Commentary

The ‘lawfare’ against Donald Trump is collapsing
Commentary, Nation World
SUSAN SHELLEY The Orange County Register 
Jul 08, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity didn’t sit well at all with the current occupant of the office. “The Am...
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The nuclear option(s)
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Jul 04, 2024
After President Joe Biden’s abysmal performance in the first debate, Democrats and progressives are sweating bullets. They have been in denial for fou...
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Supreme Court decision makes mockery of July 4th
Commentary, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Jul 04, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Perhaps on the Fourth of July, the Alitos flew the American flag properly, not upside down, at their Virginia or New Jersey homes. ...
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A middle ground on presidential immunity
Commentary, Nation World
Jul 02, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term Monday with a highly anticipated decision that provides American presidents with a modicum of immunity from crim...
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Biden down, but is he out?
Commentary, Nation World
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jul 02, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democratic leaders are trying to contain the political damage after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance accentuated...
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Small New York towns masquerading as democracies
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
RONALD FRASER Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jul 01, 2024
Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign pits Americans who favor a citizen-based, democratic form of government against those who seek to centralize...
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The empire has no clothes
Commentary, Nation World
BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Jul 01, 2024
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — That was a new low. Thursday’s presidential debate was a humiliating spectacle for President Joe Biden personally, and for the Unit...
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Reining in bureaucratic overreach
Commentary, Nation World
Jul 01, 2024
The Supreme Court is releasing decisions in a handful of remaining cases into early July. In the meantime, the justices have struck a blow for freedom...
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Nobody won that debate, but Biden lost ground
Commentary, Nation World
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Jun 28, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — When two flawed presidential candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, met in their high-stakes debate Thu...
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No hiding flaws of proposed mask ban
Commentary, New York
Jun 27, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a new ban on face coverings raises irresolvable constitutional and enforcement concerns. When she took office during ...
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