An eerie calm in financial markets unnerved investors amid this year’s political turmoil. This week finally brought a jolt.
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The Calm Amid The Storms
Tag Archives: Politics
High Ratings For ‘Miami Rights’
A TV satirist takes on Florida’s voting laws with a retro appeal, because “everything’s more fun in a blazer.”
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Bring Daddy Home
We needn’t victimize American children to demonstrate that their parents’ illegal migration is not a victimless crime.
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A Not-So-Surprising Surprise
Not much happens in Albany without Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s assent, so was a high-profile parole denial really such a surprise?
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A Really Bad Tax Cut Idea
Should entrepreneurs’ income be taxed at lower rates than those paid by their employees?
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Melania Trump’s Victory For Women
The first lady won a legal settlement that can benefit all women in public life. So where were the congratulations?
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Trump Takes The Third Door
Denial failed, and talking failed, so President Trump took the third option in response to Syria’s poison-gas attack.
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The House’s Hidden Senate Agenda
A battle is underway for the soul of the U.S. Senate, and conservative House Republicans are on the front lines.
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Rome Didn’t Fall In A Day
Republicans were repelled in their first assault on Obamacare, but will the law withstand a prolonged legislative siege?
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States Press Ahead With New Retirement Mandates
Although Congress has taken away regulatory protection, states still plan to roll out new private-sector retirement plans.
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