Shame, shame, shame
March 20, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As Donald Trump continues to surge forward as the most-likely Republican nominee, perfectly sane people are beginning to wonder: “Was there something we missed? Maybe he’s…
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Shame, shame, shame
March 20, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As Donald Trump continues to surge forward as the most-likely Republican nominee, perfectly sane people are beginning to wonder: “Was there something we missed? Maybe he’s…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: health-care, op-ed
Farewell, prince of tides
March 14, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Soon after “The Prince of Tides” became a blockbuster movie in 1991, People magazine put the film’s leading man, Nick Nolte, on its cover as the…
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Farewell, prince of tides
March 14, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Soon after “The Prince of Tides” became a blockbuster movie in 1991, People magazine put the film’s leading man, Nick Nolte, on its cover as the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: op-ed
The party’s (almost) over
March 14, 2016
By Kathleen Parker So it has come to this: A brokered convention or President Hillary Clinton. These options seem to be what’s left to Republicans of conscience, who are,…
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The party’s (almost) over
March 14, 2016
By Kathleen Parker So it has come to this: A brokered convention or President Hillary Clinton. These options seem to be what’s left to Republicans of conscience, who are,…
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Up with political “bosses”!
March 7, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson What we are seeing in the continuing march of Donald Trump toward the Republican presidential nomination is the power and significance of political entrepreneurship. If…
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Up with political “bosses”!
March 7, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson What we are seeing in the continuing march of Donald Trump toward the Republican presidential nomination is the power and significance of political entrepreneurship. If…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: op-ed
The way we were (in 1915!)
March 7, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson By 1915, the United States was the world’s richest nation — and yet, most Americans were dirt poor by today’s standards. Adjusted for inflation, men’s…
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The way we were (in 1915!)
March 7, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson By 1915, the United States was the world’s richest nation — and yet, most Americans were dirt poor by today’s standards. Adjusted for inflation, men’s…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: op-ed
A new theory of inequality
March 7, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Thumbing through the annual report of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is always an education. This year’s 430-page edition is no exception.…
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A new theory of inequality
March 7, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Thumbing through the annual report of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is always an education. This year’s 430-page edition is no exception.…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
Inoculated against truth
March 7, 2016
By Kathleen Parker By now it’s obvious that lecturing Donald Trump supporters about why they shouldn’t vote for him only confirms their convictions. If you’re part of the “establishment,”…
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Inoculated against truth
March 7, 2016
By Kathleen Parker By now it’s obvious that lecturing Donald Trump supporters about why they shouldn’t vote for him only confirms their convictions. If you’re part of the “establishment,”…
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The black and white of politics
March 7, 2016
By Kathleen Parker FLORENCE, SC – If Donald Trump speaks for disenfranchised whites, Hillary Clinton speaks mostly to blacks who feel the same. But the differences in how people,…
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The black and white of politics
March 7, 2016
By Kathleen Parker FLORENCE, SC – If Donald Trump speaks for disenfranchised whites, Hillary Clinton speaks mostly to blacks who feel the same. But the differences in how people,…
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Hooked on cheap money
February 29, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Say it ain’t so, Doug. From 2009 to early 2015, Douglas Elmendorf was the widely respected director of the Congressional Budget Office, where he repeatedly…
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Hooked on cheap money
February 29, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Say it ain’t so, Doug. From 2009 to early 2015, Douglas Elmendorf was the widely respected director of the Congressional Budget Office, where he repeatedly…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: op-ed
The aging business cycle
February 29, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson At her most recent press conference in December, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen had this (abbreviated) exchange with ABC News reporter Rebecca Jarvis. Jarvis:…
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The aging business cycle
February 29, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson At her most recent press conference in December, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen had this (abbreviated) exchange with ABC News reporter Rebecca Jarvis. Jarvis:…
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The global allure of Palmetto politics
February 29, 2016
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, SC – Americans aren’t the only people who are fascinated by South Carolina politics and the presidential primary process. During the past several days, including…
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The global allure of Palmetto politics
February 29, 2016
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, SC – Americans aren’t the only people who are fascinated by South Carolina politics and the presidential primary process. During the past several days, including…
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Clash of titans: Pope vs. Trump
February 29, 2016
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, SC – The popular wisdom that opposites attract is true in both romance and politics. But rarely do adages prove so profoundly — and absurdly…
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Clash of titans: Pope vs. Trump
February 29, 2016
By Kathleen Parker COLUMBIA, SC – The popular wisdom that opposites attract is true in both romance and politics. But rarely do adages prove so profoundly — and absurdly…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, op-ed
An impending recession?
February 21, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s economists versus the stock market. Economists generally don’t forecast a recession anytime soon. The stock market does — or at least that’s one plausible…
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An impending recession?
