Leonard Pitts Jr.: Jan. 6 insurrection a dress rehearsal for something far worse

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Published
January 6, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Jan. 6 insurrection a dress rehearsal for something far worse

It is beyond galling to hear these gangsters of democracy — these spoiled brats who attacked the seat of government because, heaven forfend, they lost an election — lauded as avatars of country love. No, they are avatars of cowardice, the fear of demographic change. And love? They love the braying of the fascist, the easy answers of the demagogue, the reasoning of the mob, the justice of fists and force, the powerless silence of the disfavored and despised.
Published
January 6, 2022

Rich Lowry: Chuck Schumer’s Jan. 6 cynicism

The latest pitch for the Democratic voting agenda is more cynical and detached from reality than ever. We are to believe that the only way to counteract the furies unleashed on Jan. 6 is by imposing same-day voter registration and no-excuse mail voting on the states, ending partisan gerrymandering, and requiring the counting of ballots that arrive up to seven days after Election Day, among other provisions completely irrelevant to events that day or afterward.
Published
January 5, 2022

Cal Thomas: Let’s out the men in Maxwell-Epstein case

For too long too many men have escaped accountability for their liaisons with prostitutes and underage girls. While some have faced criminal charges, most appear to have escaped full accountability. When police arrest prostitutes, the "Johns" too often go free, or pay a fine and avoid publicity.
Published
January 5, 2022

Froma Harrop: Betty White joins the other 3

Betty White represented the communal America so many yearn to get back. I will always picture her as Rose at that retro kitchen table, saying comforting things to Blanche, Dorothy and Sophia — and sigh.
Published
January 3, 2022

What to expect from the world in 2022

Apart from that, when it came to 2021, my crystal ball was cloudy. (Whose wasn't?) But it's clearing. Here, then, are my predictions for 2022. It's up to readers to guess which ones are offered with tongue in cheek:

Published
January 2, 2022

It’s time that Boomers clean up the mess we created

In many ways, we’re leaving our country and our world far worse than we found it.
Published
January 2, 2022

Cal Thomas: The Harris interview

Appearing on CBS's Face the Nation Dec. 26, host Margaret Brennan asked Vice President Kamala Harris about gossip that she is being set up to fail. Harris responded: "No, I don't believe I'm being set up to fail. I'm vice president of the United States. Anything that I handle is because it's a tough issue and it couldn't be handled at some other level."
Published
January 2, 2022

Froma Harrop: As presidential nominee, Kamala Harris is not the one

As Biden's vice president, Harris has not done anything very objectionable, and she's brilliant in some ways. But her political skills are plainly lacking. That's why her Democratic cheering squad needs to be countered.
Published
January 2, 2022

Rex Huppke: Hi, I’m Donald Trump’s failed coup. Thanks to Democrats and the media, nobody’s afraid of me!

I came one malleable vice president's unexpected moment of courage away from working. If you all keep downplaying me, next time there won't be anything to stand in my way!
Published
January 1, 2022

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Letting go in our old age

It's not that those of us past a certain age aren't capable, and it's not that we lack the experience that often tempers foolishness, but so long as we hold the reins, we're holding back younger people with great talent and experience.

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