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EDITORIAL: Republican Party is like a bad marriage
Ask anyone in a happy marriage how they do it, and they’re likely to mention communication. They’re also likely to say that there’s nothing wrong with fighting now and then. The husband and wife who can communicate – even to communicate anger with one another – have an advantage. But the ones that don’t communicate,…
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EDITORIAL: Republican Party is like a bad marriage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ask anyone in a happy marriage how they do it, and they’re likely to mention communication. They’re also likely to say that there’s nothing wrong with fighting now and then. The husband and wife who…
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The time has come to fix flood insurance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One reason why hurricanes like Harvey and Irma cause so much damage is that people keep building and rebuilding in areas where floods are likely. They keep doing it, Matt Welch noted this week in…
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The time has come to fix flood insurance
One reason why hurricanes like Harvey and Irma cause so much damage is that people keep building and rebuilding in areas where floods are likely. They keep doing it, Matt Welch noted this week in the Los Angeles Times, because they are often being subsidized by the federal National Flood Insurance Program. “There’s no compelling…
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Trump can’t keep alienating the GOP
“If, as a voter, you think what we need is more Republicans in Washington to cut a deal with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, then I guess Donald Trump’s your guy.” Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas spoke those words in Manchester, N.H., in January 2016. The events of last week prove…
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Trump can’t keep alienating the GOP
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “If, as a voter, you think what we need is more Republicans in Washington to cut a deal with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, then I guess Donald Trump’s your guy.” Republican…
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EDITORIAL: Time to take action on North Korea
Early Tuesday, North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island. It broke up shortly afterwards over the western Pacific Ocean. With this provocation, North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un has blunted American optimism that he might be willing to trim his saber rattling. It is clear that further U.S. action…
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EDITORIAL: Time to take action on North Korea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Early Tuesday, North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island. It broke up shortly afterwards over the western Pacific Ocean. With this provocation, North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un has…
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EDITORIAL: How UC-Berkeley has learned from Colorado
The University of California-Berkeley, with a reputation for increasingly violent activism, wants to be more like the University of Colorado. CU hasn’t endured a headline-worthy riot in 20 years. University of Colorado President Bruce Benson spoke Saturday about Berkeley’s flattering imitation, before presenting an award at the Steamboat Institute’s ninth annual Freedom Conference & Festival…
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EDITORIAL: How UC-Berkeley has learned from Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of California-Berkeley, with a reputation for increasingly violent activism, wants to be more like the University of Colorado. CU hasn’t endured a headline-worthy riot in 20 years. University of Colorado President Bruce Benson…