Saturday 25 June 2016

Saturday's Opinions: Brexit: Britain’s welcome revival of nationhood

Is the middle class moving up?; For the GOP, a pickle of a platform; Exxon-Mobil is abusing the first amendment; Brexit, meet America's Trexit; Trump and the CIA (Christians in Action); D.C. taxpayers are the big losers in the Wizards practice facility deal; 'How are the Redskins doing?'; Fix D.C.'s juvenile justice system to reduce adult crime; When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party; Some possible Brexit consequences; Democrats must not grow too cocky about defeating Trump; Britain's awful vote may be a tipping point; U.S. bears some responsibility for Brexit; Britain's decision to leave the E.U. is a warning to America; Darkening skies over Bahrain for human rights; Stopping dark forces in our post-Brexit world; The Supreme Court makes an uneasy but fair decision on affirmative action; After Brexit, here are further British downgrades; Happy Hour Roundup; Univision exclusive on Omar Mateen’s secret gay life comes under fire; Pro-Trump CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord on pro-Trump CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski: ‘A terrific asset’; Let’s not forget the man behind the Stonewall monument to LGBT history; The Ryan tax plan gets swamped by Brexit news
 
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Brexit: Britain's welcome revival of nationhood
A wave of skepticism may lead other countries to leave the European Union.
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Is the middle class moving up?
Despite perceptions to the contrary living standards for most people have been steadily increasing.
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For the GOP, a pickle of a platform
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has the thankless task of being in charge of writing the Republican platform.
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Exxon-Mobil is abusing the first amendment
The oil giant is brazenly invoking the First Amendment to block a subpoena by state attorneys general into the company's global warming research.
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Brexit, meet America's Trexit
Trump embraces the identity imperative that spurred Britons to flee the E.U. and just might propel him to the White House.
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Trump and the CIA (Christians in Action)
The presumptive nominee and his Christian conservative supporters want God in government.
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D.C. taxpayers are the big losers in the Wizards practice facility deal
Government economic development projects with sports at the center don't deliver their promised return on investment.
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'How are the Redskins doing?'
To my granny, who was of Cherokee heritage, the Washington Redskins name was a source of pride.
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Fix D.C.'s juvenile justice system to reduce adult crime
Roughly 40 percent of career criminals are arrested before their 18th birthday.
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When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party
Donald Trump's policies would destroy, not save, U.S. jobs, and his divisive rhetoric would widen our partisan divide.
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Some possible Brexit consequences
Whatever the long-term consequences of Brexit, the immediate effects are adverse.
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Democrats must not grow too cocky about defeating Trump
Complacency isn't a luxury anyone can afford.
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Britain's awful vote may be a tipping point
Will leaders on both sides of the Atlantic rise to the challenge?
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U.S. bears some responsibility for Brexit
We have done more than our fair share to generate instability in the world.
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Britain's decision to leave the E.U. is a warning to America
The vote means important economic, political and social problems across Europe will not be addressed.
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Darkening skies over Bahrain for human rights
A Sunni monarchy represses a Shiite cleric and opposition.
 
Stopping dark forces in our post-Brexit world
First, European leaders must combat the urge to punish Britain.
 
The Supreme Court makes an uneasy but fair decision on affirmative action
In upholding the University of Texas admissions program, the court made clear that race-based policies are inherently dicey.
 
 
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After Brexit, here are further British downgrades
The pound is not the only thing to suffer.
 
Happy Hour Roundup
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
 
Univision exclusive on Omar Mateen’s secret gay life comes under fire
Via the Los Angeles Times come doubts about the interview with a man who claims to have been Mateen's lover.
 
Pro-Trump CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord on pro-Trump CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski: ‘A terrific asset’
Any non-disparagement clause is a non-issue, says fellow CNN commentator.
 
Let’s not forget the man behind the Stonewall monument to LGBT history
"Barack Obama has done more for LGBTQ people than all of his predecessors put together."
 
The Ryan tax plan gets swamped by Brexit news
A more achievable, more balanced approach is set forth by the House speaker.
 
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