Commentary Writing for the website of the UK Guardian newspaper, Robert Reich, who served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, recently took up the rhetorical cudgels on behalf of H.R. 1, known to its supporters as the For the People Act. To its Republican detractors, H.R.1 is a blatant attempt to remove long-established,…
Opinion: Where Are All These ‘Lies’ Coming From?
Commentary “In a country with two major parties, democracy is safe only if both care more about preserving the political system than about beating their opponents.” If, without knowing who wrote those words, or in what publication they appeared, you had read them a year ago, just after the failed first attempt to impeach President…
Where Are All These ‘Lies’ Coming From?
“In a country with two major parties, democracy is safe only if both care more about preserving the political system than about beating their opponents.” If, without knowing who wrote those words, or in what publication they appeared, you had read them a year ago, just after the failed first attempt to impeach President Trump,…
Trip to Vietnam Reconfirmed My Hatred of Communism
Commentary Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting. It was difficult to control my emotions—specifically, my anger—during my visit to Vietnam. The…
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