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Then-President Barack Obama talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a town hall style meeting at Facebook headquarters on April 20, 2011, in Palo Alto, Calif.

Why nobody complained when Obama used Facebook data

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Remember the breathless speculation less than a year ago about whether Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would run for president? That was then. Oh, how the mighty Zuck’s image has fallen...

President Donald Trump speaks about combating the opioid crisis during a visit to Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H., on March 19, 2018.

Trump 2.0: Even more off the chain?

May 31, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Why does President Donald Trump lie so much? Because people believe him. So says Billy Bush, who is on his own rehabilitation mission after losing his sweet NBC “Today” show...

Supporters of Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District hold signs during his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa., Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

Can Democrats reboot their winning ways?

May 31, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Yes, says Democratic campaign consultant Paul Begala, “Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time.” By which he means, yes, the party can respond to its famously diverse...

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan delivers a speech and talks about U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Watergate Hotel, on November 16, 2017 in Washington, DC.

How Farrakhan kills the joy in identity politics

May 31, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

I was darkly amused by the sorrow-sounding plea pinned to the top of Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan’s Twitter page earlier this week: “What have I done to make...

Sen. Fred R. Harris, D-Okla., holds a copy of the report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders as he discusses the report with Gov. Otto Kerner of Illinois and Roy Wilkins, member of the panel and NAACP executive director on March 3, 1968.

A fresh look at 1968’s Kerner Report shows how divided we remain

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

“Hip” is out, “woke” is in. “Black power” is out, “Black Lives Matter” is in. “White flight” is out, “gentrification” is in. Changes in our social and political conditions are...

Actress Ashley Judd, US-Italian actress Annabella Sciorra and Mexican-Lebanese actress Salma Hayek deliver a speech about sexual harassment in the entertainment industry during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.

Is Hollywood ready for real diversity?

May 31, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

When Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand lit up Oscar night with her puzzling plea for “inclusion riders,” civil rights lawyer Kalpana Kotagal was watching the Sunday evening event from the...

‘Black Panther’s’ utopian Wakanda is a welcome escape

May 31, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Wakanda forever! No, I’m not talking about Wauconda, the Illinois town whose switchboard recently has lit up with prank calls seeking the home of comic book hero Black Panther. I’m...

West Boca Raton Community High School students walk south on State Road 7 to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel

Can a student crusade for gun control bring real change?

May 31, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Sometimes a word is enough. In the case of Andrew Pollack, the word was “Enough.” He had seen and heard and lost more than enough. His 18-year-old daughter, Meadow Pollack,...

President Donald Trump, shown speaking at Sheffer Corp. in Blue Ash, Ohio, in February, portrays himself as a populist.

Trump’s Americans — ‘forgotten’ again?

May 31, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

Since his early days as a presidential candidate, Donald Trump has made one thing very clear: He doesn’t like regulations. We’re going to “get rid of job-killing regulations,” he has...

Mr. President, you can shape gun policy and make a difference

May 31, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

Mr. President: Since I know you don’t like to read a lot, I’ll try to be brief. But fair warning: This will be longer than a tweet. As you like...

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