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Columns

Who even remembers why we should dress respectfully?

Sean Duffy's entreaty to "dress with respect" on airplanes rapidly ran into some turbulence. The transportation secretary's request had a bumpy touchdown, landing so close to Donald Trump boorishly telling a female reporter on Air Force One, "Quiet, Piggy." Duffy's boss often struggles to ...

You can’t hide from war crimes by calling them ‘fake news’

Since September of this year, the United States military has been blowing up boats allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean. Whether these attacks are legal is hotly debated. Congress hasn't declared war or even authorized the use of force against "narco-terrorists" or against Venezuela, ...

Trump’s war on drugs could be lunacy

Since President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs" in 1971, federal, state and local governments have spent an estimated $1 trillion fighting it — and losing. Donald Trump now seems fully engaged in that futile conflict, adding his own twisted brand of violence. It's not enough to bomb ...

A ‘permanent pause’

Following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington the day before Thanksgiving, President Trump announced he wants to "permanently pause migration" at least until he is satisfied that those from Afghanistan and other unstable countries have had their backgrounds thoroughly ...

Like dictators before him, Trump’s road to tyranny is paved with hate

The shooting of two National Guard members by a gunman identified by the authorities as an Afghan national was horrific. But Trump's response has been disproportionate and bigoted. He vows to "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries." He intends to deport legal immigrants ...

Thanksgiving socialism

People are turning to socialism. Two-thirds of Americans ages 18-29 hold a "favorable view" of it. New York just elected a "proud socialist" mayor. My video explains why his ideas would make things worse. Of course they would! Socialism has never worked. Anywhere! Yet Seattle too just ...