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BARONE: Closing the door on immigration? Not yet.

Can the United States come up with an immigration policy that will prove sustainable? Two writers whom I respect and take delight in reading, despite their widely differing views, Tyler Cowen, who favors more immigration, and Christopher Caldwell, who favors less, have their doubts. Both, ...

STOSSEL: Disparate impact

Google settled a racial bias lawsuit for $50 million. Merrill Lynch paid $20 million. Maryland taxpayers will have to pay $3 million to make a racial discrimination suit go away. "This is ridiculous! Taxpayers should not be on the hook for this!" complains Heather Mac Donald, author of "When ...

PARKER: Let’s fix our broken health care system

We just went through the longest government shutdown in history over contention regarding renewal of temporarily enacted government subsidies to Obamacare premiums. This battle is not over. Eight Democrats threw in the towel and agreed to postpone the issue and cooperate with Republicans to ...

MOORE: If young people want more affordability, they should get jobs

Polls show that the age group of Americans most worried about "affordability" are the 20- and 30-somethings. That's young millennials and Gen Z. Why are they so financially stressed out? One reason things seem so unaffordable to young people is that too many aren't working hard -- they are ...

PARKER: Rahm Emanuel sounding like a Republican

Rahm Emanuel wants to take leadership of the Democratic Party and capture its nomination for president in 2028. He shares his thoughts in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed. It's the first time a Democrat has made me smile since President Bill Clinton announced in his 1996 State of the Union ...

SHAPIRO: What is going on with the economy?

The fate of the Trump administration -- and perhaps Republicans in Congress -- is tethered to how Americans feel about the economy. And right now, it's hard to find anyone who can say with confidence what the hell is going on. Thursday offered a fresh reminder of the chaos. As The Wall Street ...