What makes our present politics so nasty, negative and intensely personal? Conventional wisdom blames ideological polarization, and the vast gap between left and right, for the bitter nature of the attacks and counter-attacks on all sides....
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If Donald Trump persists in present plans to mount a vengeful comeback campaign in 2024, he’ll find his name forever linked with one of his less-celebrated predecessors: Grover Cleveland, the only president to manage the unique...
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During the tumultuous and eventful four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, passionate partisans on both sides warned of the potential for a new civil war – a dreadful domestic conflict based, at least in part, on differences in...
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Autumn is the season for repentance in the ancient Jewish calendar. Celebration of the New Year on Thursday and Friday of this week brings the chance to review the twelve months just passed, considering where we fell short and how to...
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To understand why they lost the election to Trump and the Republicans, stunned Democrats must come to terms with the internal contradictions in their party’s policies and personalities. On a policy level, Democrats tell the voters that...
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Despondent Democrats view Donald Trump’s astounding victory as a sign of the apocalypse, with their beachhead of White House power suddenly engulfed by a tidal wave of angry populism. Triumphant Republicans, on the other hand, feel...
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BY DIANE MEDVED Throughout his history-making campaign, the president-elect concluded each tumultuous rally on the same puzzling note: playing the Rolling Stones song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, with a slow,...
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Patriots of every perspective have two big days coming up: first, November 8th, election day, when every American who cares about the country has a sacred duty to consider the issues and the candidates, and then to vote. Skipping the...
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At the end of a bitter presidential campaign, there’s little discussion by either candidate of perhaps the gravest threat to our national security and continued prosperity. The nation carries a crushing debt burden of more than 20...
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By every measure, Hillary Clinton suffered a disastrous weekend surrounding the 9/11 anniversary. Her near collapse on Sunday morning hurt her badly not just because it left the impression of frailty and ill-health, but due to foolish...
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