas · July 26, 2016 4:03 am

The idea of gender discrimination ran through many speeches at the Democratic convention. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Gender wage gap continuously mentioned during first night of DNC

Ashe Schow · July 26, 2016 3:18 am

"I know she will fight to keep our families together," said Astrid Silver. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Fighting Trump, Dems embrace opposite immigration extreme

W. James Antle III · July 26, 2016 1:52 am

"One person can stand up and make a difference," particularly if that one person is dedicated, articulate and almost painfully sincere, Diane Russell said. (AP Photo)

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Clinton convention managers feel the Bern

Michael Barone · July 26, 2016 1:39 am

Lily Eskelsen Garcia, head of the National Education Association, and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten spoke at the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photos)

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At DNC, teachers’ unions hit Trump, but not on education

Jason Russell · July 26, 2016 1:32 am

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, talked about parental leave and the gender wage gap. But on one of her signature issues — campus sexual assault — she said nothing. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Campus sexual assault not mentioned by Sen. Gillibrand at Democratic convention

Ashe Schow · July 26, 2016 12:59 am

The speaker lineup Monday highlighted this shift. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Delegates applaud party’s leftward shift

Timothy P. Carney · July 26, 2016 12:59 am

"Democrats don't alienate, isolate, exclude or demonize; and we don't manufacture fear," Sen. Kevin de Leon said. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

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Democrats absolutely demonize and manufacture fear

Ashe Schow · July 26, 2016 12:40 am

The poll found 78 percent of respondents wishing to limit abortion to the first trimester, including 62 percent of respondents who identified as pro-choice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Poll: Americans continue to support abortion restrictions

Ashe Schow · July 25, 2016 11:18 pm