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Legislators shouldn’t be allowed to own stock while making law.

  • Donna M. Nagy
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He has been dealt a great hand on meeting this challenge. Will he play it?

  • Todd Stern
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The new president is about to discover that he can’t simply order up the change he wants.

Progressives mustn’t let the passion of the Women’s March fade away.

Trump lied at the CIA, and then dispatched his press secretary to lie about the lies.

Specifically, fiscal pain. There are at least three major reasons why.

Three missions for my brethren in the age of our new president.

A sheepish Sean Spicer tries to mend things with the media.

Past freezes have ended up costing more and reducing government effectiveness.

  • Max Stier
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How will the new president do it?

Any foreign-policy bargains Trump might want to strike would be far-fetched and risky.

Loosening silencer laws would quiet the lifesaving noise firearms make.

  • Robert J. Spitzer
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His angry speech backfired by fueling his opposition.

Instead of making a much-needed goodwill gesture, he talked about his own sacrifices.

It’s no Occupy … they hope.

When the new president says the government is the problem, he means all government but himself.

Trump’s inauguration showed us what he really cares about — and how to turn the tables on him.

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Despite Democratic rhetoric, the president’s suspension of an FHA fee cut is justified.

The attorney general nominee should not make law enforcement decisions relating to Trump’s campaign.

The region held its breath for two days, and its transit system coped.

Phil Ochs during a 1967 Vietnam protest outside the United Nations in New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs)
Phil Ochs during a 1967 Vietnam protest outside the United Nations in New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs)
And Lady Gaga should sing one of his songs at the Super Bowl.
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China's rising levels of hypocritical power.

I've spent my life caring for people who need help. The GOP is about to make that much, much harder.

  • Rita Lewis
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The impact of Republicans' war on Obamacare will likely be worse than anyone expects.

  • David Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler
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The administration seems poised to further unleash the agency's paramilitary branch.
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No, he doesn’t have the worst record on civil rights — but he’s no champion, either.

  • Richard Fording
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The ultimate microeconomics: One job, and one tweet, at a time.

  • Heidi N. Moore
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A dangerous new trend in political attack.

Wealthy Americans have served the country well. But usually they have a record of putting the greater good above self-interest.

  • Brooke Harrington
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Massoud Barzani talks with the Post about beating the Islamic State and forging a separate path for his people.

  • Lally Weymouth
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Every executive since Washington has recognized the branding power of the painting.

  • Paul Staiti
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  • Jan 17
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A teaching method obsesses over our differences.

  • Mike Gonzalez
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You have to start at the state legislature.

  • Kara Moran
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Organizers should engage the public early, and get people excited, connected and ready to participate.

  • Don Neal
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The experience was not what we expected.

  • Stephen Samuels, Joanna Pratt
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Privacy and safety of transgender people are at risk under his proposed bill.

  • Sara Queen
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  • Jan 13
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