A public safety problem that can no longer be ignored
October 29, 2017
By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller As I’ve travel the state over the years, it hasn’t been uncommon for members of the law enforcement community to bring up issues that…
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A budget primer for the weary
October 23, 2017
By Robert Samuelson It’s that time of year again when Congress debates the federal budget. For most Americans, it’s a turnoff. The dollar amounts are monstrous — trillions, not…
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North Korea’s cyber army
October 23, 2017
By Robert Samuelson It turns out that North Korea isn’t just a nuclear threat. It’s also a cyberthreat, and in some ways, this may be more frightening. Launched largely…
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Donald, dearest
October 23, 2017
By Kathleen Parker George W. Bush’s speech last week at a forum hosted by his eponymous institute might as well have been titled “Dear Donald.” The 43rd president all…
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#MeToo: Tipping point, or outrage du jour?
October 23, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Depending upon one’s distance from all things Twitter, recent revelations of sexual harassment in Hollywood are either the tipping point we’ve been waiting for — or…
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Bernanke’s anxiety
October 16, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Ben Bernanke is worried — and perhaps we should be, too. As chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014, it was Bernanke who, along…
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Bernanke’s anxiety
October 16, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Ben Bernanke is worried — and perhaps we should be, too. As chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014, it was Bernanke who, along…
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Yes, build the wall!
October 16, 2017
By Robert Samuelson It’s time to build the wall — and, in doing so, prevent an estimated 690,000 DACA “dreamers” from being deported from the United States. It’s a…
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Yes, build the wall!
October 16, 2017
By Robert Samuelson It’s time to build the wall — and, in doing so, prevent an estimated 690,000 DACA “dreamers” from being deported from the United States. It’s a…
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisy
October 16, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the point, when everyone’s…
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A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisy
October 16, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Or, more to the point, when everyone’s…
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Letter to the Editor: Protecting programs that feed hungry kids: SNAP
October 10, 2017Dear Editor: Although food insecurity affects more than 17% of people in South Carolina, it is often hard to see. When a child can’t focus at school because they didn’t…
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Letter to the Editor: Protecting programs that feed hungry kids: SNAP
October 10, 2017
Dear Editor: Although food insecurity affects more than 17% of people in South Carolina, it is often hard to see. When a child can’t focus at school because they didn’t…
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Economic cannibalism
October 9, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The spoils society advances. The “spoils society” is a phrase I coined some years ago to illustrate a basic problem of wealthy societies, including, of course, the…
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Economic cannibalism
October 9, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The spoils society advances. The “spoils society” is a phrase I coined some years ago to illustrate a basic problem of wealthy societies, including, of course, the…
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Distracting ourselves to death
October 9, 2017
By Kathleen Parker When President Trump said a few days ago that now isn’t the time for a debate about gun control, presumably he meant that we should respect…
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Distracting ourselves to death
October 9, 2017
By Kathleen Parker When President Trump said a few days ago that now isn’t the time for a debate about gun control, presumably he meant that we should respect…
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The resilient American consumer
October 4, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The American consumer is the great engine of growth for the $19 trillion U.S. economy, representing nearly 70 percent of spending. If the consumer is confident…
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The resilient American consumer
October 4, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The American consumer is the great engine of growth for the $19 trillion U.S. economy, representing nearly 70 percent of spending. If the consumer is confident…
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Just a guy and the search for meaning
October 4, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the near-ceaseless popping sound of an automatic weapon pounding bullets into…
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Just a guy and the search for meaning
October 4, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the near-ceaseless popping sound of an automatic weapon pounding bullets into…
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Why “the swamp” survives
October 2, 2017
By Robert Samuelson President Trump isn’t draining the swamp. He unveiled his long-awaited “tax reform” package last week, and although many crucial details were missing (for example, the income…
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Why “the swamp” survives
October 2, 2017
By Robert Samuelson President Trump isn’t draining the swamp. He unveiled his long-awaited “tax reform” package last week, and although many crucial details were missing (for example, the income…
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Are entrepreneurs a dying breed?
October 1, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Maybe we’re not “’Shark Tank’ nation” after all. The incredibly popular cable business program, which features budding entrepreneurs pleading for backing from wealthy investors (the “sharks”),…
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Are entrepreneurs a dying breed?
