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National Columnists

When compromise dies, democracy follows

In a recent interview, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared in unequivocal terms that President Donald Trump was “the worst thing on the face of the Earth.” You heard that right. Not a threat to democracy, not a danger to civility, the worst thing on the face of the Earth. It was a ...

Both parties failed us on shutdown

The longest federal government shutdown is over. The question the pundits are now asking is: Who won and who lost? For starters I believe that both the GOP and Democrats have punked Americans. They used the American people much like pimps use women or like Jeffrey Epstein and his associates ...

Ending shutdown prevented negative outcomes

In 1940, Winston Churchill ordered the evacuation of 338,000 troops facing annihilation on the beaches of Dunkirk. Churchill called the successful operation “a miracle of deliverance.” Historians portray it as a perfect example of victory in defeat. Democrats raging at eight members of ...

Trump needs to focus on state of economy

Time is short for the Trump administration. Last week’s elections were a setback, but not a devastating one: New Jersey is still a blue state, and while Virginia went red four years ago, it’s been trending Democratic for more than a decade. Republicans also fared poorly in ...

Deal increases access to obesity drugs

Americans are going to get a little healthier. President Trump cut deals with the drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to increase access to obesity drugs in a major benefit to American public health. The agreements are a win-win-win — good for consumers, good for the companies and good ...

Remind voters what this country is about

Reading commentary about the recent elections, I thought of an observation of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman said, “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.” That is, we must always be disciplined in looking ...