Green Energy Gets Tough Love
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Reality Check: Don’t Buy into the Myth of ‘Tax Reform’
President Donald Trump has called on Congress to quickly pass sweeping “tax reform” legislation this year. While his entire plan remains something of a mystery, one element stands out: Trump has...
View ArticleSinclair Media Takeover
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No Drama Merkel: Leader of Free World Cruises to Reelection
Chancellor Angela Merkel now looks unstoppable in Germany’s national election as she seeks to add another term to her 12 years in power. The United States has much at stake in the electoral fate of the...
View ArticleMissing JFK Files
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What Can America Learn from the Vietnam War?
Ten years ago, when Ken Burns and Lynn Novick started working on their epic documentary about America’s war in Vietnam, that conflict could still rouse bitter passions — as evidenced by the “swift...
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Western Powers Refuse New Nuclear Treaty
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View ArticleCan the US Prevent Another Mega-Breach Like Equifax?
Cyberattacks are again generating headlines and global paranoia after Equifax, a major credit-reporting agency, announced the “hack heard around the world” earlier this month.The July 29 mega-breach...
View ArticleSadly, North Korea’s Pursuit of Nukes and ICBMs Makes Sense
Here is a bit of North Korean realpolitik that nobody is talking about: Regrettably, Kim Jong-un’s regime is absolutely right to develop nuclear weapons and a delivery system that reaches the United...
View ArticleA Sad Anniversary for Organized Labor
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the last nationwide strike seen in the US, when the Union of Automobile Workers (UAW) walked out on General Motors. The previous national strike the UAW had called...
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Maine Gives the People a Say on Medicaid Expansion
As Congress continues to struggle to either repeal or fix Obamacare, states are fighting their own battles over health care. One of them is taking place in Maine — and it could have huge implications...
View ArticleTrump Loves Neocons
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View ArticleCurious Coincidences in IRS Trump Audit
Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns has long been a subject of conjecture. To that, we’d like to add a related mystery: Why did the IRS begin auditing Donald Trump in 2002? Why that year...
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JFK Had Ordered Full Withdrawal from Vietnam: Solid Evidence
The Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary series on Vietnam, currently airing on PBS, skates very lightly over one of the war’s most contentious questions: Did John F. Kennedy intend to pursue the fight or...
View ArticleIgnoring Puerto Rico
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View ArticleRuss Baker on Trump’s Troubling Call to Renew Surveillance Tool
The Trump administration is calling for the prompt reauthorization of a controversial part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 permits eavesdropping on high-value targets,...
View ArticleGermany Avoids Reactionary Politics
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