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Froma Harrop: On Wall Street, Us R Toys
As America emerged from World War II, the public generally agreed that the ordinary people who had endured the sacrifice should share in the good times ahead. A golden age for the American worker commenced as business, labor and government stood together on the stage.
Other Editors: It is essential that Nikki Haley's replacement be as evenhanded as she is
Nearly three dozen administration officials have left or been forced out of key posts since President Donald Trump was sworn in last year. Few, if any, will be missed as much as Nikki Haley, who announced her resignation as United Nations ambassador on Tuesday.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: America doesn't shrug
What if the end of the world came and nobody noticed? It's not quite an idle question.
Mona Charen: Why do we care about Jamal Khashoggi?
He had an appointment at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to collect some documents he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee -- a certificate showing that he was divorced from his first wife. He entered the consulate on Oct. 2 at 1:14 p.m., asking his fiancee to wait outside for him. She did. Until 2 a.m. He never emerged.
Froma Harrop: Even birth control is under attack
There was a time when Republicans and Democrats generally agreed that access to birth control was a public good. Most saw preventing unwanted pregnancies as key to making abortions rare.
Leonard Pitts: Progressives need more than a majority
Here's what gets me about progressives. They never seem to realize that they are the majority. Yet on issue after issue, the polling consistently shows that they are.
Patrick Buchanan: Casualty lists from the Kavanaugh battle
After a 50-year siege, the great strategic fortress of liberalism has fallen. With the elevation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court seems secure for constitutionalism - perhaps for decades.
Leonard Pitts: 'The Republican Party has clearly lost its way'
The other day, a woman confessed to me that she's a Republican.
Patrick Buchanan: We are all deplorables now
Four days after he described Christine Blasey Ford, the accuser of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as a "very credible witness," President Donald Trump could no longer contain his feelings or constrain his instincts.
Marc Dion: If some skank complains...
In light of recent news of a national war between the sexes, I'm going to tell you a little story I think explains everything.
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