Why this campaign was so nasty
October 31, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson To understand this nasty and nutty campaign, you have to go back to 1973, which is before roughly 60 percent of today’s Americans were alive.…
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Post-election rules of reckoning
October 31, 2016
By Kathleen Parker One more week, give or take. It seems nearly impossible that an election season that began approximately four years ago is nearing its end. After almost…
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Post-election rules of reckoning
October 31, 2016
By Kathleen Parker One more week, give or take. It seems nearly impossible that an election season that began approximately four years ago is nearing its end. After almost…
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Measuring economic progress
October 28, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Where are living standards the highest? You might think that’s an easy question to answer. Just take a country’s total income (in the United States,…
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Measuring economic progress
October 28, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Where are living standards the highest? You might think that’s an easy question to answer. Just take a country’s total income (in the United States,…
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The celebrity’s apprentice
October 28, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The system is rigged and the polls are phony. As E-Day draws nigh, Donald Trump and his spokesvolken have contrived every possible excuse for the Republican…
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The celebrity’s apprentice
October 28, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The system is rigged and the polls are phony. As E-Day draws nigh, Donald Trump and his spokesvolken have contrived every possible excuse for the Republican…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 24
October 24, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 10/21/2016 to 10/27/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wkend Locations Wkend Gross Cumulative 1 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween PG13 Lionsgate 1 2,260…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 24
October 24, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 10/21/2016 to 10/27/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wkend Locations Wkend Gross Cumulative 1 Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween PG13 Lionsgate 1 2,260…
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Split your ticket
October 24, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson There was a time when ticket splitting was common. Voters would support one party’s candidate for president and the other’s for Congress. At its peak…
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Split your ticket
October 24, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson There was a time when ticket splitting was common. Voters would support one party’s candidate for president and the other’s for Congress. At its peak…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 17
October 17, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 10/14/2016 to 10/20/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Accountant R Warner Bros. 1 3,332 $24,710,273 $24,710,273 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 17
October 17, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 10/14/2016 to 10/20/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Accountant R Warner Bros. 1 3,332 $24,710,273 $24,710,273 2…
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Financial crisis 2.0?
October 17, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson While everyone fixates on the U.S. election, developments in the world economy threaten to create problems for the next president and, possibly, trigger a major…
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Financial crisis 2.0?
October 17, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson While everyone fixates on the U.S. election, developments in the world economy threaten to create problems for the next president and, possibly, trigger a major…
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The greatest fear of all
October 17, 2016
By Kathleen Parker ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If I were to distill a recent public discussion about the state of our nation to one word, it would be “worried.”…
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The greatest fear of all
October 17, 2016
By Kathleen Parker ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If I were to distill a recent public discussion about the state of our nation to one word, it would be “worried.”…
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Who’s the worst person in the world?
October 12, 2016
By Kathleen Parker It should surprise no one that this presidential election — the first ever to involve a female nominee from a major party — has devolved into…
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Who’s the worst person in the world?
October 12, 2016
By Kathleen Parker It should surprise no one that this presidential election — the first ever to involve a female nominee from a major party — has devolved into…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 10
October 10, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 10/07/2016 to 10/13/2016 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Wkend Locs Wkend Gross Cumulative 1 The Girl On The Train R Universal 1 3,144…
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The new reactionaries!
October 10, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson A reactionary is someone who wishes to return, usually unrealistically, to an earlier and more appealing era. We have two reactionaries running for president. Both…
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The new reactionaries!
