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Border politics: Blame Obama first
As thousands of unaccompanied Central American children stream across his state’s southern border, Texas Gov. Rick Perry took ... Read more
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To join or not to join? That’s the question
‘Tis the season to celebrate America’s independence and recent Supreme Court decisions. Last week, we praised the Kentucky ... Read more
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Curse of judicial minimalism
WASHINGTON — Even when Supreme Court decisions are unanimous, the justices can be fiercely divided about fundamental matters, ... Read more
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Vote only for candidates who agree to take pledge
Our nation is wretchedly divided on basic political issues, more so than pre-Civil War. Pew Research in its ... Read more
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Ditch the fear over America’s status
In his 1933 inaugural address, proto-liberal Franklin D. Roosevelt declared his “firm belief” that “the only thing we ... Read more
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Standards of decency evolve
WASHINGTON — Amanda Blackhorse, a Navajo who successfully moved a federal agency to withdraw trademark protections from the ... Read more
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Smoking bans should be decided by elected officials
There’s nothing like a massive sinkhole opening up and swallowing eight prized sports cars at the National Corvette ... Read more
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Mississippi votes its appetite
WASHINGTON — Chris McDaniel, 41, the flawed paladin of the tea party persuasion who in Mississippi’s Republican Senate ... Read more
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Audit complaints over Lexington agency could affect other districts
Not long after Kentucky Auditor Adam Edelen spoke Wednesday at a legislative committee hearing about an audit of ... Read more
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Hillary Clinton hasn’t learned
WASHINGTON — The Hillary Clinton of 2007 was a popular presidential front-runner who fell on the wrong side ... Read more
