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Patrick Buchanan: Why autocrats are replacing Democrats

"If you look at Trump in America and Bolsonaro in Brazil, you see that people want politicians that do what they promise," said Spanish businessman Juan Carlos Perez Carreno.

Marc Dion: I'll have the steak and eggs: A political parable

Posted 2/18/2019 in National Columns

Forty years ago, in one of those Midwestern cities where flat avenues end in clusters of convenience stores, I worked as a janitor.

Both of America's great national parties are coalitions. But it is the Democratic Party that never ceases to celebrate diversity -- racial, religious, ethnic, cultural -- as its own and as America's "greatest strength."

Froma Harrop: The star-crossed romance between Amazon and New York City

Posted 2/16/2019 in National Columns

So Amazon chose Valentine's Day to announce its breakup with New York City. No, it will not build a new headquarters in Queens as planned. Who is to blame for the split, the tech behemoth or grouchy New Yorkers? If one must choose, I'd say Amazon.

Cartoonist View: 2/17/19

Posted 2/16/2019 in National Columns

Mona Charen: You can't say that on Twitter

Posted 2/15/2019 in National Columns

She tweeted that "men are not women," and for that, Meghan Murphy, feminist journalist, was banned from Twitter.

Editorial cartoons for 2-15-19

Posted 2/15/2019 in National Columns

Patrick Buchanan: Are the democrats bent on suicide?

Posted 2/14/2019 in National Columns

After reading an especially radical platform agreed upon by the British Labor Party, one Tory wag described it as "the longest suicide note in history."

Froma Harrop: Time for democratic pushback on radicals

Posted 2/14/2019 in National Columns

Outsize attention has been paid to outlier Democrats making outrageous remarks. They are a small handful of House Democrats, though you'd never know it, given all their headlines.

Editorial cartoon for 2-14-19

Posted 2/14/2019 in National Columns

Leonard Pitts: Ridicule, the last great death of a culture

Posted 2/13/2019 in National Columns

A few words about the Trail of Tears and other jokes. Granted, the Trail of Tears would hardly seem a laughing matter.

Editorial cartoon for 2-13-19

Posted 2/13/2019 in National Columns

Linda Chavez: Why not just be 'an American'?

Posted 2/12/2019 in National Columns

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's insistence that she is Native American has drawn racial taunts from President Donald Trump, who frequently refers to her as "Pocahontas," as well as reprimands from tribal leaders, who note that tribes themselves determine tribal membership.