Column

Trump is taking the Bannon Way, and it will end in disaster

Stephen Bannon caused the Muslim Ban firestorm and he will bring on more disasters.

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Op-Ed

Trump's cruel, illegal refugee executive order

Syrian refugees are not a threat, and the order violates the 1st Amendment.

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Op-Ed

'Calexit' would be a disaster for progressive values

Calexit movement exploits liberal desire for purity, but distracts from better anti-Trump efforts.

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Op-Ed

Mexico’s a great neighbor, but we could turn it into a bad one

Trump’s actions will destabilize Mexico and weaken the entire region.

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Op-Ed

'Saturday Night Massacre': Key figures in Nixon's 1973 Justice Department purge

An illustrated guide to key figures in Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre" by artist Steve Brodner.

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Editorial

When the GOP stole Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court seat, they set the stage for a miserable battle

The outrageous obstruction of Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court — the 10-month-long stonewall by Senate Republicans that not only stymied the high court’s ability to do its job but effectively stole the nomination of a new justice from President Obama — is now delivering its rewards to the cynical politicians who carried it out.

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Read On: A list I never thought I'd ever have to write

I never thought I'd have to write that I sense fear from my fellow citizens when it comes to speaking out against a presidential administration. But I do.

I never thought I'd have to write that our president is the biggest and most compulsive liar that I've ever encountered in American public life. But I must.

I never thought I'd have to write that the leader of the United States has the demeanor of a middle school-aged adolescent, with mature development arrested at age 13. But it's true.

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Op-Ed

C'mon Trumpists — Obama's shortcomings are no defense for Trump's excesses

President Trump has earned near-universal condemnation for the excesses of his first week in office, ranging from falsehoods about the size of his inauguration crowd and about millions who supposedly voted illegally for his opponent to the implementation of his slap-dash executive order on immigration. Even immigration restrictionists were aghast at the chaotic way in which the immigration order was handled.

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