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I have written here and elsewhere about my misgivings over Donald Trump. In particular, I co-wrote a study that was sharply critical of his ideas on trade policy. I have cringed at Trump's off-the-cuff personal attacks on people. He was my last choice among the initial contenders for
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He thought the readers could use a break from the election craziness and so sent a lighthearted letter to his suburban paper tendering an opinion on yoga pants. "Yoga pants can be adorable on children and young women who have the benefit of nature's blessing of youth,
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The recently leaked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign confirm what most political observers have long known: that the liberal establishment is contemptuous of faith, tolerates no dissent, and views Roman Catholicism as a particularly ferocious enemy. Given the left's enthusiastic embrace of big government, this is
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Tracing the "psychologies" and "pathologies" of this season's presidential election in her new book, The Year of Voting Dangerously, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd writes that the "fury" of the 2016 electorate is spawning a number of "wildly improbable candidates
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Because of what came later — Donald Trump's refusal to say whether he'd accept the results of the election — Hillary Clinton's similar, if somewhat less incendiary, remark about our system's legitimacy went nearly unnoticed. Right out of the box, responding to a query
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Who doesn't want accountability in education? That was the selling point for No Child Left Behind (NCLB). It was the selling point for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) of 1993. It was even a selling point for Finnish reforms in teacher education in 1970. But how did
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If a person wants to go into business as a taxicab owner, what requirements should be imposed to protect the public? The prospective taxicab owner should show that he is honest and can operate a vehicle safely. His vehicle should pass a safety inspection, and he should have a liability
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As residents all along the Southeastern coast start to put their lives back together after a devastating visit by Hurricane Matthew, these communities will face unique challenges. Not surprisingly, the calls for billions of dollars in federal government aid are already coming out loud and clear. In states affected by
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