Archive By Section - Columnists
Sometimes it's possible to tell a big story in few words - as evidenced by an episode earlier this week that nicely illustrates this president's addiction to infauxmation (via Fox News) and blatant lying (via Twitter).
March 13, 2017
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Dick Polman
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Help! There's suddenly a teenager in the Tyree house!
March 13, 2017
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Danny Tyree
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Every action of government is your business.
March 11, 2017
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Jim Zachary
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The public's right to know who is involved in this country's election and public policy processes is a bedrock ideal of our democracy. Yet, some folks just don't seem to get that. Instead of focusing on the principle involved, they want to sue or demonize public officials.
March 11, 2017
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Edwin Bender
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The fine print in President Donald Trump's revised executive order does more than pause travel from Muslim-majority Middle Eastern nations. The order includes an effort to raise public awareness about the potential danger inadequately vetted refugees pose, an important threat to the homeland that the media often downplays or ignores.
March 09, 2017
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Joe Guzzardi
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The growth in the American economy during the Obama years was so negligible it's hardly worth the name. The Reagan boom that started when he succeeded in cutting the top margin rates ended when the sub-prime mortgage industry collapsed.
March 09, 2017
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Peter Roff
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History shows that, if individuals have the freedom to choose what to use as money, they will likely opt for gold or silver.
March 08, 2017
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Ron Paul
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The Washington Post headline caught my attention: "Federal workers grow increasingly nervous about Trump's proposed budget cuts."
March 08, 2017
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Tom Purcell
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Conservatives always knew Trump's policies would be a dog's breakfast of competing initiatives and impulsive proposals. His State of the Administration speech only served to confirm it.
March 07, 2017
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Michael Shannon
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Every time Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or his House equivalent Nancy Pelosi scream outrage, rest assured that their end game is to delegitimize President Trump's administration and to delay his legislative progress on tax cuts, health legislation and immigration reform.
March 07, 2017
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Joe Guzzardi
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We're all well acquainted with the fake news phenomenon - the Trumpian sewage that's routinely pumped into the brains of the dumb and numb. But the good news is, Facebook has started to fight back, working with a coalition of fact-based media outlets.
March 06, 2017
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Dick Polman
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Just because a policy invokes the word "merit" does not make it meritorious.
March 06, 2017
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Peter Funt
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Maybe I'm channeling Donald Trump.
March 04, 2017
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Michael Reagan
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What does it mean when someone waves the American flag?
March 04, 2017
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Joseph Cotto
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As he wrapped up his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump offered a bromide to a fractured nation:
March 02, 2017
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John L. Micek
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