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Trump supporters to Washington: ‘You’re fired.’

The presidential election may hinge on the meaning of two words: "you're fired." Democrats are trying to turn Donald Trump's line from "The Apprentice" against him. Campaigning earlier this month in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton said, "you have got to ask

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A brief history lesson

As World War II wound down, the Allied forces advanced on Berlin from two directions. The Americans, British and French resistance advanced from the west, and Russia from the east. Hitler committed suicide, the war ended and everyone headed home. Except not everyone did. The Americans, British and French turned

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Democracy alone is tyranny

If asked, most Americans will say that the best system of governance is "democracy," or a "democratic republic." Asked why, most will say something to the effect of, "because it is the most fair"  or "it gives people a say." Now suppose

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The Philadelphia cry-in

There were a lot of misty eyes in Philadelphia last week. But isn't there something disturbing about politicians having the ability to bring an audience to tears in a simple, routine speech? Is something missing in a nation where political idealism can elicit such a strong emotional response?

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Not all US Muslim soldiers are equal

Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Captain Humayun Khan died heroically. But his exceptional courage in Iraq and his Muslim father's post-Democratic convention histrionics on TV do not erase the security threat posed by killer warriors of Allah infiltrating our troops. Don't take my word for

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Radicals in the Democratic Party, from Upton Sinclair to Bernie Sanders

As we watch Bernie Sanders' supporters struggling to come to terms with the nomination of Hillary Clinton, it makes sense to ask why leftists are involved in the Democratic Party in the first place.

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The left-wing press plays Dr. Trumpenstein

They said it couldn't happen: Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president. And, predictably, the media has a collective case of the vapors. Ezra Klein (of JournoList fame) has penned a piece for Vox titled, "Donald Trump's nomination is the first time American politics

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Bah humbug! No ‘sales tax holiday’ for working families

If you were planning to purchase a new washing machine and dryer during the state's annual "sales tax holiday," you can forget about it for the next year. Massachusetts' Democratic legislative leaders, with the acquiescence of Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, have decided to deny