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Frank Bruni: Devin Nunes is dangerous

Frank Bruni<br><br>(CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times)du1-i-syn But Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., looks at him and sees a different character.…

March 30, 2017

From our Congressman

David Brooks: Can elephants learn from failure?

David Brooksdu1-i-syn When Republicans turn to tax reform, they will start on much stronger ground. The Republican plans, at least…

March 29, 2017

From our Congressman

Donald, this I will tell you

Maureen Dowd<br><br>(CREDIT: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times)du1-i-syn You know how you said at campaign rallies that you…

March 29, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Did a foreign power collude with a presidential campaign?

du1-i-syn Nixon’s initiative, long rumored but confirmed only a few months ago, was meant to improve his election chances that…

March 28, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Calling on ‘a few good men’ to rein in a president

(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Dear Sirs, I am writing you today as the five adults with the most…

March 23, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Trump budget slashes critical humanitarian aid

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn A.) President Trump’s false tweets that President Barack Obama wiretapped him. B.) President Trump’s war on the news…

March 21, 2017

From our Congressman

GOP health care plan leads to the end of an era

David Brooksdu1-i-syn That era began around 1974, when Ted Kennedy introduced a bill to supplement America’s employer-based insurance system with…

March 15, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Connecting the dots between Trump and Russia

du1-i-syn After seven weeks of President Donald Trump, I owe “House of Cards” an apology. Nothing seems impossible any more.…

March 14, 2017

From our Congressman

Seven years later, still no real alternative from GOP

Paul Krugman, New York Times columnistdu1-i-syn Pro tip: The best way to combat perceptions that you’re screwing up is, you…

March 9, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

She’s 17, needs birth control and a check up. What now?

du1-i-syn Sara Hayes, a nurse practitioner, breezes into the examining room and soothes the teenager. Hayes takes a swab and…

March 7, 2017

From our Congressman

Who will defend Enlightenment this time around?

David Brooksdu1-i-syn Running through the center of the diagram was the long line of Enlightenment thought. The Enlightenment included thinkers…

March 1, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Trump is a fake savior betraying his supporters

du1-i-syn You’ve been had. President Trump sold you a clunker. Now that he’s in the White House, he’s betraying you…

February 28, 2017

From our Congressman

Slow economic growth points to a broken century

David Brooksdu1-i-syn It’s looking like we’re not going to get to enjoy one of those times again. The 21st century…

February 22, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

How many ways are there to get rid of Trump?

du1-i-syn One poll from Public Policy Polling found that as many Americans – 46 percent – favor impeachment of President…

February 21, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Trump positioned to influence Israel’s destiny

(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn These are the moments that make or break a presidency. First you were tested…

February 16, 2017

From our Congressman

After Trump: a Bonhoeffer, a Benedict or a Ford?

du1-i-syn It could be that the primary Trump threat is authoritarianism. It is hard to imagine America turning into full…

February 15, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Husbands are by far much deadlier than terrorists

du1-i-syn Consider two critical issues: refugees and guns. Trump is going berserk over the former, but wants to ease rules…

February 14, 2017

Thomas Friedman

President’s inability to connect dots is alarming

His lack of respect for institutions and truth pours out so fast, you start to forget how crazy this behavior…

February 9, 2017

From our Congressman

It is never too late for a lesson in black history

du1-i-syn It sounded a bit like he thought the inimitable Douglass, who died in 1895, was some lesser-known black leader…

February 8, 2017

From our Congressman

Books that help explain the dawning Trump era

Liberals looking to feed their sense of alarm have been steered toward Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism, Sinclair Lewis’…

December 21, 2016

From our Congressman

Donald Trump’s other goal: To make America gasp again

They’re going to be deeply disappointed: The shift away from blue-collar work is mainly about technological change, not globalization, and…

December 10, 2016

From our Congressman

How social media warps our world

But unseen puppet masters on Mark Zuckerberg’s payroll aren’t to blame. We’re the real culprits. When it comes to elevating…

May 28, 2016

From our Congressman

Do not try to dance around topic of radical Islam

When you don’t call things by their real name, you always get in trouble. And this administration, so fearful of…

January 21, 2015

From our Congressman

Suffering, more than happiness, can connect people

But notice this phenomenon. When people remember the past, they don’t only talk about happiness. It is often the ordeals…

April 8, 2014