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Toxic Trump must leave the stage

Former president Donald Trump appears ready and eager to announce another run for president. Perhaps it should be on the grievance or revenge ticket. If he does announce on Tuesday, as reported, he may for the second time skew the Georgia Senate runoff race, allowing incumbent Raphael Warnock ...

The question that matters most after the midterms

by Clive Crook Democrats performed much better than expected in the midterm elections last week. I should concede at the outset that I was among those who expected (and hoped, for reasons I’ll come to) that they’d be more firmly rebuked. I also acknowledge that this surprise raises ...

The unbelievably high cost of gov’t regulations

When talking about the economy, it’s easy to overlook a major drag on growth — regulations. Late last month, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released its annual review of federal regulations. It’s appropriately titled “Ten Thousand Commandments 2022.” Regulations are rules ...

DeSantis moved Fla. from purple to red

by Ramesh Ponnuru Election Day ended with a lot of crucial races uncalled, and who controls the Senate may remain unknown for a long time — maybe not even until December, if the Georgia Senate race goes to a runoff. But a few preliminary judgments are possible. First, Republicans ...

What the election in Brazil can teach America

Brazil held a presidential election a couple weeks ago. Here’s how The Wall Street Journal reported the result: “Brazilians elected Luiz ‘Lula’ da Silva to the presidency again on Sunday, ousting incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by less than 2% of the vote. Latin America’s largest country ...

Higher ed tuition needs to come down

by Jay Ambrose Whither America? I don’t know and I hate discouraging news but how do you avoid it because, even when you look at higher education, you have to lower your gaze. Among a load of current worries about this, that and the other are tuition rates avoiding common sense as ...