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Kissing up to Adelson

How pay-to-play culture has taken hold.

Free Jonathan Pollard

The Israeli spy should be released.

A tortured debate

Congress and the CIA aren’t getting along.

Desperate Democrats

They are getting nervous ahead of midterms.

Graceless and clueless

So many problems with “Noah,” “God’s Not Dead.”

Conservatives to women

Lean back and let men earn the wages.

Unplug this merger

Time Warner Cable plus Comcast is a bad idea.

A moral car wreck

GM’s handling of the recall is shameful.

Making up good news

Upbeat numbers about Obamacare don’t add up.

Departure from reality

John Kerry’s vision for the Middle East is delusional.

A permanent slowdown?

The U.S.’s dynamic economy may be over.

The value of work

Reflect the dignity of labor in the tax code.

What Bowser’s victory means

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    What Bowser’s victory means

    D.C. Democrats care about honesty.

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    Diplomatic quid pro quo

    Should the U.S barter a spy’s release?

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  • Paul Ryan’s unrealistic path

    Paul Ryan’s unrealistic path

    A budget plan that relies on rejecting the ACA.

    Jonathan Capehart

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  • A bad merger

    A bad merger

    Why the worst companies shouldn’t unite.

    Catherine Rampell

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The Marines and women

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A double standard is holding women back.

In Afghanistan, the military’s fantasy world

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Bing West

“American Spartan” by Ann Scott Tyson describes an American warrior and a misguided U.S. strategy.

Maryland’s sexist state motto

Maryland’s sexist state motto

Antony Shugaar

The state’s official translation is misleading.

5 myths about cherry blossoms

5 myths about cherry blossoms

Adrian Higgins

How did they get to Washington? And was Jefferson a fan?

The Secret Service’s problem

The Secret Service’s problem

Dan Emmett

It’s not just the misbehaving agents.

Tax the rich children

Tax the rich children

Yo Jeremijenko-Conley and Dalton Conley

How a “Great Gatsby tax” could help level the economic playing field.

Wrong about ‘rape culture’

Wrong about ‘rape culture’

Jessica Valenti

Despite a major group’s suggestion, we need to keep talking about it.

The Secret Service’s worst week

The Secret Service’s worst week

Chris Cillizza

Another overseas trip, another drinking scandal.

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