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Vote Johnson-Weld
Endorsing Gary Johnson and William Weld is no departure for this column, which has endorsed both candidates before. Johnson for president in 2012 and Weld for governor of New York in 2006. Four years...
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Trump’s hostile takeover is dangerous
Donald Trump’s candidacy poses significant risks for the US and for the Republican Party. Although the US Constitution – with its strong executive presidency and the requirement for a majority in the...
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Extremely careless
There is evidence that Secretary Clinton and her colleagues “were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information”. So said FBI Director, James Comey. But what,...
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No Congressional Honeymoon
President Clinton – President Bill Clinton – began his term when the Democrats had controlled the House for forty years and the Senate for most of that time too. They lost control two years later. When...
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How to be an independent
Donald Trump is, effectively, an independent president. He has no roots in the Republican Party, and no sympathy with its vision or policies. There are numerous ways to be an independent. Your...
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A nation of laws
There were many legal arguments raised against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). But there was one interesting approach that no-one tried. No-one argued that the Act was unlawful because enacting a...
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Trump is wrong, even when he’s right
Donald Trump has a remarkable ability to let his worst characteristics shine through even when he happens, by pure chance, to be right about something. Buzzfeed published some completely unconfirmed...
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Is Trump rejecting climate denial?
It has become depressingly ordinary for Republican politicians to enter a denial phase in any discussion of climate change. This both undermines any attempt to deal with this issue, but also to discuss...
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Issuing orders
In his first week of office, Donald Trump issued more executive orders than Barack Obama did in his first week. That was probably deliberate. He wants to be seen as an activist president. Executive...
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Business at the Tiller
There is a long tradition in the United States of appointing people who have no political experience to the cabinet directly from business. This is particularly true of economic portfolios such as...
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