Opinion

What sounds too good, probably is
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 11, 2026
When did we become a people who harbored such a strong belief that others will give us something for nothing? It’s not a new concept, really. We’ve al...
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House shouldn’t gum up permitting reform
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 11, 2026
The Senate has advanced a permitting reform bill. But its future in the House remains murky. It would be a mistake, however, for lawmakers to miss the...
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Democrats may have found a way around the Electoral College
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By James Sieja RealClearPolitics 
Nov 11, 2026
The 2026 midterms were a drubbing for Republicans at nearly every level of government. But there’s an overlooked upshot of the Democrats’ sweep that c...
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Who elected Brussels to regulate Silicon Valley in the US?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By Jacob Lane RealClearPolitics 
Nov 10, 2026
Europe may regulate its own market. It should not set the world’s technology rules by default. America was born in rebellion. Maybe that’s why Europe ...
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Dems must honor promises, redirect nation
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 09, 2026
President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot Nov. 3, but he asked voters to pretend that he was. And they did. What resulted were crushing defeats acro...
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The AI boom may be sowing seeds of another financial crisis
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By Bill Dudley Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 09, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — The unprecedented investment boom to build out the infrastructure for artificial intelligence is projected to reach more than $10 tri...
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Pennsylvania’s school cellphone ban is a good start
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
Nov 09, 2026
The Pennsylvania Senate voted 47-3 last month to enact a school cellphone ban, two days after the House passed it 141-62. Josh Shapiro signed it into ...
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Dems, focus on why you were given power
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 06, 2026
After Democrats’ midterm sweep that gave them control of the House and Senate, the investigation into the Epstein files is likely to receive new atten...
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Shapiro claims key role in Nov. 3 success
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By HALLIE LAUER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Nov 06, 2026
HARRISBURG (TNS) — In the hours following his resounding win against GOP candidate Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took a victory lap on...
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Pa. midterm election results: ‘It’s not that deep’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CARL A. MARRARA RealClearPennsylvania 
Nov 06, 2026
Everyone recognizes that politics is a swinging pendulum, but this time the pendulum was a wrecking ball, leaving Pennsylvania Republicans with consid...
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Democratic Party revenge tour is on
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Nov 05, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — Petty, vindictive Democrats celebrated their midterm blue wave by pledging to torture Donald Trump and potentially ride him out of the ...
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Will the Senate satisfy El-Sayed?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By KAITLYN BUSS The Detroit News 
Nov 05, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — Michigan elected Abdul El-Sayed to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t finish it. El-Sayed...
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Your parents’ Republican Party isn’t coming back
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Nov 05, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Donald Trump long ago promised Republicans that, with him as their leader, there'd be so many wins, they'd tire of winning. He didn...
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Trump finally does in himself — and his party
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Nov 04, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Ever since Donald Trump emerged on the political scene and started to say and do outrageous things, his opponents have wondered wha...
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Republicans bet on big government policies — and lost
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JARED WHITLEY InsideSources.com 
Nov 04, 2026
After a big loss, there’s always plenty of finger-pointing. Well, get ready because I have eight fingers (and two thumbs) to point. Republicans who bo...
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Put principles before party loyalty
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 03, 2026
American politics has become a test of allegiance. Candidates must defend their party’s nominee, voters are told every election is an existential batt...
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When leaders disagree, ceremony plays an important role
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By STACY JARVIS The Fulcrum 
Nov 03, 2026
MANCHESTER, United Kingdon (TNS) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the White House on Sept. 24, the U.S. welcomed him with an elaborate d...
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