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Phylicia Rashad and Bill Cosby starred on "The Cosby Show," which ran for eight seasons.

Conspiracy theories fail to salvage Bill Cosby’s legacy

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Sometimes the impact of a man is measured by the outlandishness of the conspiracy theories that pop up to explain his sudden downfall. So many wild conspiracy theories have popped...

Police tape marks the boundary between Frank Scott Parkway and the crime scene where law enforcement are investigating near the home of James Hodgkinson on June 14, 2017 in Belleville, Ill.

What ‘tone down the rhetoric’ really means

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

You hear a lot of people in political conversations these days talking about the need to "tone down the rhetoric," although it is not always clear what they mean. The...

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan walks to a briefing for House members at the Capitol in Washington on June 14, 2017, after a shooting that targeted Republican congressmen in nearby Virginia.

Paul Ryan turns shooting into a call for unity

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Here we go again? That's the question that haunted countless minds around the nation's capital as news of a mass shooting on a baseball diamond in Alexandria, Va., spread across...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: President Donald Trump hosts a working lunch with members of Congress, including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (L) at the White House, June 13, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Could ignorance be Trump’s excuse? Who would deny it?

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, according to an old legal principle. But could an exception be made for President Donald Trump? That thought seemed to be percolating just...

Did Bill Maher forget that he’s white?

August 18, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

After having elected a president who openly promised to "bomb the s--- out of ISIS," it sounds almost quaint to talk about the extreme rhetoric of television comedians. Yet, here...

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson appears on SiriusXM's Town Hall hosted by Armstrong Williams at SiriusXM DC Performance Space on May 23, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

What sort of ‘mindset’ would cut HUD programs that combat poverty?

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Let's get one thing straight at the outset: Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson did not intend to blame poor people for their poverty. He only sounded...

A heart-shaped wreath covered with positive messages hangs on a traffic light pole May 27, 2017, in Portland, Ore., at a memorial for two bystanders who were stabbed to death Friday while trying to stop a man who was yelling anti-Muslim slurs and acting aggressively toward two young women, including one wearing a Muslim head covering.

Trump’s ho-hum message about Portland attack does little to address hate

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

It only took four days — four days! — but President Donald Trump finally extended his sympathies to victims of the murderous knife attack on a Portland, Ore., light-rail train...

Mourners embrace during a funeral service for 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, on May 26, 2017, in Upper Marlboro, Md. Collins was a Bowie State University student who was stabbed and killed on May 20 on the campus of the University of Maryland.

Richard Collins III’s death a grim reminder that hate thrives – even on campus

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

As the group Vanguard America sees it, a white person these days just can't catch a break. "We hear it every day: 'Whiteness' is evil, and must be destroyed," says...

Reporters raise their hands to ask questions during a news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House May 18. The Trump administration has said it wants to slash foreign aid, but Santos will most likely seek a renewal of $450 million from the U.S. that supports the peace accord between the Columbian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

Bad press? Sometimes Trump begs for it

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Have you heard about the new Harvard University study that alleges liberal media bias? It's a big story, especially in media that have a conservative bias. "About the only people...

Roger Ailes is pictured at tehe premiere for "Kingsman: The Secret Service" on Feb. 9, 2015, in New York City.

Roger Ailes, a polarizing pioneer in political media

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

For years I boasted about graduating from the same university as Roger Ailes, the creator of Fox News. My boast became somewhat muted after Ailes was forced out last year...

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