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COMMENTARY: This is America. Do something about it

BY SELENE SAN FELICEI watched John McNamara die. I had to step over Wendi Winters to escape. I said “f---” on CNN.If you’re upset...

COMMENTARY: The moral implications of the GOP’s Trumpian turn

BY MICHAEL GERSONWith President Trump’s forthcoming nomination of a Supreme Court justice likely to rally and unify the Republican coalition, some commentators are (again)...

COMMENTARY: Some rules of civility for the Trump era

BY ALEXANDRA PETRI“Now, it is well-known,” Sir Walter Scott observed, “that a man may with more impunity be guilty of an actual breach either...

COMMENTARY: Texas parents may be unable to sue abusive faith-based schools

BY JANET HEIMLICHThe Texas Supreme Court made a decision this past week that could adversely affect the lives of thousands of children across the...

COMMENTARY: My immigrant fix: Honesty plus a 20-point plan

BY RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.No matter which political party they hail from, immigration “solutions” usually come in three varieties: half-baked, hateful and hideous.You’ll find all...

COMMENTARY: The return of Smoot-Hawley?

BY ROBERT J. SAMUELSONThe ghost of Smoot-Hawley seems to haunt President Trump. You will recall that Smoot-Hawley was the sweeping tariff legislation that Congress...

COMMENTARY: If you are reading this, I’m married

BY ALEXANDRA PETRIThere are two ways — I think! I was an English major! — of decreasing entropy in a given corner of the...

COMMENTARY: Trump’s tests of loyalty are really tests of character

BY MICHAEL GERSONDonald Trump’s mentor, the colorful controversialist Roy Cohn, once said: “I bring out the worst in my enemies and that’s how I...

COMMENTARY: Both parties fail refugees – and America

BY RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.Now that both sides have had their bouts of deflection and denial, we must untangle the mess at the U.S.-Mexico border.As...

COMMENTARY: In defense of Southwest Key Programs

BY DR. JUAN. SANCHEZMore than 30 years ago, I was inspired to build an organization that works to keep kids out of prisons and...