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The time has come to praise Donald Trump. Let’s savor the moment. The president is right to challenge the tech worker visa known as H-1B. This is a temporary visa that lets American companies hire skilled foreign workers in “specialty occupations.” The visa’s fans offer a mirror ...
Independents are so hot right now — and will be for the foreseeable future. According to a major survey commissioned by CNN, nearly half of all Americans — 44% — call themselves independents while only 28% and 27%, respectively, identify as Republicans or Democrats. I have a theory as ...
I got called “Georgia” by one of my son’s friends the other day. I wasn’t insulted — I know from firsthand experience that kids nowadays have a startling familiarity with adults. My own son and his cousin, both 6 years old, once walked up to my husband’s 70-year-old uncle when ...
I have long become accustomed to what I call the “BTMF” reflex whenever a great, newsmaking calamity or outrage happens. That’s short for “Blame the media first.” As a long-tenured journalist, I try not to take it personally. Yet sometimes the complainers have a point, and we in ...
To the editor: Dear Senator, When are you going to stand up to Trump? When are you going to start being a statesman, not a politician? When are you going to seize the opportunity to go down in history as a patriot who helped save the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law? Chris Petr, Lawrence
To the editor: President Trump continues his assault on the rule of law as he turns federal law enforcement into his personal tool for vengeance. Firing Erik Siebert, who had thoroughly investigated potential charges against James Comey and determined there was insufficient evidence to ...
