Archive for the ‘Presidential election’ Category
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On statues and statutes
Posted on June 30, 2020
It’s far easier to tear down statues than to enact statutes. Sam Rayburn, the former Speaker of the House, once said, “Any jackass can tear down a barn, but it...
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Wake-up Calls
Posted on April 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has delivered several different wake-up calls to policymakers and voters alike. How we react to them as a society will determine our national fate for...
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Give me liberty or give me coronavirus!
Posted on March 31, 2020
When Patrick Henry was governor of Virginia, smallpox was the devastating disease that afflicted America. The British military had gained immunity in the Old World and was accused of spreading...
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No, this is not the worst of times in Washington
Posted on February 4, 2020
“Is this the worst it has ever been?” I got that question from a freshman congressman, lamenting the state of our democracy and the vitriol that seems the suffuse the...
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Podcast: Move On
Posted on January 30, 2020
Move on. How will the country move on after the Senate acquits Donald Trump? ...
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