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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
School Disciplinary Policies Must Be Local
The Trump administration is considering rescinding a Dear Colleague Letter, sent to public school administrators nationwide in 2014, which provided guidelines regarding school discipline policies consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
It’s Our Constitution — Not Kavanaugh
If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh will bring to the U.S. Supreme Court a vision closer to that of the Framers than the vision of those who believe that the Constitution is a “living document.”
Scooters Outrun Law
I just zipped down a city street on an electric scooter. It cost me 15 cents a minute. Fast and fun!
Democrats Like to Talk About Trump Breaking Norms. Now Obama Is.
When Barack Obama took the oath of office as president in 2009, George W. Bush wished him well and left the political stage, determined to never publicly criticize his successor.
If Americans Can’t Drive in Afghanistan, Can We Remake Syria?
Seventeen years ago, U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban and prevent al-Qaida from using that country to launch attacks against us.
When a Foreign Adversary Meddled in a Presidential Election
In the 1990s, a hostile foreign power meddled in our presidential election. There were serious questions about whether one party’s candidate — the beneficiary — was complicit in the meddling, or at least looked the other way while it was going on.
Remembering 9/11
Everyone remembers where they were on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. I was driving past the Pentagon when a hijacked plane slammed into the nerve center of America’s military power.
Democratic Norms Are Now Weapons Rather Than Guidelines
“It was very disappointing to see President Obama break with the tradition of former presidents and become so political,” Vice President Mike Pence told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace. He was complaining about Obama’s broadside against President Trump.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Take a Knee?
Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. If you don’t know where that is, just Google it from the sidelines. Hold a musket ball in your fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two. There won’t be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle, so just wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks off to get a real experience. Then take a knee.
Students Ordered to Spray Paint Over the Name of Christ on Football Field
Just hours before the Benton High School football team ran onto the field last Friday, two students were ordered to remove a logo from the end zone because it included a cross, a Bible verse, and the word “Christ.”
More From Nike and New York Times Op-ed
Football season is underway. My Giants lost, but they showed enough promising signs that the need to hide all the sharp objects in the house can be deferred for another week. Along with the blocks and tackles, viewers were subjected to the Nike commercial featuring Colin Kaepernick.
Corporate Deep Pockets Attract Attention in Legal Actions
Millions of Americans hate big corporations, suspect them of acting in their own best interest (to the detriment of the rest of us), and delight in corporations being put in their place.
Team Trump Should Serve American Manufacturing a Big ‘MAC’
As a candidate for president, Donald Trump made protecting and strengthening American manufacturing a cornerstone of his campaign. Under his watch, the United States added 138,000 manufacturing jobs last year and that number continues to rise. There is something else he can do now to protect American manufacturing and foster job growth: keep the mobile air conditioning credits that are part of the EPA’s auto emissions standards program.
The Blue-Collar Recovery
The economic recovery is really beginning to reach into Trump country.
He’s Back!
The media has been celebrating Barack Obama’s return to the political stage since his speech at the University of Illinois last Friday. But the narrative is wrong. I would argue that Obama never left the scene.
Dialogue With a Demagogue
Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail — and no one could be happier than Republicans!
Is the President a Bad Role Model for Children?
“Most voters say President Donald Trump is not a good role model for children, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
Render Unto Caesar — Is That All Jesus Said?
If you’ve read the Bible much, and you’ve been engaged in politics at all, there’s no doubt that you’ve heard of the encounter Jesus had with a group of Pharisees.
Give Trump the Nobel Prize for Economics
This past week I asked a friend at the White House about how the president was holding up against the onslaught of media attacks. “They didn’t even deliver a glancing blow,” was the response. It wasn’t for a lack of trying.