John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever
August 12, 2016
By Kathleen Parker News is a bizarre kind of food chain whose most important members are at the bottom. Every couple of years or so, I feel the need…
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John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever
August 12, 2016
By Kathleen Parker News is a bizarre kind of food chain whose most important members are at the bottom. Every couple of years or so, I feel the need…
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Is job insecurity overstated?
July 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson If you’ve got an OK job, don’t let go, because you may not be able to find another. The conventional wisdom is widely shared —…
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Is job insecurity overstated?
July 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson If you’ve got an OK job, don’t let go, because you may not be able to find another. The conventional wisdom is widely shared —…
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You know what they say …
July 25, 2016
By Kathleen Parker CLEVELAND — Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but plagiarism, not so much. This is especially so if you’re Melania Trump on opening night…
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You know what they say …
July 25, 2016
By Kathleen Parker CLEVELAND — Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but plagiarism, not so much. This is especially so if you’re Melania Trump on opening night…
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The Trump treatment
July 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week ought to be interesting, but whether it will be informative is another question. Barring a last-minute surprise,…
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The Trump treatment
July 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week ought to be interesting, but whether it will be informative is another question. Barring a last-minute surprise,…
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Imperfect progress on race
July 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson ”When we start suggesting that somehow there’s this enormous polarization [on race] and we’re back to the situation in the ‘60s — that’s just not…
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Imperfect progress on race
July 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson ”When we start suggesting that somehow there’s this enormous polarization [on race] and we’re back to the situation in the ‘60s — that’s just not…
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Is the car culture crashing?
July 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It redefined how we work and play, from the daily commute to the weekend trek to the beach. It expanded the heavy industry — steel-making,…
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Is the car culture crashing?
July 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It redefined how we work and play, from the daily commute to the weekend trek to the beach. It expanded the heavy industry — steel-making,…
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Who will keep us safe?
July 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Nice, France. Of all places. But of course a terrorist in love with death would choose one of the world’s most beautiful coastal cities to mow…
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Who will keep us safe?
July 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Nice, France. Of all places. But of course a terrorist in love with death would choose one of the world’s most beautiful coastal cities to mow…
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Eye of the beholder
July 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker By now most Americans know the name of Dallas Police Chief David Brown — and quite a few wouldn’t mind seeing him play a larger national…
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Eye of the beholder
July 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker By now most Americans know the name of Dallas Police Chief David Brown — and quite a few wouldn’t mind seeing him play a larger national…
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America’s killing fields
July 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Horror. Shock. Disbelief. Numbness. Grief. Anger. And terrible sadness. These fractured thoughts were all I could muster upon waking Friday to news of the ambush on…
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America’s killing fields
July 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Horror. Shock. Disbelief. Numbness. Grief. Anger. And terrible sadness. These fractured thoughts were all I could muster upon waking Friday to news of the ambush on…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: op-ed
Getting globalization right
July 10, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Can we get globalization right? It has emerged as an all-purpose scapegoat for our economic woes — lost jobs, depressed wages, large trade deficits, greater…
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Getting globalization right
July 10, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Can we get globalization right? It has emerged as an all-purpose scapegoat for our economic woes — lost jobs, depressed wages, large trade deficits, greater…
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For whom Trump tolls?
July 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Perusing the wires on a deadline morn, I was struck by a constellation of intellectuals struggling to translate the relative meanings of Brexit, Donald Trump and…
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For whom Trump tolls?
