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The People Saved the Ethics Office, Not the Tweets Jan. 05, 2017
That went over well. In the darkness of night on a federal holiday, House Republicans voted to kill ... Read More
'Repeal and Replace' Obamacare -- With the Free Market Jan. 05, 2017
One of President-elect Donald Trump's major campaign promises is to "repeal and replace" Obamacare. ... Read More
Sailing Away Jan. 04, 2017
Temperature up. Throat scratchy. A productive cough. If you do not know what a "productive" cough is... Read More
Investing in Infrastructure Jan. 04, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: I want to invest $40,000, which is about 15 percent of my individual retirement acco... Read More
Can Speculation Be Defined as News? Jan. 04, 2017
At the dawn of 2017, let us offer a philosophical question for the news media. If the scourge of the... Read More
We Are Not the Enemy Jan. 04, 2017
On the last day of December, this was Donald Trump's greeting for America — via Twitter, of co... Read More
Can Trump and Putin Avert Cold War II? Jan. 03, 2017
In retaliation for the hacking of John Podesta and the DNC, Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diploma... Read More
It's Worse than Bush Derangement Syndrome Jan. 03, 2017
I was hoping to write an upbeat column to kick off the new year, something about how all sorts of th... Read More
2016's Biggest Loser: Big Green Jan. 03, 2017
The day after the presidential elections, Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, glum... Read More
Democracy and Donald Trump Jan. 03, 2017
The Wall Street Journal reported the other day that numerous early and all-seeing promoters of the 4... Read More
Out With the Old Jan. 03, 2017
The holidays are never easy for anyone except the Hallmark family, but this year seemed especially d... Read More
Trump's World! Excellent! Party On! Jan. 02, 2017
So, Donald Trump, who's, like, leader of the free world and stuff, goes on Twitter and says, in part... Read More
A Stronger Economy Will Also Destroy Jobs Jan. 01, 2017
In South Africa, people who speak Afrikaans use the word "robot" to mean the same thing it means in ... Read More
Good Riddance, 2016: A Wish List for 2017 Dec. 31, 2016
As my father would have said about the year 2016, "So long, and don't let the door hit you in the ru... Read More
Apologies to Israel, but Help Is on the Way Dec. 30, 2016
I am not surprised at President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry's parting insults to ... Read More
Cultural Winners and Losers of 2016 Dec. 30, 2016
Populism took the elites by surprise in 2016, so a review of this year's cultural winners and losers... Read More
King Henry VIII Pays Us a Royal Visit Dec. 30, 2016
WASHINGTON — It's a good thing to be king, holding court high in a gold tower. And the 45th Am... Read More
Israel First or America First Dec. 30, 2016
Donald Trump has a new best friend. "President-elect Trump, thank you for your warm friendship and ... Read More
To Drain or Not to Drain Dec. 30, 2016
Were it not for the ominous overtones it holds for the nation's governance, the "drain the swamp" fl... Read More
Obama Crowns Himself to a Third Term Dec. 29, 2016
Still shell-shocked from his party's Nov. 8 beating, President Barack Obama said, "I'm confident tha... Read More
