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The unfortunate decline of Congress as a deliberative body

My ballpark estimate: In the recently concluded midterm campaign season, Democrats ran roughly eleventy-bajillion ads accusing Republican office-holders of voting — 98%, 99%, or 100% of the time — “with Donald Trump.” Calling your opponent a “rubber stamp” is a smart tactic when ...

Bipartisan energy affordability opportunity during lame duck

American voters have spoken. And in our 250th anniversary year, it's encouraging to know that our Constitutional order has survived another election. Yes, we finalize our political battles in the private voting booth. It appears yet again that the majority of American voters prefer a ...

Lions’ Campbell says he has full movement in lower body

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell said he has full movement in his lower body and is "continuing to make progress with movement in my upper body," in his first comments since he was carted off the field on a backboard during a game against ...

In politics, the witty disarm the nitwits

An especially repellant political race is about to fade from the headlines. It would have been less ugly had more politicians traded invective for wit. Humor can take the edge off while retaining the bite. "Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand," Mark Twain said. Clever retorts ...