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Parker: How a freedom movement became about welfare

The 36 million who watched President Donald Trump's address to Congress also watched as Congressional Black Caucus member, Rep. Al Green, shook his cane and shouted at the president. When he refused to desist, Speaker Mike Johnson ordered him removed from the chamber. Two days later, in a ...

Stiehm: Arise, America — it’s not too late

We are in a state of emergency. Most newspapers report the facts, ma'am, but shy from stating American democracy is on the line, in serious peril. Scenes from the resistance: the Lincoln Memorial, the jammed independent bookstore and the floor of Congress, where Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) parted ...

Harrop: Trade chaos may be part of an illegal game

You can get rich when stocks go up. You can get rich when stocks go down. When stocks go up, people who knew to buy them in advance may win big. If they go down, investors who had the wisdom to "go short" on them — that is, bet on their decline — can make a bundle. Clearly, anyone who can ...

Harrop: Trade chaos may be part of an illegal game

You can get rich when stocks go up. You can get rich when stocks go down. When stocks go up, people who knew to buy them in advance may win big. If they go down, investors who had the wisdom to "go short" on them - that is, bet on their decline - can make a bundle. Clearly, anyone who can ...

Stossel: The death of Europe

America needs more rules to protect workers, say some from both parties. Sen. Josh Hawley wants more rules empowering unions. Barack Obama's Labor Secretary says there's "no fairness, no equity, no concern for safety, no concern for children, even!" European countries, they say, have more ...

Parker: Does Bezos really support free markets?

Jeff Bezos is shaking things up at The Washington Post. The Post has always been part of the big-government, left-wing establishment part of our country. Bezos wants to change that. He wrote to the newspaper's staff that editorial policy is going to change. "We are going to be writing every ...