In Opinions
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Cop On Leave Amid Drug-Text Allegations
A New Haven police patrol sergeant is on administrative leave amid allegations that he tipped off a drug dealer to a police investigation.
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U.S. press freedoms continue to shrink as Trump’s cries of ‘fake news’ spread globally
Freedom of the press is an essential, load-bearing thread in the American fabric, but under Donald Trump, it’s in ever-increasing danger. Reporters Without Borders released its annual freedom of the press rankings today, and these United States continue to slowly slide out of the top 50.
The United States’ ranking fell from 43 to 45 out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2018 World Press Freedom Index, continuing its downward trend in the first year of Donald J. Trump’s...
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Trump’s bet on a North Korea summit is looking riskier than ever
The president needs a plan, or he’ll get played in his meeting with Kim Jong Un.
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Mick Mulvaney personifies pay-to-play
The OMB head says that as a congressman, he met with lobbyists only if they gave him money.
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It’s time for these counties to reclaim their grisly history of lynching
More than 800 counties have a chance to come to terms with America’s crimes.
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Conservatives should be wary of Big Business
The welfare system isn’t the only thing that can cause the erosion of civil society.
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Kevin Williamson: The punishment I favor for abortion
The procedure is an absolute evil, but opponents need not fall into the trap of political absolutism.
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A showcase of the vilest and noblest manifestations of humanity
Calling the Holocaust unfathomable is a moral flinch from facts that demand scholarship.
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The West Virginia candidate who’s ‘Trumpier than Trump’
The slogan could help Don Blankenship win the state’s GOP Senate nomination.
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Idaho activists disprove conventional wisdom: Medicaid expansion on the ballot is in sight
Activists in Utah have gathered enough signatures to put an initiative on November's ballot to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In Nebraska, the petition gathering started this month, with a July 5 deadline. And in Idaho, against all predictions by politics watchers, Reclaim Idaho is on the cusp of qualifying its initiative for the ballot.
It was unexpected because it is a very heavy lift, thanks to the ballot qualification requirements the Republican legislature imposed in the...
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Maryland's Republican governor signs bump stock ban and other gun restrictions into law
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is a Republican running for re-election in a deep-blue state. That may or may not have played into his decision to back a host of new gun laws in his state, heralding them as “commonsense bipartisan measures."
The legislation includes a ban on bump stocks and other similar devices that allow semi-automatic firearms to simulate automatic fire. Another bill expands law enforcement’s ability to confiscate guns from individuals labeled an “extreme risk,” a measure known...
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Platforms for Finding, Connecting and Managing Social Media Influencers
There are a variety of tools at your disposal for engaging with influencers and creating campaigns.