Category: Columns

Note to white people: Whenever an interview or news conference contains the phrase: “I am not a racist,” you’ve already lost the argument. The latest individual of the Caucasian persuasion to make this forthright declaration of stupidity is actor Liam Neeson. It was an attempt to defuse an earlier admission that he was once intent…

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Here’s another reminder that, when it comes to the Trump administration, it’s more important to watch what the White House does, rather than what it says. The payday lending industry scored a huge win this when the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed to weaken Obama-administration rules governing an industry that makes its money by…

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During the years I lived in Manhattan I got used to sleeping through screeching sirens, revving engines and even, sadly, the occasional cry for help. Here in Central California, things are so quiet that a falling pine cone can be jarring. Which brings me to the other night, just after 2 a.m., when I twisted…

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Last week, the Trump Organization, an umbrella group that oversees more than 500 companies still owned by President Donald Trump, announced it would use the federal E-Verify program to confirm the work eligibility status of its new employees. Because of a little-known provision in immigration law that I’ll explain later, the long overdue move may…

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What with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s costume party, the State of the Union address, and the so-called “Green New Deal” that will have us all heating our houses with Sweet Tarts in 10 years, you might be missing something important that’s going on in Washington. It’s the confirmation hearing for Neomi Rao, President Donald Trump’s…

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Questions Nobody Wants To Hear On Valentine’s Day Tyrades! by Danny Tyree Valentine’s Day is a time for exchanging sweet nothings and terms of endearment. It is an occasion for sharing candlelit meals and opening romantic gifts. It is an opportunity for igniting new sparks or basking in the warmth of comfortable, memory-filled long-term relationships.…

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While organizing my home office a few weeks ago, I came across a letter my grandfather wrote back in 1924. He wrote that eloquent letter to his best friend’s wife, consoling her on the loss of her mother. His cursive handwriting was artful – perfect penmanship. He wrote the letter when he was 21. Since…

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As I soldiered through Chris Christie’s spin-memoir “Let Me Finish,” I found myself flashing back to September 2011, when he was being widely touted as the GOP’s “Next Big Thing.” One particular ego-stroking incident at the Reagan Presidential Library must surely be one of his personal favorites. With the 2012 White House race on the…

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There are people, particularly in areas like Philadelphia where progressives tend to congregate, who cannot understand why anyone would have voted for Donald Trump. Trump is considered by most Democrats and even some Republicans as a racist, a homophobe, a misogynist, and all of the terrible things that make Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert and Samantha…

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There’s nothing wrong with being wealthy. What matters is how one got to be that way. Far too often the economic elites and the political well-connected manage to exploit their power and status to enrich themselves at the expense of the average taxpayer. It’s called “crony capitalism” and there’s too much of it. There are…

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