Top Grossing Movies – March 6

  March 6, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 03/03/2017 to 03/09/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Logan R 20th Century Fox 1 4,071  $88,411,916  $88,411,916…

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R.I.P., DNC?

  March 6, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — If the Democratic Party is ailing after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, state parties are on life support. Here in the long-ago…

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Who’s afraid of the ‘administrative state’?

  March 6, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   Just what White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon meant when he recently suggested “deconstructing the administrative state” is unclear. To critics, he would gut the…

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How to Create an Awesome Workplace

  February 28, 2017

By Matt Vaadi   Have you ever had a job you didn’t like? I have and it sucks. What you don’t realize, is that it can impact other people when…

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How to Create an Awesome Workplace

  February 28, 2017

By Matt Vaadi   Have you ever had a job you didn’t like? I have and it sucks. What you don’t realize, is that it can impact other people when…

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Top Grossing Movies – February 27

  February 27, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak     Week of 02/24/2017 to 03/02/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Get Out R Universal 1 2,781  $33,377,060  $33,377,060…

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Why Trump loves to hate the media

  February 27, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   There was a brief moment after Donald Trump’s election when it was conceivable to ask whether he would strive to be a “uniter” or a…

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Why Trump loves to hate the media

  February 27, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   There was a brief moment after Donald Trump’s election when it was conceivable to ask whether he would strive to be a “uniter” or a…

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Top Grossing Movies – February 21

  February 22, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 02/17/2017 to 02/23/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Batman Movie PG Warner Bros. 2 4,088…

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Top Grossing Movies – February 21

  February 22, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 02/17/2017 to 02/23/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Batman Movie PG Warner Bros. 2 4,088…

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Two cheers for a carbon tax

  February 20, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   By all means, let’s have a carbon tax. It’s the best way to deal with global climate change. It would require Republicans and Democrats to…

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A failure to communicate

  February 20, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   To sum up President Trump’s first month in office, he has exceeded everyone’s expectations. To those who opposed him, he’s worse than expected. To those who…

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Top Grossing Movies – February 13

  February 13, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak     Week of 02/10/2017 to 02/16/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Batman Movie PG Warner Bros. 1…

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Top Grossing Movies – February 13

  February 13, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak     Week of 02/10/2017 to 02/16/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Batman Movie PG Warner Bros. 1…

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The real Dodd-Frank scandal

  February 13, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   Comes now Timothy Geithner, treasury secretary from 2009 to 2013, to tell you that much of what you “know” about Dodd-Frank — Congress’ response to…

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The real Dodd-Frank scandal

  February 13, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   Comes now Timothy Geithner, treasury secretary from 2009 to 2013, to tell you that much of what you “know” about Dodd-Frank — Congress’ response to…

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Three weeks and counting down

  February 13, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   Good news: In two years, we’ll have a new president. Bad news: If we make it that long. My “good” prediction is based on the Law…

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Three weeks and counting down

  February 13, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   Good news: In two years, we’ll have a new president. Bad news: If we make it that long. My “good” prediction is based on the Law…

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Top Grossing Movies – Feb 6

  February 6, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 02/03/2017 to 02/09/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wkend Locations Wkend Gross Cumulative 1 Split PG13 Universal 3 3,373  $14,424,195  $98,540,660 2 Rings…

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Trump’s senseless war on Mexico

  February 6, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   ”Mexico braces for a trade war with Washington,” headline in the Financial Times, Jan. 31, 2017. Let’s hope not, because a trade war triggered by…

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Trump’s senseless war on Mexico

  February 6, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   ”Mexico braces for a trade war with Washington,” headline in the Financial Times, Jan. 31, 2017. Let’s hope not, because a trade war triggered by…

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Count Gorsuch

  February 6, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   To review the left’s reaction to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is to infer he’s the spawn of Dracula — a cruel and bloodless beast who…

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Count Gorsuch

  February 6, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   To review the left’s reaction to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is to infer he’s the spawn of Dracula — a cruel and bloodless beast who…

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Top Grossing Movies – January 30

  January 30, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak     Week of 01/27/2017 to 02/02/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Split PG13 Universal 2 3,199  $25,655,440  $77,385,530 2…

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The real truth about Washington

  January 30, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished,…

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The real truth about Washington

  January 30, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished,…

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Patriotism on steroids: Trump’s isolationism

  January 23, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   The question that swirls around Donald Trump’s inaugural address is whether his aggressively pronounced policy of America First will actually result in America Last —…

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President. Trump.

  January 23, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   So, that happened. Let us pray. Yes, of course, you can go back to sleep, Mr. Van Winkle, but it won’t change the facts. Donald Trump…

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Top Grossing Movies – January 23

  January 23, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 01/20/2017 to 01/26/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weeknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Split PG13 Universal 1 3,038  $40,010,975  $40,010,975 2 xXx:…

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Top Grossing Movies – January 23

  January 23, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 01/20/2017 to 01/26/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weeknd Locations Wknd Gross Cumulative 1 Split PG13 Universal 1 3,038  $40,010,975  $40,010,975 2 xXx:…

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Obama’s (tentative) legacy

  January 17, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   It is far too early to render final judgment on the Obama presidency. All the chatter about his “legacy” overlooks two obvious realities. The significance…

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Top Grossing Movies – January 17

  January 17, 2017

Week of 01/13/2017 to 01/19/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Hidden Figures PG 20th Century Fox 4 3,286  $20,853,947  $61,889,939 2 Sing PG Universal…

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What’s up with Macy’s and Sears?

  January 16, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   We are in the throes of another round of what the economist Joseph Schumpeter memorably called “creative destruction.” Two icons of American business — Macy’s…

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What’s up with Macy’s and Sears?

  January 16, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   We are in the throes of another round of what the economist Joseph Schumpeter memorably called “creative destruction.” Two icons of American business — Macy’s…

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Hosea, can you see?

  January 16, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   Republicans can argue until their last breath that Trump objectors are sore losers, but isn’t more at stake than “mere politics”? This phrase has been rendered…

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Hosea, can you see?

  January 16, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   Republicans can argue until their last breath that Trump objectors are sore losers, but isn’t more at stake than “mere politics”? This phrase has been rendered…

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Trump’s job ‘jawboning’

  January 11, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   Jawboning is back in style, courtesy of Donald J. Trump. Those with long memories will recall that “jawboning” is a term that became fashionable in…

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Trump’s job ‘jawboning’

  January 11, 2017

By Robert J. Samuelson   Jawboning is back in style, courtesy of Donald J. Trump. Those with long memories will recall that “jawboning” is a term that became fashionable in…

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Dylann Roof’s last act

  January 11, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, S.C. – If Death lingers in courtroom corridors awaiting sentences, this historic city’s federal courthouse was surely a top destination. On Tuesday, the Reaper’s patience…

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Dylann Roof’s last act

  January 11, 2017

By Kathleen Parker   CHARLESTON, S.C. – If Death lingers in courtroom corridors awaiting sentences, this historic city’s federal courthouse was surely a top destination. On Tuesday, the Reaper’s patience…

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Top Grossing Movies – January 9

  January 9, 2017

Theatrical grosses from Rentrak   Week of 01/06/2017 to 01/12/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wkend Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Hidden Figures PG 20th Century Fox 3 2,471  $22,800,057…

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