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Thousands of abortion opponents marched on Capitol Hill to protest legalized abortion on Jan. 22, 2014.

Liberal theory of justice doesn’t support abortion

May 11, 2019 at 2:27 a.m.

I wonder what John Rawls would think of the market for fetal livers. The great liberal philosopher isn't quite a household name, but his influence on contemporary American liberalism and...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop at the Iowa City Public Library on July 7, 2015, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Hillary Clinton’s fibs

May 25, 2019 at 12:28 p.m.

Hillary Clinton lies. This is a widely acknowledged fact among people who pay attention and aren't on her payroll. Nearly 20 years ago, New York Times columnist William Safire wrote:...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to a fundraising event at a golf course in the Bronx borough of New York, Monday, July 6, 2015.

Donald Trump is a miserable deal for the GOP

August 21, 2019 at 5:45 p.m.

Poor Donald Trump. It wasn't supposed to be like this. For years, wherever The Donald went, he met people who told him he should run for president. His retinue of...

Supporters of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage gather on the step of the Texas Capitol for a news conference celebrating marriage equality and looking to important work ahead on June 29 in Austin, Texas.

You can’t compromise with culture warriors

May 11, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.

I loved reading the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" books to my daughter. The somewhat Aesopian theme is that if you give the mouse what it wants —...

China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time.

Why are we ignoring a cyber Pearl Harbor?

May 11, 2019 at 2:24 a.m.

What if a team of Chinese agents had broken into the Pentagon or — less box office but just as bad — the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and carted...

Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on June 16, 2014.

ISIS beat al-Qaida with its marketing plan

May 11, 2019 at 2:23 a.m.

First, the good news: It turns out President Barack Obama was right. Al-Qaida is being destroyed. One could even say he deserves some credit for this happy turn of events....

The end of ‘woman’?

May 11, 2019 at 2:23 a.m.

At a moment when many on the left are desperately trying to conjure up enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton's bid to become the first woman president, others on the left want...

Former President Bill Clinton listens as former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a student conference for the Clinton Global Initiative University at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., on March 22, 2014.

Move along, nothing to see here in the Clintonverse

May 11, 2019 at 2:22 a.m.

Let's say, just for kicks, you murdered your husband (or wife). Your neighbors have been suspicious ever since your nightly arguments suddenly stopped, right around the time you put something...

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Republican National Committee spring meeting luncheon Friday, May 15 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

A nanny state anointed by Jesus, or bureaucrats?

May 11, 2019 at 2:22 a.m.

Mike Huckabee doesn't have a lot of prominent defenders, and I am not volunteering for the job. Huckabee has always struck me as a right-wing populist-progressive. A deeply religious —...

Independent voters, unlike Democrats and Republicans, put high value on achievements. Hillary Clinton had few as secretary of state.

Hillary Clinton’s what-has-she-done deficit

May 11, 2019 at 2:22 a.m.

There are plenty of reasons to believe 2016 will be a very ugly election year. Here's one more. Bloomberg Politics convened a focus group of Iowa Democrats. Nearly all loved...

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