Tag: Commentary

Charles Kushner should have been aware that any funding he received would come with expectations of influence towards the White House. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

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The Kushners’ Qatari antics are swampy beyond compare

Tom Rogan · March 2, 2018 6:10 pm

It's not President Trump's job to police what parents should be doing. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Trump going after video games to reduce gun violence is a waste of time

Siraj Hashmi · March 2, 2018 5:58 pm

Eighty-two percent of surveyed Democrats say they favor a ban on semi-automatics, which would include not just rifles like the one used in the Feb. 14 Parkland massacre, which claimed the lives of 17 people, but also most handguns. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Survey: Majority of Democrats want to ban semi-automatics, half want to ban all guns

Becket Adams · March 2, 2018 5:50 pm

Taking away factories leaves a deeper, more lasting wound on people and communities than some free-traders acknowledge. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)

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Free-traders oversimplify their case against tariffs, to no-one’s benefit

Timothy P. Carney · March 2, 2018 5:09 pm

Dylan Ratigan says he was "wrong" not to vote and he's going to make up for it by becoming a member of the thing that supposedly disgusts him. (Screenshot)

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Democratic congressional candidate and former MSNBC host has never actually voted

Becket Adams · March 2, 2018 4:41 pm

Us dogs can also play a very important role around vineyards - in fact, many vineyard owners keep us around to help scare away deer and other animals who may get into the vines. (Photo courtesy R.J. Lehmann, R Street Institute)

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Rejoice, dogs! Man’s best friend may soon be able to join owners when they visit wineries, breweries, and distilleries in Virginia

Murray Rothbark · March 2, 2018 4:37 pm

Between the loss of Josh Raffel, Hope Hicks, and Jared Kushner's security clearance, the couple is ending their week in far worse shape than when it started. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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The under-appreciated consequence of Hope Hicks’ departure: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are now more vulnerable

Emily Jashinsky · March 2, 2018 4:27 pm

CNN hots Don Lemon tweeted Thursday, "Last night, in an attempt to make a broader point about Fox News prime time I misspoke. I should have been more specific." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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CNN’s Don Lemon apologizes for false criticism of Fox News

Becket Adams · March 2, 2018 3:26 pm

In this 2008 photo, former Indiana Rep. Tim Roemer testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Since 2011, Roemer has worked at the global lobbying firm APCO Worldwide, and he is now co-chair of the Reformers Caucus, a group that bills itself as the best hope for good government. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

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The Reformers Caucus: A good government front for DC politicians and corporate lobbyists?

Philip Wegmann · March 2, 2018 12:09 pm

As congressional wrangling over a DACA fix continues, young rural immigrants on the brink of college are waiting for their dreams to begin. (Daniel Allott)

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With DACA in flux, ‘Dreamers’ from Trump country navigate a college minefield

Daniel Allott · March 2, 2018 5:01 am

Homeschooling and other forms of small, customizable approaches to education, including co-ops and micro-schools, will continue to grow in popularity as long as parents are allowed to be in charge. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Why giving families a choice will always make them happier

Teresa Mull · March 2, 2018 5:01 am

Worker centers, such as Fast Food Justice, look and sound like labor unions, but their classification allow them to avoid labor regulations. (screenshot)

Worker centers: How unions circumvent federal rules

Rep. Francis Rooney · March 2, 2018 5:01 am