By Robert Samuelson   To those paying attention, the recent strikes for higher teachers’ pay in West Virginia and Oklahoma are a harbinger of things to come. You can attribute…

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By Marc A. Thiessen   During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump excoriated President Barack Obama for “the way he got out of Iraq,” which Trump said “was the founding of”…

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By Robert Samuelson   What is the skittish stock market telling us? Its recent declines have been blamed on many causes: fears of a “trade war” between the United States…

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By Marc Thiessen   President Trump’s tweet promising “NO MORE DACA DEAL” was an Easter gift to Democrats, letting them off the hook for their failure to seriously negotiate an…

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By Marc Thiessen   President Trump’s tweet promising “NO MORE DACA DEAL” was an Easter gift to Democrats, letting them off the hook for their failure to seriously negotiate an…

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By Kathleen Parker   When fake news blasts traditional media for being “fake news,” how does one respond? Do you shout, I’m not fake, you are? Do you ignore the…

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By Kathleen Parker   When fake news blasts traditional media for being “fake news,” how does one respond? Do you shout, I’m not fake, you are? Do you ignore the…

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By Marc Thiessen   President Trump’s tweet promising “NO MORE DACA DEAL” was an Easter gift to Democrats, letting them off the hook for their failure to seriously negotiate an…

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By Kathleen Parker   When the country’s second-largest lumber producer tries to take the U.S. Justice Department to the Supreme Court over a forest fire that started under the distracted…

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By Kathleen Parker   When the country’s second-largest lumber producer tries to take the U.S. Justice Department to the Supreme Court over a forest fire that started under the distracted…

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By Marc Thiessen   The Trump administration is being sued over its plans to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census, which California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D)…

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By Marc Thiessen   The Trump administration is being sued over its plans to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census, which California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D)…

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By Kathleen Parker   “Shaming,” the modern if tedious trend of shaming the shamer for criticizing anyone, has rendered us incapable of making rational judgments or speaking freely. If this…

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By Kathleen Parker   “Shaming,” the modern if tedious trend of shaming the shamer for criticizing anyone, has rendered us incapable of making rational judgments or speaking freely. If this…

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By Robert Samuelson   “This alert [from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation] provides information on Russian government actions targeting U.S. Government entities as well…

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By Robert Samuelson   “This alert [from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation] provides information on Russian government actions targeting U.S. Government entities as well…

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By Kathleen Parker    Joe Biden gave Donald Trump a gift last week when he engaged the president of the United States in a verbal slugfest, saying that if the…

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By Kathleen Parker    Joe Biden gave Donald Trump a gift last week when he engaged the president of the United States in a verbal slugfest, saying that if the…

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By Kathleen Parker   How many times have we heard that this is the year of the woman? Let’s just say, several. Each decade for the past century or so seems…

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By Kathleen Parker   How many times have we heard that this is the year of the woman? Let’s just say, several. Each decade for the past century or so seems…

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By Robert Samuelson   Anyone who has raised children knows that it’s a messy, trial-and-error process, with an emphasis on “error.” It’s hard enough to do well with two parents,…

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By Robert Samuelson   Anyone who has raised children knows that it’s a messy, trial-and-error process, with an emphasis on “error.” It’s hard enough to do well with two parents,…

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By Kathleen Parker   She can’t let go. She can’t stop talking about what happened. She wrote an entire book about it. Now she’s telling people in other countries about…

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By Robert Samuelson   It is March 2009. The American economy is rapidly collapsing. The previous month, payroll jobs had dropped by a staggering 650,000. The grim outlook stokes gallows…

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By Kathleen Parker   You may have missed the starting shot, but the midterm races officially began last week with the Texas primaries. This coming Tuesday, voters in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional…

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By Kathleen Parker   You may have missed the starting shot, but the midterm races officially began last week with the Texas primaries. This coming Tuesday, voters in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional…

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By Robert Samuelson   A few years ago — probably four or five — I had an unexpected and terrifying thought: We could have World War III. Until then, I…

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By Robert Samuelson   A few years ago — probably four or five — I had an unexpected and terrifying thought: We could have World War III. Until then, I…

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By Robert Samuelson   Can we run the economy “hot”? To those who think that President Trump’s economic policy is simply an extended program to make the rich richer, there…

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By Robert Samuelson   Can we run the economy “hot”? To those who think that President Trump’s economic policy is simply an extended program to make the rich richer, there…

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By Robert Samuelson   Anyone who tells you that dealing with climate change is simply a matter of sweeping away the obstructionism of oil companies is living in a dream…

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By Robert Samuelson   Anyone who tells you that dealing with climate change is simply a matter of sweeping away the obstructionism of oil companies is living in a dream…

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By Kathleen Parker   Oh, for God’s sake. What else can one say about the week after Florida’s high school massacre? Funerals for the 17 students and faculty were barely…

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By Kathleen Parker   Oh, for God’s sake. What else can one say about the week after Florida’s high school massacre? Funerals for the 17 students and faculty were barely…

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By Robert Samuelson   Here’s today’s quiz: What poses the greatest threat to America’s economy? (a) federal budget deficits; (b) China; (c) trade deficits; (d) ineffective schools; (e) the internet;…

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By Robert Samuelson   Here’s today’s quiz: What poses the greatest threat to America’s economy? (a) federal budget deficits; (b) China; (c) trade deficits; (d) ineffective schools; (e) the internet;…

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By Kathleen Parker   As pressures mount for Congress to “just do something” about mass shootings, Americans would do well to seek solutions closer to home. City by city, state…

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By Kathleen Parker   As pressures mount for Congress to “just do something” about mass shootings, Americans would do well to seek solutions closer to home. City by city, state…

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By Robert Samuelson   Anyone looking for good economic news will be disappointed by the latest inflation report, which showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) advancing by 0.5 percent in…

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By Robert Samuelson   Anyone looking for good economic news will be disappointed by the latest inflation report, which showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) advancing by 0.5 percent in…

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By Kathleen Parker    It was a profoundly poignant image: Thirty to 40 teens huddled together in a small dark room, their downturned faces illuminated by cellphones as they learned…

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By Kathleen Parker    It was a profoundly poignant image: Thirty to 40 teens huddled together in a small dark room, their downturned faces illuminated by cellphones as they learned…

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By Robert Samuelson   Whatever the virtues of the Olympics, economics is not one of them. As we enjoy this year’s winter games in South Korea, we ought to ponder…

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