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A Liberal Case Against Leaks

President Donald Trump's Twitter complaints about "illegal leaks" are easy to dismiss as the latest sign of his authoritarian streak. Plenty of people already perceive Mr. Trump as a thin-skinned would-be-dictator on a power trip. A crackdown — even a purely rhetorical one — on the press and

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Will Newspapers Go the Way of the Sailboat?

"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." — Bertha Calloway, activist and historian

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Democrats In Congress: Have You No Sense of Decency?

There was a moment during President Donald Trump's big speech last night where Americans got an idea what Democrats in Congress are all about. When the president announced a new agency to help victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants, there was an audible groan from the Democratic

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CPAC’s ‘Laugh-In’

"… let's go to the party!" — Dan Rowan

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Baker and Walsh: Over the Top on Transgender ‘Civil Rights’

What nonsense last week from Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh about transgender "bathroom civil rights"! Where in the U.S. Constitution does it say that men and women born with a defined biological sex have a "civil right" to go into the bathroom of

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The (Abortion) Empire Strikes Back — Preemptively

Fearing the conceivable overturning of Roe v. Wade under the Trump presidency, the abortion industry and its legislative allies have proposed a preemptive remedy in Rhode Island called the Reproductive Health Care Act of 2017. (It's Senate Bill 274 and House Bill 5343.) Supposedly, according to the Planned

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Harvard’s Lesson in Self-Praise and Faux Engagement

I made a mistake last night. I went to an event at Harvard Kennedy School. No, that wasn't my mistake, that came later, when I asked a question.

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Northampton Schools’ Back-Hand To Police A Disgrace

Do all white liberals die of ulcers? The brouhaha over the recently ended activity by Northampton police to offer high-fives to elementary students as they walked into school is missing one element crucial to any conflict: two sides.