Posts Tagged ‘Republicans’
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When the Republicans Take Over
Posted on September 16, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) Let’s assume that Republicans take the Senate and keep the House in this year’s midterms. What happens then? Here are seven thoughts about how...
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Inside the GOP Debate of No Government vs. Better Government
Posted on September 8, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The debate roiling the Republican base comes down to this basic disagreement: One side believes that government has no role...
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What Surprise Can We Expect This October?
Posted on September 5, 2014
Lyndon Johnson announced that he planned to halt the bombing of North Vietnam in October of 1968. Richard Nixon announced that “peace was at hand” in the Vietnam War in...
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The Over-Under for the House GOP This Fall
Posted on September 4, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) So, what’s the over-under for House Republicans? Politico suggested earlier this week that if the GOP won only six seats this...
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Playing Politics With Ferguson
Posted on September 2, 2014
In the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, race riots convulsed the country. Chicago, Washington D.C., Baltimore and Louisville endured the worst of it. Almost 50...
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