Sen. Bernie Sanders has frequently proposed “Medicare for all,” a type of National Health Service for the U.S. If it isn’t working here, what makes Sanders and his fellow advocates think it would work in a country with a population far larger than the UK?
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Froma Harrop: Crazy talk, crazy people and guns everywhere
Crazy political talk may be activating crazy people bent on violence. And about 99% of the blather is coming from the Trump side.
Clarence Page: Harris makes the most of her chances, while Trump phones it in
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made no mistake about the opportunity before her last Tuesday night in her televised debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump. She was a woman with a plan, and she executed it flawlessly.
What it means to look presidential has changed. The debate proved it.
People are drawn to the candidate who seems to represent something that they see in themselves or something they believe about the country.
Cal Thomas: And the winner was…
I’d call this one a plus for Harris when it came to image and a plus for Trump on issues. In other words, a draw.
Austin Bay: Will the next president defeat Communist China’s slow war of attrition against the world?
China seeks to disintegrate all of its adversaries, from immediate neighbors to potential economic competitors. The U.S., however, is target No. 1.
Froma Harrop: Nurse Harris ratcheted it up on Trump
Donald Trump has administered a kind of political shock therapy to the part of the voting public that hasn’t been watching closely. Lest he regain possession of the nuclear codes, intervention is called for, preferably at the polls.
Susan Martin: Universal school choice — a good choice?
Universal school choice is an untested idea that will further divide American students. It is an attempt to throw out public schooling as we know it, without long-term evidence of higher student achievement.
Rich Lowry: When Joe Biden kneecapped his presidency
He insisted on the withdrawal despite ample warnings from all sides, with the bull-headed stubbornness of someone who is often wrong but never in doubt. To paraphrase Lincoln, Biden was the author and the finisher of the debacle in Afghanistan.
Dave Griffiths: This and That: Three deaths and a celebration
In our little town of Mechanic Falls, I’ve recently been to three funeral home viewings and a retirement party for longtime Public Works Director Scott Penney. Each one brought us together in a way I never witnessed while living in the suburbs and larger cities.