Will the Fed’s “lift off” be grounded?
August 17, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson For many months, economy-watchers have been obsessed with “lift off”: the moment the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates, which have been held close to…
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Will the Fed’s “lift off” be grounded?
August 17, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson For many months, economy-watchers have been obsessed with “lift off”: the moment the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates, which have been held close to…
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The meaning of Trump
August 17, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It is perhaps time to stop wondering what The Donald’s got that the others ain’t got. What he’s got is conservative America’s number, which has less…
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The meaning of Trump
August 17, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It is perhaps time to stop wondering what The Donald’s got that the others ain’t got. What he’s got is conservative America’s number, which has less…
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Health spending — back to the future
August 10, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson It was nice while it lasted, but it’s over and may not return for many years, if ever. The “it” is the slowdown in national…
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Health spending — back to the future
August 10, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson It was nice while it lasted, but it’s over and may not return for many years, if ever. The “it” is the slowdown in national…
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Making a good first impression
August 10, 2015
By Kathleen Parker CLEVELAND – Not to diminish the importance of the first Republican debate, but it felt like the first in a political survivor series. The question wasn’t…
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Making a good first impression
August 10, 2015
By Kathleen Parker CLEVELAND – Not to diminish the importance of the first Republican debate, but it felt like the first in a political survivor series. The question wasn’t…
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Minimum-wage madness
August 5, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A while back — in January 1997, to be precise — I wrote a column on the euro, which was to be introduced in 1999.…
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Minimum-wage madness
August 5, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A while back — in January 1997, to be precise — I wrote a column on the euro, which was to be introduced in 1999.…
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Conception deception
August 5, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It took three videos showing Planned Parenthood doctors and executives discussing the culling and retailing of aborted baby parts, but Hillary Clinton finally managed to say…
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Conception deception
August 5, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It took three videos showing Planned Parenthood doctors and executives discussing the culling and retailing of aborted baby parts, but Hillary Clinton finally managed to say…
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Explaining the world’s economic funk
August 3, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson To understand the economy, you’ve got to resort to psychology. Throughout the recovery, forecasters — including those at the Federal Reserve and the International Monetary…
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Explaining the world’s economic funk
August 3, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson To understand the economy, you’ve got to resort to psychology. Throughout the recovery, forecasters — including those at the Federal Reserve and the International Monetary…
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Obama’s truth out of Africa
August 3, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It is good to be President Barack Obama these days. In the midst of a visit to Africa, including Kenya, where Republican front-runner Donald Trump has…
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Obama’s truth out of Africa
August 3, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It is good to be President Barack Obama these days. In the midst of a visit to Africa, including Kenya, where Republican front-runner Donald Trump has…
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The business of religious inclusion
July 29, 2015
By Rabbi Marc Howard Wilson Greenville is a business town first. Religious town second. That is the mantra I was told when I first came to Greenville almost two…
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The trouble with Clinton’s profit sharing
July 27, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Hillary Clinton has just given us an object lesson — presumably unintended — demonstrating why our tax system is such a complex mess. The main…
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The trouble with Clinton’s profit sharing
July 27, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Hillary Clinton has just given us an object lesson — presumably unintended — demonstrating why our tax system is such a complex mess. The main…
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Trumping himself
July 27, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump can’t help himself. Nor can we. The “worse” he gets, it seems, the better we like it. Watching Trump is so deliciously awful, we…
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Trumping himself
July 27, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump can’t help himself. Nor can we. The “worse” he gets, it seems, the better we like it. Watching Trump is so deliciously awful, we…
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Five great PR hacks
July 22, 2015
By John Boyanoski The average media reporter probably receives 100 press releases and story pitches each day. At best, they will read 15, consider five and choose one for…
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Be first or be different
July 22, 2015
By Ken Gasque Being first with a good idea is really difficult and may not happen but once in your lifetime, if it happens then. Apple’s iPod, Coca-Cola, WD-40,…
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What’s in a Smile?
