When I was a child, there was a Saturday morning radio program called “Let’s Pretend.” It used words and sounds …
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, having a net worth of $81.8 billion, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, having a net worth …
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When I spoke at CalState about Planned Parenthood’s war on the poor, you heard about the African American girls ripping …
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[Last] week former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who endorsed Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, endorsed Hillary Clinton …
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Two weeks left to go in the election and the electorate feels like a battered NFL fan. The game gets …
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The Fort Des Moines Church of Christ filed a federal lawsuit last summer challenging the Iowa Human Rights Commission’s interpretation of local …
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Could a flailing Donald Trump campaign hurt down-ballot Republicans and cost the party majorities in the Senate and House? That …
Read More »Media Bias Is One Thing; Media Complicity Is Another
We keep reading that if Donald Trump’s personal issues weren’t sucking up all the media oxygen, his campaign might get …
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Some of us this election year don’t even want to say the words “Clinton” or “Trump” — and with good …
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Despite controversies that rage over immigration, it is hard to see how anyone could be either for or against immigrants …
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