The race for president is accelerating in high gear, or, rather, the races for president — in the Republican and …
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[BCN editor’s note: Ken Blackwell’s column will not run today.] “‘Shut up,’ he explained.” That’s a sentence from Ring Lardner’s …
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Free college! That’s what the Democratic candidates were offering in their presidential debate. And it’s likely that, if the subject …
Read More »Biden Decision Leaves Both Parties in Disarray
Joe Biden has made it official: He is not running for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. It’s the latest development …
Read More »Black Lives Matter's Agenda Is Costing Black Lives
I’ve seen this movie before. And for the last 25 years, I thought I’d never have to watch it again. …
Read More »Hillary Clinton and 'Black Lives Matter': An Unproductive Confrontation
Reporters and voters have so far gotten few glimpses of Hillary Clinton speaking candidly. One of the few examples available …
Read More »HUD's 'Disparate Impact' War on Suburban America
Disparate impact. It’s a legal doctrine that may be coming soon to your suburb (if you’re part of the national …
Read More »Are We In for Another High-Crime Era After the Response to Ferguson and Baltimore?
Are we seeing a reversal of the 20-year decline in violent crime in America? A new nationwide crime wave? Heather …
Read More »Colleges and Universities Have Grown Bloated and Dysfunctional
American colleges and universities, long thought to be the glory of the nation, are in more than a little trouble. …
Read More »Rand Paul Is Right to Demand Reporters Ask Democrats About Late-Term Abortions
It was sort of inevitable that on his first day of campaigning as an announced candidate for president earlier this …
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