October 1, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Maybe we’re not “’Shark Tank’ nation” after all. The incredibly popular cable business program, which features budding entrepreneurs pleading for backing from wealthy investors (the “sharks”),…
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Stranger than Strange
October 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The political resurrection of Alabama’s Roy Moore — the Moses of the South — and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It’s…
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Stranger than Strange
October 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker The political resurrection of Alabama’s Roy Moore — the Moses of the South — and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It’s…
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Rocket Man and Dotard go bonkers in Toontown
October 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Pity the Pacific, a portion of which faces ultimate destruction should “Rocket Man” follow through on his reported threat to test a hydrogen bomb in the…
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Rocket Man and Dotard go bonkers in Toontown
October 1, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Pity the Pacific, a portion of which faces ultimate destruction should “Rocket Man” follow through on his reported threat to test a hydrogen bomb in the…
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Driverless madness
September 25, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Driverless vehicles may not be all that they’re cracked up to be. Indeed, they may be harmful to our collective security and well-being. Unless you’ve been…
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Driverless madness
September 25, 2017
By Robert Samuelson Driverless vehicles may not be all that they’re cracked up to be. Indeed, they may be harmful to our collective security and well-being. Unless you’ve been…
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Where in the world is Dail Dinwiddie?
September 25, 2017
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 24, 1992, Dail Boxley Dinwiddie vanished. Phffft. Just like that. She was 23, a darling girl, anyone would…
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Where in the world is Dail Dinwiddie?
September 25, 2017
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 24, 1992, Dail Boxley Dinwiddie vanished. Phffft. Just like that. She was 23, a darling girl, anyone would…
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The New Center seeks volunteers
September 25, 2017
By Kathleen Parker NEW YORK — This city’s annual gridlock festival, otherwise known as the United Nations General Assembly, is a proper metaphor for America’s current state of affairs.…
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The New Center seeks volunteers
September 25, 2017
By Kathleen Parker NEW YORK — This city’s annual gridlock festival, otherwise known as the United Nations General Assembly, is a proper metaphor for America’s current state of affairs.…
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The middle class rocks-again
September 18, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The middle class is back — or so it seems. That’s the message from the Census Bureau’s latest report on “Income and Poverty in the United…
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The middle class rocks-again
September 18, 2017
By Robert Samuelson The middle class is back — or so it seems. That’s the message from the Census Bureau’s latest report on “Income and Poverty in the United…
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The growing black-white wage gap is unexplained — and scary
September 18, 2017
By Robert Samuelson There are few economic problems more frustrating than the stubborn gaps in wages and unemployment rates between blacks and whites. Despite decades of trying to reduce…
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The growing black-white wage gap is unexplained — and scary
September 18, 2017
By Robert Samuelson There are few economic problems more frustrating than the stubborn gaps in wages and unemployment rates between blacks and whites. Despite decades of trying to reduce…
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How Democrats won the presidency
September 18, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Rarely, if ever, have so many presidential winners and losers been so incessantly chatty. Hillary Clinton — who lost the 2016 election, in case you weren’t…
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How Democrats won the presidency
September 18, 2017
By Kathleen Parker Rarely, if ever, have so many presidential winners and losers been so incessantly chatty. Hillary Clinton — who lost the 2016 election, in case you weren’t…
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District Consolidation: One Size Does Not Fit All
September 18, 2017
By Scott Price, SCSBA Executive Director In South Carolina, as in other states around the nation, school district consolidation is a perennial theme. This year, in addition to the…
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District Consolidation: One Size Does Not Fit All
September 18, 2017
By Scott Price, SCSBA Executive Director In South Carolina, as in other states around the nation, school district consolidation is a perennial theme. This year, in addition to the…
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The ‘progressives’ are to blame, too
September 11, 2017
By Robert Samuelson What has been missing in Washington for the past two or three decades is a serious debate about the role of the federal government. What programs…
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The ‘progressives’ are to blame, too
September 11, 2017
By Robert Samuelson What has been missing in Washington for the past two or three decades is a serious debate about the role of the federal government. What programs…
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Give South Korea a break
September 11, 2017
By Robert Samuelson How do they come up with this stuff? According to press reports, the Trump administration is considering withdrawing from the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, which…
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Give South Korea a break
September 11, 2017
By Robert Samuelson How do they come up with this stuff? According to press reports, the Trump administration is considering withdrawing from the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, which…
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The worst is yet to come
September 11, 2017
By Kathleen Parker It has become axiomatic that when Donald Trump says or does something over the top or below the belt, beware the unseen. His cunning use of…
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The worst is yet to come
September 11, 2017
By Kathleen Parker It has become axiomatic that when Donald Trump says or does something over the top or below the belt, beware the unseen. His cunning use of…
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The middle-class comeback is real
September 4, 2017
By Robert Samuelson On this Labor Day, the American middle class survives. Indeed, it’s expanding. That’s not the conclusion of some arcane scholarly study. It’s the judgment of Americans…
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