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School-choice opponents’ hypocrisy unmasked

What’s good is that school-choice policy has dominated much of the closing days of this year’s gubernatorial campaign.…

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Pelosi gives Republicans the impeachment process they wanted

In their exhausting task of trying to defend President Donald Trump’s fishy behavior in the Ukraine scandal, Republicans…

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Room for improvement in China trade

President Donald Trump on Oct. 11 announced a trade deal with China that he called “tremendous” or “tremendously”…

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NBA’s deference to China shows money trumps freedom of speech

China’s clash with the National Basketball Association over a short tweet reveals an unfortunate truth. Contrary to our…

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Executive power more than Founders intended

For too long, the power of the executive branch has long exceeded the narrow set of powers and…

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Tell Congress to give good journalism ‘safe harbor’

Good, solid reporting has always been a loss leader. It’s a product that doesn’t make money but enables…

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Dads make a difference

It is popular in our culture to portray fathers as either clueless, bumbling dolts or distant, disciplinarian despots.…

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D.C.’s Metro may be turning a corner

Mass transit ridership in many major U.S. cities remains flat or in decline, but a few places are…

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We don’t have to agree to be kind

Our social climate has become increasingly more polarized in recent years. It seems our thought processes are always…

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WKU scholarship program change is bold, aggressive

In September, I announced aggressive changes to Western Kentucky University’s scholarship program, which will nearly double the percentage…