October 10, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson A reactionary is someone who wishes to return, usually unrealistically, to an earlier and more appealing era. We have two reactionaries running for president. Both…
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Thinking dangerously
October 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker ELON, N.C. – When I first heard that some Elon University students were protesting my invitation to speak on campus and saying my thoughts were “dangerous,”…
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Thinking dangerously
October 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker ELON, N.C. – When I first heard that some Elon University students were protesting my invitation to speak on campus and saying my thoughts were “dangerous,”…
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Trump’s BFF: Rosy Scenario
October 3, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Rosy Scenario is alive and well. There is a long and dubious tradition among politicians of projecting high — usually unrealistic — rates of economic…
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Permission to dissent
October 3, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Only in the strangest-ever presidential election could a former beauty queen’s weight be considered a deal-breaking issue of, if I may, gargantuan proportions. Pretend it’s two…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 3
October 3, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 09/30/2016 to 10/06/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Chldn PG13 20th…
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Top Grossing Movies – October 3
October 3, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 09/30/2016 to 10/06/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Chldn PG13 20th…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 26
September 26, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 09/23/2016 to 09/29/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Wknd Locations Wkend Gross Cumulative 1 The Magnificent Seven PG13 Sony 1 3,674 $34,703,397 $34,703,397 2…
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Michelin North America, Inc. establishing distribution center in Spartanburg County
September 26, 2016
New development to bring more than $270 million investment and 350 new jobs Michelin North America, Inc. is advancing its plans to establish a distribution center in Spartanburg County. The…
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Michelin North America, Inc. establishing distribution center in Spartanburg County
September 26, 2016
New development to bring more than $270 million investment and 350 new jobs Michelin North America, Inc. is advancing its plans to establish a distribution center in Spartanburg County. The…
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The wrong immigration debate
September 26, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The conversation — or argument — we’ve been having on immigration has been remarkably skewed. It’s been all about the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants,…
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The wrong immigration debate
September 26, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The conversation — or argument — we’ve been having on immigration has been remarkably skewed. It’s been all about the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants,…
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The Trump letters
September 26, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As the first presidential debate approaches, fists clench, jaws tighten and invectives giggle in anticipation. Game on! To half the country, it’s a sure win for…
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The Trump letters
September 26, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As the first presidential debate approaches, fists clench, jaws tighten and invectives giggle in anticipation. Game on! To half the country, it’s a sure win for…
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Dr. Pastides’ State of the University speech
September 20, 2016
University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides delivered his annual State of the University address to the community on September 14. Thank you and good morning to all.…
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Dr. Pastides’ State of the University speech
September 20, 2016
University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides delivered his annual State of the University address to the community on September 14. Thank you and good morning to all.…
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The old Fed is dead
September 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The betting is that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates at this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, its key policymaking body.…
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The old Fed is dead
September 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The betting is that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates at this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, its key policymaking body.…
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Hillary’s deplorable basket case
September 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker She didn’t want to say she was sick. Hillary Clinton, that is, who recently has suffered coughing fits followed Sunday by a near collapse during New…
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Hillary’s deplorable basket case
September 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker She didn’t want to say she was sick. Hillary Clinton, that is, who recently has suffered coughing fits followed Sunday by a near collapse during New…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 12
September 12, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 09/09/2016 to 09/15/2016 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Sully PG13 Warner Bros. 1 3,525 $35,028,301 $35,028,301 2 When…
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Build the wall
September 11, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Just because Donald Trump isn’t qualified to be president — and just because much of his agenda is hateful and undesirable — doesn’t mean that…
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The week that was … embarrassing
September 11, 2016
By Kathleen Parker America has had better weeks than the one just past. Only days away from the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Democratic and Republican…
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The week that was … embarrassing
September 11, 2016
By Kathleen Parker America has had better weeks than the one just past. Only days away from the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Democratic and Republican…
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Short-Term Energy Outlook
September 7, 2016
Highlights Benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $46/barrel (b) in August, a $1/b increase from July. This was the fourth consecutive month in which Brent spot crude…
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Short-Term Energy Outlook
September 7, 2016
Highlights Benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $46/barrel (b) in August, a $1/b increase from July. This was the fourth consecutive month in which Brent spot crude…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 5
September 6, 2016
Theatrical grosses from Rentrak Week of 09/02/2016 to 09/08/2016 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Don’t Breathe R Sony 2 3,051 $15,833,223 $55,131,879…
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Is ending poverty impossible?
September 5, 2016
Robert J. Samuelson Don’t expect a second War on Poverty, regardless of who wins the election. Picking up where Lyndon Johnson left off in the 1960s would seem a…
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Is ending poverty impossible?
September 5, 2016
Robert J. Samuelson Don’t expect a second War on Poverty, regardless of who wins the election. Picking up where Lyndon Johnson left off in the 1960s would seem a…
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