Fairy tales in paradise
September 21, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Once upon a time in a twinkling city on a hill, little boys and girls were taught that anyone could grow up to become president. The…
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Cretins and squirrel heads
September 21, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Some in the media were quick to dismiss Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s speech attacking Donald Trump as the opportunistic rant of a 1 percenter. That is,…
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Will China crash?
September 14, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson The questions that now face China are whether it can maintain its own internal stability and contribute to the vitality of the wider global economy.…
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Is the wage-price spiral dead?
September 14, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson The wage-price spiral is dead — or at least dormant. As the Federal Reserve debates when to raise short-term interest rates, this is good news.…
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Ode to joy
September 14, 2015
By Kathleen Parker It’s no longer enough to be a happy warrior; now our candidates must be joyful! Oh, joie. Jeb Bush started the joy bender last week when…
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Trump’s tower of babble
September 14, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Donald Trump has a point when he talks about the need for immigrants to learn English. “That’s how we assimilate,” he says. Which is true, as…
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Globalization at warp speed
September 7, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A fascinating but little-noted aspect of the recent financial turmoil is how much it’s been an international event. It started with doubts about China’s economy,…
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Globalization at warp speed
September 7, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson A fascinating but little-noted aspect of the recent financial turmoil is how much it’s been an international event. It started with doubts about China’s economy,…
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Don-Don and the Trumpettes
September 7, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The Trump riddle continues to compel: How has he managed to successfully execute such a mass deception? He’s by no definition a conservative, and yet he…
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Don-Don and the Trumpettes
September 7, 2015
By Kathleen Parker The Trump riddle continues to compel: How has he managed to successfully execute such a mass deception? He’s by no definition a conservative, and yet he…
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Affirming a right to die
August 30, 2015
By George F. Will SAN DIEGO — Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act…
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Affirming a right to die
August 30, 2015
By George F. Will SAN DIEGO — Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act…
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Behind the crash — the commodities bubble
August 30, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson First was the dot-com bubble, then the housing bubble. Now comes the commodities bubble. We don’t fully understand the stock market’s current turmoil, but we…
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Behind the crash — the commodities bubble
August 30, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson First was the dot-com bubble, then the housing bubble. Now comes the commodities bubble. We don’t fully understand the stock market’s current turmoil, but we…
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The havoc that Trump wreaks
August 26, 2015
By George F. Will Every sulfurous belch from the molten interior of the volcanic Trump phenomenon injures the chances of a Republican presidency. After Donald Trump finishes plastering a…
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The havoc that Trump wreaks
August 26, 2015
By George F. Will Every sulfurous belch from the molten interior of the volcanic Trump phenomenon injures the chances of a Republican presidency. After Donald Trump finishes plastering a…
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Trump defines down the GOP
August 24, 2015
By George F. Will It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by…
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Trump defines down the GOP
August 24, 2015
By George F. Will It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by…
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Internet roulette
August 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Are we ready for the “Internet of Things”? Probably not. The phrase — coined in 1999 by researcher Kevin Ashton while working for Procter &…
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Internet roulette
August 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson Are we ready for the “Internet of Things”? Probably not. The phrase — coined in 1999 by researcher Kevin Ashton while working for Procter &…
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Europe’s sobering warning on jobs
August 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson We can learn from Europe about job creation, but many Americans may reject the underlying lesson. It is: If you price labor too high —…
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Europe’s sobering warning on jobs
August 24, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson We can learn from Europe about job creation, but many Americans may reject the underlying lesson. It is: If you price labor too high —…
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China’s risky money game
August 17, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson To understand China’s surprise currency devaluation, you need context. China is engineering a major economic transformation — or, at least, trying. For years, it relied…
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China’s risky money game
August 17, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson To understand China’s surprise currency devaluation, you need context. China is engineering a major economic transformation — or, at least, trying. For years, it relied…
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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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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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Curbing global warming: mission impossible?
August 10, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson On climate change, we need to go beyond the tired storyline of “deniers” versus the “scientific consensus.” Until it’s discredited by falling temperatures, global warming…
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Curbing global warming: mission impossible?
August 10, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson On climate change, we need to go beyond the tired storyline of “deniers” versus the “scientific consensus.” Until it’s discredited by falling temperatures, global warming…
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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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Pre-debate excitement soars
August 5, 2015
By Kathleen Parker No doubt you have butterflies just thinking about Thursday’s first GOP debate. I know I do. Center stage will be the man who needs no further…
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Pre-debate excitement soars
August 5, 2015
By Kathleen Parker No doubt you have butterflies just thinking about Thursday’s first GOP debate. I know I do. Center stage will be the man who needs no further…
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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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Medicare and Medicaid — a tarnished triumph
July 27, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson It was exactly 50 years ago this week that President Lyndon Johnson flew to Independence, Missouri and, with former President Harry Truman at his side,…
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Medicare and Medicaid — a tarnished triumph
July 27, 2015
By Robert J. Samuelson It was exactly 50 years ago this week that President Lyndon Johnson flew to Independence, Missouri and, with former President Harry Truman at his side,…
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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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Before we lose our minds
July 27, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Current quibbling over what Jeb Bush meant when he said it’s time to phase out and replace Medicare — as opposed to “attacking the seniors,” as…
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Before we lose our minds
July 27, 2015
By Kathleen Parker Current quibbling over what Jeb Bush meant when he said it’s time to phase out and replace Medicare — as opposed to “attacking the seniors,” as…
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