Friday, 9 December 2016

Friday's Opinions: What Kellyanne Conway gets right (and wrong) about moms and work

The otherworldly spirit of John Glenn; What does it take to get a police officer punished for killing an unarmed black man?; Tweets and theater entertain, but Congress is the main event; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are on their way to the White House; What's really pushing politics to the right? Immigration.; Obama's tenure ends with a turf war over killing terrorists; The left needs to learn that depicting racism is not racist; The businessman president-to-be is anti-business; South Sudan could repeat Rwanda's horrors; Liberty University shows it takes sports more seriously than sexual assault; Happy Hour Roundup; Trump’s attack on a union leader will come back to haunt him; Republicans need to challenge Democrats on sanctuary cities; Bipartisan cooperation grows on Russia policy; Trump’s tweet attacking the union chief gets one thing right. His pick for Labor Secretary should read it.; The powerful melding of Trump and Twitter
 
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What Kellyanne Conway gets right (and wrong) about moms and work
She asked a bad question, but she gave a reasonable answer.
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The otherworldly spirit of John Glenn
The last of the Mercury Seven astronauts was a strong, quiet hero who gloried in every moment he gave to the U.S. space program.
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What does it take to get a police officer punished for killing an unarmed black man?
I'm trying to be an optimist after this week's mistrial in Walter Scott's shooting death, but it's not easy.
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Tweets and theater entertain, but Congress is the main event
The president-elect should focus less on Twitter and more on the lawmakers who can actually get something done.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are on their way to the White House
It won't help the world if Donald Trump continues with his wildly inconsistent comments and choices.
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What's really pushing politics to the right? Immigration.
The West needs to do a better job of helping foreigners assimilate.
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Obama's tenure ends with a turf war over killing terrorists
President Obama reinforces his preference for covert military-driven attacks, once handled mainly by the CIA.
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The left needs to learn that depicting racism is not racist
Campus uproars over books and paintings point to contradictions.
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Trump has quietly replaced swamp-drain with brain-drain Trump makes the Time cover
The reign is plain. The president-elect's use of red meat and political dog whistles earned him this distinction.
 
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The businessman president-to-be is anti-business
Trump's strong-arming of American companies runs counter to the Republican creed.
 
South Sudan could repeat Rwanda's horrors
A U.N. team relays the spread of ethnic cleansing in the world's youngest nation.
 
Liberty University shows it takes sports more seriously than sexual assault
A new hire shows games played and championships won top the school's list of priorities.
 
 
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Trump’s attack on a union leader will come back to haunt him
The first post-election example of what Trump really thinks of working Americans.
 
Republicans need to challenge Democrats on sanctuary cities
The issue of sanctuary cities is ripe for Republicans, if for no other reason than the Democrats' position is so indefensible.
 
Bipartisan cooperation grows on Russia policy
No coddling Putin from Congress.
 
Trump’s tweet attacking the union chief gets one thing right. His pick for Labor Secretary should read it.
The problem workers face is a lack of power.
 
The powerful melding of Trump and Twitter
It was on full display with the attack on Boeing
 
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