February 21, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s economists versus the stock market. Economists generally don’t forecast a recession anytime soon. The stock market does — or at least that’s one plausible…
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Budget fairy tales
February 21, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson We have a candor deficit. President Obama last week submitted his $4 trillion 2017 budget, using the occasion for self-congratulation. Deficits are down. Employment is…
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Budget fairy tales
February 21, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson We have a candor deficit. President Obama last week submitted his $4 trillion 2017 budget, using the occasion for self-congratulation. Deficits are down. Employment is…
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What would Scalia do?
February 21, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As Republican presidential candidates invoke Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy, all insisting that his suddenly vacant seat shouldn’t be filled until a new president is…
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What would Scalia do?
February 21, 2016
By Kathleen Parker As Republican presidential candidates invoke Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy, all insisting that his suddenly vacant seat shouldn’t be filled until a new president is…
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A South Carolina primer-y
February 21, 2016
By Kathleen Parker CAMDEN, S.C. — Out on the hustings, people often ask me: “Can you explain South Carolina?” I just shake my head. It’s complicated, I say. The…
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A South Carolina primer-y
February 21, 2016
By Kathleen Parker CAMDEN, S.C. — Out on the hustings, people often ask me: “Can you explain South Carolina?” I just shake my head. It’s complicated, I say. The…
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The crash of 2016?
February 15, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson You cannot understand the vulnerable state of the U.S. and global economies — and nervous stock markets — without coming to grips with the crash…
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The crash of 2016?
February 15, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson You cannot understand the vulnerable state of the U.S. and global economies — and nervous stock markets — without coming to grips with the crash…
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#Outoftouch
February 15, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Two recent comments by famous feminists have underscored the inevitable and predicted the foregone: The feminist era of Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright has…
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#Outoftouch
February 15, 2016
By Kathleen Parker Two recent comments by famous feminists have underscored the inevitable and predicted the foregone: The feminist era of Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright has…
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Hillary’s golden tongue
February 15, 2016
By Kathleen Parker PALM BEACH, Fla. – As speaking fees go, Hillary Clinton’s allegedly scandalous $200,000 per engagement is chump change compared with Donald Trump’s $1.5 million. But, of…
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Hillary’s golden tongue
February 15, 2016
By Kathleen Parker PALM BEACH, Fla. – As speaking fees go, Hillary Clinton’s allegedly scandalous $200,000 per engagement is chump change compared with Donald Trump’s $1.5 million. But, of…
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It’s still the economy, stupid!
February 8, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson In 1992, James Carville popularized the adage “It’s the economy, stupid.” If the economy is ailing, people tend to vote against the party in the…
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Deficits … who cares?
February 8, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Just how far have budget deficits drifted off the radar screen of presidential politics? Here’s one indicator: Last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO)…
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Oh, Donnie boy
February 8, 2016
By Kathleen Parker If you ask Donald Trump fans what they like about him, there’s an excellent chance they’ll say, “Because he’s not politically correct.” But this is only…
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An upbeat economic story
February 1, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Here’s some good — and generally overlooked — news about the U.S. economy: Among major ethnic and racial groups, African-Americans scored the biggest job advances…
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What’s behind the stock selloff?
February 1, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Capitalism has always been an epic struggle between risk and reward, and the easiest way to understand the present turmoil in world stock markets is…
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Clinton’s cracked credibility
February 1, 2016
By Kathleen Parker The first question to Hillary Clinton from an audience member during Monday night’s Democratic town hall in Iowa must have been a blow from one so…
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Bonfire of the vulgarities
February 1, 2016
By Kathleen Parker At first it seemed too weirdly awful to be true, but there she was: Sarah Palin standing next to Donald Trump last Tuesday and endorsing him…
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What is the stock market saying?
January 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson Just whether the sharp selloff of stocks signals an economic slowdown or recession is an open question. Most economists seem to think not. Strong job…
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Why economic growth lags
January 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson It’s only January, but what may be the year’s most important book on economics has already been published. Called “The Rise and Fall of American…
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The China bubble pops
January 25, 2016
By Robert J. Samuelson The China bubble has burst. No longer are the country’s economic managers viewed as magicians who can orchestrate rapid growth whatever the obstacles. No one…
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Daddy Trump is looking out for you!
January 25, 2016
By Kathleen Parker So you say you want a daddy for your president? OK, so maybe you didn’t say it, but on a subliminal level, you may have felt…
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Nikki Haley’s righteous gamble
January 25, 2016
By Kathleen Parker By broad consensus, the winner of Thursday night’s GOP debate was Donald Trump, followed by Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, with most of the post-game commentary…
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