Government doesn’t solve many problems, or as former President Ronald Reagan often said, “government is the problem.”
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Clarence Page: Is Donald Trump a fascist at heart? Close enough
We need leaders who are willing to hold themselves accountable to the people over whom they govern instead of looking only for avenues through which they can dodge accountability.
Austin Bay: National security considerations demand exceptions be made
Free trade? I’m all for free and fair trade. But national security comes first.
Froma Harrop: Donald Trump is a foreign influence
The people I came across on a recent trip treated each other with basic courtesy. Trump, frankly, is not one of us.
Dave Griffiths: This and That: Advice for bright young adults
Reporters call on near-obsessive curiosity, love of travel, and the sheer pleasure of interacting with fascinating people in sports, politics, science, engineering, education, religion, you name it.
Cal Thomas: Mike Johnson as Clark Kent
On the first anniversary of his speakership, Johnson is confident that while Republicans may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, they will be better able after the election to pursue “truth, justice and the American way.”
Paul Mills: How hurricanes impacted Maine’s 1954 election
Within 11 days before the state election, two hurricanes hit Maine and had an influence on voters.
Cal Thomas: The marijuana campaign
This is about money, big money. Florida voters should vote “no” on Amendment 3 unless they want to see more “zombies” crashing cars and more people causing serious harm to themselves, and even perhaps to their children.
Austin Bay: Defended borders fundamental to U.S. national defense
A national border isn’t a line on a map. A border is a door — a door to your nation. Your nation is your home in the broader sense of the term, especially if you respect your state and national laws.
Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s ‘day of love’ was far from lovely
That the race is so close at this point is a bit of a shock to many of us, given Trump’s almost single-minded efforts to drive so many different types of voters away.