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Jun 03 2015
News
Patriot Act debate highlights ‘stark’ differences between 2001, 2015 views
It was the fall of 2001 and John Cornyn was getting ready to run for the U.S. Senate when terrorists sent a jolt through the world and changed the politics of national security forever.
“I remember when my wife pointed . . . to the TV, when the second plane hit the tower,” the Texas Republican, now the Senate’s majority whip, recalled Tuesday afternoon.
Washington PostNov 29 2012
Opinion
The Brotherhood delusion
The great, acerbic 19th-century satirist Ambrose Bierce defined a revolution as “an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. He would understand events in Egypt since the fall of Hosni Mubarak very well.
Rich LowryFeb 20 2017
News
A Democrat’s Self-Dramatizing Departure Could Bring Real Reform to the FEC
When Ann Ravel, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced her intention to resign Sunday, she received, as she has throughout her tenure at the FEC, a surprising amount of news coverage. While her departure may not immediately change the partisan balance of the commission, because traditionally her seat “belongs” to the Democrats, President Trump could upset that
National Review (News)Feb 19 2017
News
Bill Maher And Breitbart Editor Agreed That Liberals Take The Bait, Which Was Confirmed When Liberal Guest...Took The Bait
Okay—so it wasn’t an explosive interview. There wasn’t much drama. Nothing was set on fire. And no lives were lost. It was a cordial discussion between two people with opposing views. HBO host Bill Maher invited Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, where the discussion was mostly rooted in both men’s support for free speech rights. Maher also said that he cared about the "environment and living
TownhallMay 07 2014
News
Sotomayor Finds Her Voice Among Justices
“I am a lawyer’s judge,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said last year. “I write very technically.”
That was true at the time. But something has changed in the current Supreme Court term. In opinions concerning human rights abuses, the death penalty and, most notably,
New York Times (News)Jun 16 2021
Perspectives Blog
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AllSides StaffNov 16 2012
Opinion
A New Starting Point for Immigration Reform
The surprising strength of the Latino vote in the 2012 presidential election has created an incentive for the Republican Party, poor performers with Latinos, to rethink their strategy for 2016. Its also driving calls for change to the nations immigration laws.
Brookings InstitutionJun 04 2020
News
Trump fires back at 'overrated' James Mattis: 'Glad he is gone!'
President Trump responded to criticism from former Defense Secretary James Mattis by calling him an “overrated” military leader whom he relished firing.
“Probably the only thing Barack Obama and I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General,” Mr. Trump tweeted. “I asked for his letter of resignation, & felt great about.”
Washington TimesJun 04 2020
News
Police groups break with Biden
“Police are shaking their heads because he used to be a stand-up guy who backed law enforcement,” one top official said.
Joe Biden has long prided himself on being a union-friendly Democrat with a good relationship with rank-and-file cops.
But Biden’s call for more national policing reforms and oversight in the wake of the death of George Floyd — and the perception that he hasn’t
PoliticoApr 15 2020
Analysis
How China Corrupted the World Health Organization's Response to COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) put out questionable guidance on how to deal with the coronavirus, it was slow to communicate the magnitude of the threat, and it whitewashed the Chinese government's early handling of the crisis.
President Donald Trump, who put a hold on WHO funding yesterday, isn't absolved of his own failures in confronting COVID-19. But there's no doubt that the
Reason