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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.