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Editorial: Another week, another Trump reality show
The nation needs Republican leaders to speak up about Trump's mercurial behavior.
The Point: More ice time for Isles at the Coliseum?
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Opinion: In mass shootings, motive matters
If we omit the shooter's motive, we risk minimizing the victims to footnotes in the coverage of yet another mass shooting.
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Opinion: Climate confusion pays
The search for human influence on global temperatures has to take into account natural fluctuations in earth's temperature.
Opinion: Don't make diversity the enemy of excellence
Especially in college, we cant values "feelings" and "safety" over the merit of free speech and rational arguments.
Opinion: Anti-Semitism is neither left nor right
To whom or what does Trump believe some American Jews are disloyal?
Editorial: China should keep its promise
Unfortunately, the U.S. will to stand up for democracy and human rights is low.
The Point: Lee Zeldin sounds off on Trump comment
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Opinion: Trump's labor pick kept workers in pain
President Donald Trump has had poor luck with labor secretaries.
Opinion: Tolerance for racism waning, thanks to millennials
Research suggests that racist expression is more and more unpopular with millennials.