Wednesday 29 March 2017

Opinions P.M.: 'The budget from hell' and raising the debt ceiling: Republicans are not ready for this

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‘The budget from hell’ and raising the debt ceiling: Republicans are not ready for this
Two freight trains racing toward each other at high speed.
No, President Trump can't revoke national monuments
Republican plans to pare back Obama's dedications fall short of the law.
 
Trump says he wants a big deal with Democrats. Here’s how to call his bluff.
Democrats need to challenge Trump by laying out specifics.
 
Trump’s media bashing won’t save him
Only his hardcore fans stick with him
 
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In Syria, grass-roots activists hold the key to the future
Syria's civil war isn't a choice between jihadists and Assad. Civil society groups are just as important.
 
Republicans can pretend all they want. Health-care reform is still dead.
Reluctant to admit it, Republicans play word games.
 
Pop culture made us underestimate candidate Trump. It shouldn’t overestimate him now.
You don't need to fear Trump's negotiating abilities, and not even because he tends to overstate his abilities.
 
If you’re not part of the Russiagate solution, what does that make you?
Rather conspicuous, at the very least.
 
 
Democrats won big on health care. But Republicans are still doing terrible things.
A bill allowing the sale of your Internet browsing history without your consent? That's just the beginning.
 
Goodbye, ‘Uncle Kathy': Ahmed Kathrada’s death is a blow to South Africa
We South Africans weep for the many dreams that Kathrada and Mandela had for our nation, dreams that now seem elusive.
 
Richmond’s education compact could be a coup in disguise
A plan proposed by the new mayor could tighten control over schools.
 
‘Six Ways Buzzfeed Has Misled the Court (Number Two Will Amaze You) … and a Picture of a Kitten’
That's the title of a response filed by plaintiffs' lawyers in a libel case against Buzzfeed, brought based on the Trump dossier.
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All eyes on Georgia as Republicans face a special election
It comes at just the wrong time.
 
Restrictions on how businesses label credit card/cash price differences are speech restrictions
"The law tells merchants nothing about the amount they are allowed to collect from a cash or credit card payer. ... What the law does regulate is how sellers may communicate their prices."
 
A glimpse at federal appellate briefs from the 1920s
Some pretty cool documents, and a bit about my mild obsession with a Learned Hand opinion that prompted me to obtain them.
 
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