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Corruption Cases Fit Pattern of Prosecutorial Overreach

One way to make sense of the onslaught of political corruption investigations and prosecutions in recent years is to understand it as our legal system trying to draw the line between political misbehavior that is merely shady and that which is outright criminal. Instead of looking at each of these

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Is There A Middle Ground on Guns That Makes Sense?

After the mass shooting two weeks ago that killed 17 at a high school in Parkland, Florida, gun advocate Chris Waltz said the murderer's weapon, a semi-automatic rifle, was not to blame. "It's not a rifle problem," he said in a recent Associated Press

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We Are All To Blame For School Shootings

Over the weekend, my wife and I were walking through a mall together for the first time in years. We went into a store called "Spencer's" for old-time sake … it used to be the place all of the pre-teens went to back in the day. Just

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Men Are Not the Enemy — Bad People Are

Given events over the past few months, it is easy to characterize men as evil, dangerous — the enemy of women. It is easy to think that all men are exemplified by people like Harvey Weinstein and Larry Nassar, who have committed evil acts and ought to be condemned. It is

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Harvard Attacks Christian Group for Acting Like Christians

Freedom House puts out an index rating countries as free or partly free or not free based on whether their citizens have certain rights most Americans consider fundamental. If Freedom House expanded the list to colleges, where would Harvard rank?

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Beth Lindstrom: Curling Towards GOP Victory

Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, Lift up your voice like a trumpet blast …" — Isaiah 58:1a

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Want To Improve Teacher Training? Stop Playing Games With Teacher Standards

Two U.S. senators plan to revise the federal Higher Education Act to make it ready for re-authorization. Should we find that reassuring? The senators, Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) and Patti Murray (D-Washington), don't tell us who will be writing or paying for the drafting of this mammoth bill

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Forced Retirements Are Not Enough in Massachusetts State Police Scandals

State officials need to fix whatever led to the Massachusetts State Police scandals TrooperGate and LeighaGate – and do it publicly. The forced retirements of the two top State Police officials in November and of two more high-ranking officers this week are not enough.