Archive for the ‘American Values’ Category
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In the Budget Battle, when the American People Win The President Wins
Posted on May 2, 2017
The Democrats are claiming victory in the first budget battle with President Trump. I have a different take. The American people won. They won because the government didn’t shut down. ...
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Trump: Republicans’ FDR?
Posted on April 24, 2017
(Also published in The Hill) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president to make a big deal about a new administration’s first hundred days. FDR was sworn in on March...
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Honesty Is the Best Policy, But Not Always Expedient
Posted on February 8, 2017
Honesty Is the Best Policy, But Not Always Expedient There’s a difference between telling a lie and getting your facts wrong. Telling a lie is pretty common in politics. The...
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Whose American dream is it?
Posted on January 31, 2017
Also published in The Hill Currently, the new Trump administration is answering that question too narrowly. According to the dictionary definition, a myth is “a traditional story, especially one concerning...
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Women’s March 2017: A March Without Purpose
Posted on January 24, 2017
Also published in The Hill. Women won the march. But their woman still lost the election. I live on Capitol Hill, and believe me, there were a lot more marchers...
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