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Michael Hiltzik: Surprise: Social Security has gotten healthier

The crux of the conservative attack on Social Security in recent years has been the claim that the…

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Dom Giordano: Not a level playing field

We are living in a time when female athletes are setting records and pushing one another to high…

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Ramesh Ponnuru: Portrait of an untrustworthy presidency

President Donald Trump was worried about the wrong thing.

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Jerry Cornfield: Seeking compromise on data privacy, Dems found controversy

One of the most intriguing dramas at this point in the legislative session revolves around a bill putting…

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Jonah Goldberg: Owning the libs is Trump’s raison d’etre

“Owning the libs” is one of those phrases to have emerged over the last few years that vacillates…

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Rekha Basu: Stop rejecting science in favor of superstition and snake oil

Measles was eradicated 19 years ago in the U.S. — yet Rockland County, New York, and parts of…

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Rachel Marsden: Notre Dame fire rocks Paris amid unrest

Notre Dame is much more than just a church; it’s the epicenter of the history and identity of…

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Michael Hiltzik: The truth about US taxes is that they aren’t high enough

By Michael Hiltzik

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Noah Smith: Republicans turn away from experts and economics

Recent events show a Republican party — and a conservative movement — that is slowly abandoning the economics…

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Martin Schram: Yet another Washington reform made our mess worse

The mess in Washington got stereophonically worse Wednesday, as the sounds of the capital city’s Tweeter and Woofer…

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Christine M. Flowers: Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation will only make Trump’s immigration policy worse

I regularly find myself on the edge of two opposing tectonic plates, just waiting for the earthquake to…

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Snohomish woman on 17-day fast to spotlight orcas’ plight

At nearly noon, Lanni Johnson sat in a fold-up beach chair in the chilly shade of the state…

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Jonathan Bernstein: You say democracy, I say republic

The truth is actually simple: For all practical purposes, and in most contexts, “republic” and “democracy” are synonyms.