Tag: Commentary

With Americans rushing to file their income tax returns by April 18. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Tax Day 2016 by the numbers

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 1:17 pm

Research generally shows that students learn better from teachers and school leaders who are the same race as them. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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How charter schools empower role models for minority students

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 1:01 pm

Bill Clinton cannot decide how he feels, or at least what he should say, about his legacy on crime. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The truth is locked away behind bars

Washington Examiner · April 15, 2016 4:03 am

In all likelihood, Clinton will accept the nomination while looking out at more than 1,000 delegates who passionately campaigned against her and need to be brought back inside the tent for November. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

What Hillary could learn from Jimmy Carter

Mark Alderman · April 15, 2016 4:03 am

The FCC proposal would simply give Google the right to exploit your existing programs for free. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Government of, by and for . . . corporate cronies?

Ev Ehrlich · April 15, 2016 4:02 am

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Look at how many pages are in the federal tax code

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 4:01 am

The Journal reported that Smith implied to people he sought to participate in the email effort that he was connected to several Trump campaign officials. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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If you didn’t have to file taxes, here’s what you could do with that free time

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 4:01 am

On top of income tax, residents of all but three states (Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon) also must pay sales tax. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

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Which states pay the highest income tax?

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 4:01 am

Had Trump's team made two different choices, he might already be the Republican nominee. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Byron York: Where Trump went wrong

Byron York · April 15, 2016 1:30 am

People behind drafting Gen. James Mattis are publicly arguing that they plan to throw the election into the House. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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The biggest hurdle of all for ‘Draft Mattis’

W. James Antle III · April 14, 2016 9:00 pm

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WATCH: Why Trump lost in Colorado — he didn’t try

David Freddoso · April 14, 2016 4:10 pm

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7 times Ted Cruz’s daughters stole the show

Anna Giaritelli · April 14, 2016 4:13 am