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Really? It was ‘Science Day’ in Congress?
How nice of the retiring Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the outgoing chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, to declare this past Monday “Science Day” in the House of Representatives....
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Mental illness should not become a blanket barrier to owning a firearm
I want to buy a gun. As a kid, I loved westerns — those with Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, and John Wayne. They were heroes — good guys in white hats defeating bad guys in black hats. Those...
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Why save coal instead of investing in wind?
Money moves toward enterprises where profit lies in waiting. But money runs as fast as possible from the tired and unprofitable. Wind turbines along I-80 in southern Wyoming. Consider the fortunes of...
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When is that chemical toxic? Ask the industry-guided EPA
If you’d like a reason to be cynical about whether government favors you or favors an industry, look no further than a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has decided to review 10...
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Bagdikian was right: Don’t allow media to concentrate
Ben Bagdikian, one of the nation’s foremost media critics, died in 2016 at age 96. He left behind warnings about concentration in media ownership. We should have paid more attention. Ben Bagdikian...
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July 4, 2018: What, if anything, can stave off the ruination of the Republic?
In 2007, on this overblown, sadly commercialized holiday whose historical moment has been buried by beer, barbecue, patriotic bombast, and over-the-top, often taxpayer-paid fireworks, I wrote what 2011...
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Journalists aren’t your enemy — they might be your last resort.
Imagine you’ve been wronged. Someone, or some faceless corporation or other spineless institution, has caused you physical, emotional, or financial injury. You want recompense. You want compensation....
View ArticleIf you’re young, vote for a younger Congress
“Don’t trust anyone over 30.” — Jack Weinberg, 1964 “I’m confident we’re going to win.” — Mitch McConnell, 76, Senate majority leader, during Kavanagh hearing “Do whatever you have to do, just win,...
View ArticleWhen loyalty speaks with only a meaningless whisper
Seven years ago I wrote about the attainment of loyalty. Now, with deepening sadness, I confront the loss of loyalty and its emotional costs. As I have aged, loyalty, at least in the world as I see...
View ArticleAdd more seats around the public policy table, please
Journalists report on the world’s important issues primarily in two languages — those of politics and economics. When a budding college journalist asks me what she should minor in or take as a second...
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