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Opinion

Winds of change blowing in Black vote

National Columnists

Data shows that winds of political change are blowing among Black voters. In volatile times like now, predictions can be made with only the greatest caution. However, it seems clear that something is going on and Black voters are breaking with past voting patterns. The New York Times ...

Using Putin to shakedown allies already reality

National Columnists

Former U.S. President Donald Trump just suggested that he’d use Russian President Vladimir Putin as a shakedown artist against allies in a sort of protection racket. Those criticizing the remarks, and even Trump himself, may be surprised to learn that this is already effectively ...

Hostage’s family pleads for safe return

National Columnists

His first name roughly means “first crop,” which is what first-born son Omer was for Ronen and Orna Neutra 22 years ago. The photos his family shares show a young man bursting with life and possibility, broad smiles at the community center where he volunteered after school, pictures ...

How to survive Republican fight with Trump

National Columnists

What? Nikki Haley is still in the race? Yes, despite pressure from her fellow Republicans to drop her challenge to front-runner and former President Donald Trump, the former South Carolina governor sounds determined to stick around awhile – and as insurgent bids go, she’s not doing ...

Who’s Putin’s best friend in the world?

National Columnists

The mainstream media doesn’t seem to want to talk about this, but it’s important that America and the world face what seems increasingly clear: Vladimir Putin’s best friend in the world – the person prepared to allow Putin to mount additional wars of aggression in Europe – is the ...

Toward a demotic Republican Party

National Columnists

What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the ...