Friday, 29 September 2017

Opinions P.M.: ‘The American War’: You’ve watched all 18 hours of ‘The Vietnam War.’ Here’s what Ken Burns wants you to remember.

 
Opinions P.M.
 
 
'The American War': You've watched all 18 hours of 'The Vietnam War.' Here's what Ken Burns wants you to remember.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about Episode 10 of "The Vietnam War," and what we should have learned after watching their film.
A librarian rejected Melania Trump's Dr. Seuss books as 'racist.' That's lazy.
Seuss had issues. But so did a vast array of other authors.
 
The Daily Caller says this video wasn't anti-Semitic. Should we believe that?
Clip showed New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush saying "chutzpah" over and over. People asked, what the hell?
 
To stand or kneel? Ben Franklin said it best
What I see as a D.C. tour guide proves Americans are selective in their outrage.
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Why Democrats aren't tearing themselves apart — yet
The big fights are being put off for 2020, while for 2018 pragmatism is the order of the day.
 
She tried to run against Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Now she's looking at 20 years in prison.
The premature end of yet another Rwandan political career.
 
Previewing the next Supreme Court term
A brief overview of what to expect when the court resumes work next week.
It's Mitch McConnell's fault?!
Just who is responsible for the GOP's implosion?
 
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Trump sends Puerto Rico one-size-fits-all supplies
Emergency supply-side.
 
It was all worth it for this tax reform
It must be tax reform, or what did we sacrifice every other principle for?
 
Miss these guys yet? You betcha.
Trump can be a blip on the screen.
 
Deeply divided GOP agrees on one thing: People like Trump need a huge tax cut
Stephen K. Bannon's populist primary challengers will not raise a peep about huge GOP tax cuts for the rich.
 
 
The Jones Act and the perils of political ignorance
The Jones Act is impeding Puerto Rico's recovery, and inflicted considerable harm on consumers long before then. Its persistence is in large part due to widespread public ignorance - a problem that afflicts democracy on a wide range of issues.
 
John Kelly has much more to do to save this White House
Sending a few clownish aides away isn't enough.
 
The three kinds of lies are now: Lies, damned lies and political money
Would you like some tar with that?
 
 
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