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National Columnists

Historic perspective sheds light on redistricting

In assessing the current controversy over Texas Republicans’ proposed redistricting of the state’s U.S. House seats, two historic facts should be considered. One is that the principle of equal representation by population is well established in American history. In 1787, the ...

Trump presidency is truly historic

If you had to sum up President Trump’s second term so far in one word, you could do worse than “epic.” Trump may be on the path to the most consequential presidency since Ronald Reagan’s. We don’t know how it will end – an unforeseen crisis could upend everything –- but the ...

Time is now to call Muslim Brotherhood terrorists

On Tuesday, New York City radio host Sid Rosenberg asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether the State Department intends to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations as terrorist organizations. Rubio responded that “all of that is in the works,” ...

Save Little Sisters of the Poor

It’s enraging. More than a decade after the Obama administration tried to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to buy contraception for their employees, including abortifacient drugs, states are still hounding the nuns in court. The Affordable Care Act mandated employers, including ...

Life can be both cruel, joyful

A few weeks ago, I participated in a “Care-a-Thon” for the AFLAC Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This year, the care-a-thon raised over $2 million. Three days before the fundraiser, I accompanied my wife to her quarterly scans, tests, and oncology ...

America is wild, get out to enjoy it

When I was a kid, my family often drove from northern Kentucky to Clearwater, Florida, where my grandmother had retired. We loaded down our van with camping gear and snorkels. Along the way, we camped in the Smokey Mountains, canoed with alligators in the Okefenokee Swamp and snorkeled with the ...