July 22, 2015
By Leslie Pitner, DDS A smile is one of the most powerful ways we have to connect with other people. Having a smile you are confident to share can…
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The true danger of China’s crash
July 20, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson China’s spectacular stock crash poses three questions. First, what caused it? Next, will it harm the “real” economy of spending and hiring, inside China and…
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A new day in South Carolina
July 20, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The past may not be past, as William Faulkner once put it. But it sure seems to be leaving. As I watched the broadcast of the…
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A new day in South Carolina
July 20, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The past may not be past, as William Faulkner once put it. But it sure seems to be leaving. As I watched the broadcast of the…
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Give The Customers What They Want: Removing Barriers to Client Communication
July 16, 2015
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Peter Drucker, who is often referred to as the “father of management theory,” once said that a business’s purpose is “to find and…
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Greece’s D-Day
July 14, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Suddenly Greece is about a lot more than Greece. The lopsided Greek vote — 61 percent to 39 percent — to reject the last rescue…
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Greece’s D-Day
July 14, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Suddenly Greece is about a lot more than Greece. The lopsided Greek vote — 61 percent to 39 percent — to reject the last rescue…
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When bragging is winning
July 14, 2015
By Kathleen Parker “So, Mom,” he says. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Meet the Press’?” No. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Hardball’?” No.…
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When bragging is winning
July 14, 2015
By Kathleen Parker “So, Mom,” he says. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Meet the Press’?” No. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Hardball’?” No.…
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Value is the King of Sales, and the Queen of Service
July 12, 2015
By Jeffrey Gitomer Value is perhaps the most illusive word in sales. Everyone will tell you how important it is, very few can tell you what it is. I’ve…
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Value is the King of Sales, and the Queen of Service
July 12, 2015
By Jeffrey Gitomer Value is perhaps the most illusive word in sales. Everyone will tell you how important it is, very few can tell you what it is. I’ve…
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Will Greece’s crisis spread?
July 6, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Greece is a mess. The banks are shut; withdrawals from ATMs are strictly limited. A referendum will determine whether or not Greece accepts tough conditions for…
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Will Greece’s crisis spread?
July 6, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Greece is a mess. The banks are shut; withdrawals from ATMs are strictly limited. A referendum will determine whether or not Greece accepts tough conditions for…
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Michelle Obama’s evolution
July 6, 2015
By Kathleen Parker First-term first ladies are often shadows to their more-important husbands, dabbling in lite fare to avoid criticism and picking safe projects to shield them and their…
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Michelle Obama’s evolution
July 6, 2015
By Kathleen Parker First-term first ladies are often shadows to their more-important husbands, dabbling in lite fare to avoid criticism and picking safe projects to shield them and their…
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Trade Promotion Authority
July 1, 2015
Peter M. Brown President Colite International As president of South Carolina’s Colite International, I know the importance of global trade to the success of our business. Like many homegrown…
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Government — back to the 1930s?
June 29, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A recent Congressional Budget Office report — “The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook” — reminds us that the federal government is slowly becoming an agency for taking…
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Government — back to the 1930s?
June 29, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A recent Congressional Budget Office report — “The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook” — reminds us that the federal government is slowly becoming an agency for taking…
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Waiting for Obama
June 29, 2015
By Kathleen Parker CHARLESTON, SC – Even as hundreds formed a human heart in Marion Square near Mother Emanuel Church, retailers and city residents were a little nervous about…
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Waiting for Obama
June 29, 2015
By Kathleen Parker CHARLESTON, SC – Even as hundreds formed a human heart in Marion Square near Mother Emanuel Church, retailers and city residents were a little nervous about…
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The CEO backlash
June 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson “Prosperity can’t be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers.” –Hillary Clinton It seems inevitable that the unfolding presidential campaign will also become a referendum…
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Take it down
June 24, 2015
By Kathleen Parker In a historic moment, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called late yesterday (Monday) for removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the Statehouse grounds. It was…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Calling for Removal of Confederate Flag from Statehouse
June 23, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Remarks from Gov. Nikki Haley calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds. “This has been a very difficult time for our state.…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Calling for Removal of Confederate Flag from Statehouse
June 23, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Remarks from Gov. Nikki Haley calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds. “This has been a very difficult time for our state.…
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National Defense Briefs – June 18, 2015
June 20, 2015By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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National Defense Briefs – June 18, 2015
June 20, 2015
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. NATIONAL DEFENSE BRIEFS is a series aimed at informing readers with timely military and homeland security news updates, trends, definitions, and short commentaries. Defense…
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Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley
June 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Governor Nikki Haley released the following statement: “Michael, Rena, Nalin and I are praying for the victims and families touched by tonight’s senseless tragedy at Emanuel AME Church.…
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