Death by a Thousand Slurs
This has been the mainstream media’s intention from the Republican primary, through the presidential campaign, and throughout Donald Trump’s first [...]
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01, 2018
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08, 2017
The Age of the Double Standard
Applying a double standard means minimizing or overlooking the lapses in logic or ethics of people we like or agree [...]
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12, 2016
Memo from the National Liberal Journalists’ Association
[Author’s note: The sender of the following memo evidently mistook me for an NLJA member] Dear NLJA member: I needn’t [...]
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07, 2016
Ted Cruz’s Missed Opportunity
Senator Ted Cruz is a born-again Christian and the son of an Evangelical pastor who exhorts his congregation to “tithe [...]
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05, 2016
Avoiding Hypersensitivity
Donald Trump ate a taco on Cinco de Mayo and some of his critics took great offense, calling his action [...]
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04, 2016
How Charitable Are the Candidates?
In evaluating political candidates, it is helpful to determine how closely their actions match their words. In the matter of [...]
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03, 2016
Who Is Responsible for Violence in America?
The cover of The Week presented a caricature of Donald Trump with his face twisted in an angry snarl and [...]
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01, 2016
Leaning Toward Rubio
Like many other Americans, I have not yet decided which Republican candidate I will support. As the campaign has progressed, [...]
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08, 2015
Capitalizing on Republican Resources
Though it’s much too early to predict the outcome of the Republican presidential sweepstakes, it’s not too early to speculate [...]
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08, 2015
The Coming Attacks on Trump
Donald Trump has already been the subject of one attack ad by Senator Rand Paul, and other candidates are reportedly [...]