Opinion

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Opinion: Immigration debate: war by another name

Sometimes we don’t appreciate people until they’re gone. That thought came to mind with the news that the Gallup Organization’s latest poll shows a dramatic surge in positive views of immigrants. The share who thought immigration should decrease, as President Trump wishes, dropped to ...

Opinion: Is Intel the first step toward a U.S. sovereign wealth fund?

When President Donald Trump announced in August that the federal government took an equity stake in Intel, he bragged that taxpayers had “paid zero” for part of a company now “worth $11 billion.” In reality, taxpayers paid plenty: $8.9 billion in subsidies with potentially more to come. ...

Opinion: Nominees lie; senators close eyes

What’s the point of Senate confirmation hearings? The testimony of nominees to judgeships and the Cabinet is too often evasive or deceptive. A majority of current senators seem perfectly willing to rely on shifty answers to their questions as an excuse to ignore their constitutional duty. ...

Opinion: Mixed emotions about wind turbines?

West of Salina, on the way to Colorado, I saw them for the first time, towering over the plains, their immense blades turning in slow rhythmic circles. I was excited to see them, their sheer size awe inspiring. My excitement, however, mixed with concern as the giant machines changed ...

Opinion: Federal government defends torture again

While the public’s attention this summer has been drawn to masked ICE agents arresting folks without warrants, presidentially imposed sales taxes on goods emanating from foreign countries that have been invalidated by three federal courts, and the fruitless Kabuki dance between President ...

Opinion: The problem with ruling by emergency

No matter what dictionary you consult, the definition of “emergency” is never “a chronic situation that the leader of a country would like to address using powers not otherwise available to him.” This, though, is how the Trump administration tends to define the term. Treasury ...