July 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Perusing the wires on a deadline morn, I was struck by a constellation of intellectuals struggling to translate the relative meanings of Brexit, Donald Trump and…
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Bill-gate, again
July 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker But of course Bill Clinton wants his wife to become president of the United States and make history as the nation’s first female commander in chief.…
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Bill-gate, again
July 10, 2016
By Kathleen Parker But of course Bill Clinton wants his wife to become president of the United States and make history as the nation’s first female commander in chief.…
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The center sags, America groans
July 4, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson On this July Fourth, Americans are deeply disillusioned with politics and government. A Pew poll in late 2015 found that only 19 percent of people…
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The center sags, America groans
July 4, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson On this July Fourth, Americans are deeply disillusioned with politics and government. A Pew poll in late 2015 found that only 19 percent of people…
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Double-trouble for Trump
July 4, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Watching Hillary Clinton beaming sidewise on stage as Elizabeth Warren took her text on Donald Trump brought the Wrigley twin ditty to mind: Double your pleasure,…
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Double-trouble for Trump
July 4, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Watching Hillary Clinton beaming sidewise on stage as Elizabeth Warren took her text on Donald Trump brought the Wrigley twin ditty to mind: Double your pleasure,…
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Brexit, meet Trexit
July 4, 2016
By Kathleen Parker With Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, did Donald Trump just win the presidential election? On the surface, this may seem an odd question, but…
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Brexit, meet Trexit
July 4, 2016
By Kathleen Parker With Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, did Donald Trump just win the presidential election? On the surface, this may seem an odd question, but…
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Some Brexit consequences
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson On June 1, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued its latest economic forecasts. In 2016, it predicted that the world economy would grow…
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Some Brexit consequences
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson On June 1, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued its latest economic forecasts. In 2016, it predicted that the world economy would grow…
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Is the middle class moving up?
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It turns out that the middle class isn’t stagnant after all. You know the conventional wisdom. The richest 1 percent of Americans have siphoned off…
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Is the middle class moving up?
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It turns out that the middle class isn’t stagnant after all. You know the conventional wisdom. The richest 1 percent of Americans have siphoned off…
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How health care creates wage inequality
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson You can add health care to the causes of growing wage inequality in America. There’s a largely unknown paradox at work. Companies that try to…
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How health care creates wage inequality
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson You can add health care to the causes of growing wage inequality in America. There’s a largely unknown paradox at work. Companies that try to…
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Are you a “work martyr”?
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson We Americans have a confused and contradictory relationship with vacation. In theory; we love it; in practice, we often dread it. So much expectation is…
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Are you a “work martyr”?
June 27, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson We Americans have a confused and contradictory relationship with vacation. In theory; we love it; in practice, we often dread it. So much expectation is…
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Trump’s pivot to Damascus
June 27, 2016
By Kathleen Parker If you turned on cable TV news Monday, chances are good that you caught Corey Lewandowski fibbing that he doesn’t have a clue why Donald Trump…
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Trump’s pivot to Damascus
June 27, 2016
By Kathleen Parker If you turned on cable TV news Monday, chances are good that you caught Corey Lewandowski fibbing that he doesn’t have a clue why Donald Trump…
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Repeat, retreat, reload
June 27, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The arguments for and against gun control are so familiar by now, we might as well hit replay and skip the debate. In the wake of…
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Repeat, retreat, reload
June 27, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The arguments for and against gun control are so familiar by now, we might as well hit replay and skip the debate. In the wake of…
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Brexit triumphant?
June 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Brexit is winning — that is, Britain’s exit from the European Union. As the June 23 referendum approaches, public opinion has swung toward “Leave” the…
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Brexit triumphant?
June 18, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Brexit is winning — that is, Britain’s exit from the European Union. As the June 23 referendum approaches, public opinion has swung toward “Leave” the…
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There he goes again
June 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker From Shanghai to Paris to Moscow, the world has been watching to see how the U.S. election is affected by the latest terrorist bloodbath on our…
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There he goes again
June 18, 2016
By Kathleen Parker From Shanghai to Paris to Moscow, the world has been watching to see how the U.S. election is affected by the latest terrorist bloodbath on our…
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Obama’s Social Security failure
June 15, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson President Obama unintentionally damaged his legacy the other day by urging an expansion of Social Security benefits and, thereby, reminding everyone (and particularly future historians)…
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Obama’s Social Security failure
June 15, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson President Obama unintentionally damaged his legacy the other day by urging an expansion of Social Security benefits and, thereby, reminding everyone (and particularly future historians)…
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The specter hanging over Clinton — a recession
June 15, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Suppose you are advising Hillary Clinton, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. What worries you? Well, probably the stubbornness of Bernie Sanders, who won’t…
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The specter hanging over Clinton — a recession
June 15, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Suppose you are advising Hillary Clinton, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. What worries you? Well, probably the stubbornness of Bernie Sanders, who won’t…
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