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Ukraine and Israel: Twin Targets in a Deadly Blame Game Mar. 12, 2025

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On Feb. 24, 2022, 190,000 Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Two years later, Russian President Vladimi... Read More

Don't Count On Trump Draining the Swamp This Time Either Dec. 11, 2024

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As the saying goes, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. And even in the river of lies pouring... Read More

Muslim Civilians Didn't Volunteer To Be Martyrs for Hamas and Iran Apr. 24, 2024

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On April 13, Iran fired hundreds of drones, rockets and missiles at Israel. "So, let's be straight,... Read More

After a Year of Column Writing, I Still Have Plenty to Say. Unfortunately. Apr. 17, 2024

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My first journalism job was long ago, covering events at my high school for the local paper. Writing... Read More

Beware of Dictatorships Bearing Gifts (Even if They're Cute and Cuddly) Nov. 15, 2023

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Earlier this month, three giant pandas on loan at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. were crated u... Read More

Potomac Fever Still Infects the Senate Oct. 04, 2023

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The past week or two, I've been thinking about two senators in particular — the late Sen. Dian... Read More

Golden Ticket in the Game of Life Goes to the Wealthy Jul. 26, 2023

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In the 2022 midterm elections, white voters without a college degree cast their ballots for Republic... Read More

History Repeats Itself -- Almost Jul. 19, 2023

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We all know history doesn't really repeat itself, but it sure does echo through the decades and cent... Read More

Time To End Affirmative Action for Males in College Admissions? Jul. 12, 2023

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Last month in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed use ... Read More

What If Day Care Workers and Business School Professors Swapped Salaries? Jun. 07, 2023

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The pay scale for educators is topsy-turvy in this country. Business school professors are paid over... Read More

Hey, Mr. Chief Justice, Game Over! May. 24, 2023

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Chief Justice John Roberts has long proclaimed his commitment to the Supreme Court's institutional l... Read More

Apathy or Applause Among Voters for Trump's Relations with Women? May. 03, 2023

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As evidence mounts that Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room, so h... Read More

Poll of Young Americans Gives Reasons for Despair ... and Hope Apr. 26, 2023

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A generational shift at the top of America's political system is inevitable before the end of the de... Read More

Fox News and Liberal College Fail to Answer to Higher Authority Apr. 19, 2023

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In abruptly settling a lawsuit on Tuesday, Fox News admitted to airing falsehoods about the 2020 pre... Read More

The Damage Wrought by Our Nation's Top Law Schools Apr. 12, 2023

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With their graduates occupying eight of nine seats on the U.S. Supreme Court, Yale and Harvard law s... Read More

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Through History Apr. 05, 2023

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Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." ... Read More

Government Action or Inaction Kills People; What Do You Call That Crime? Mar. 29, 2023

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When Stephen Paddock started firing an assault rifle into a crowd at a Las Vegas concert in October ... Read More

My Modest Proposal: Let ONLY Women Vote Mar. 22, 2023

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I have a modest proposal that should lead to a more peaceful world and a less violent, more educated... Read More