Topic: white house 2016
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Today's editorial cartoon
Rahn: When voters have regret
Four years from now, will you regret having voted for the person you chose this year for president? In decision theory, there is a concept called “regret,” which is the emotion experienced when realizing that an alternative course of action would have likely resulted in a more favorable outcome.
Morici: Growing the economy, instead of bickering
The most disturbing aspect of the presidential campaign is neither major party nominee has adequately focused on rekindling economic growth.
Rahn: An election-related reality check
Back in 1978, when a big cut in the capital gains tax rate was being debated, CBO projected huge revenue losses. The tax cut actually resulted in big revenue gains, because it was a discretionary tax, and unlocked much frozen capital and changed the incentive structure.
Krauthammer: Surprise! Trump is running as Trump
Six weeks into Donald Trump’s general election campaign, Republicans are discovering that he indeed intends to run as Donald Trump.
Keillor: What will Bill be wearing?
Everybody is wondering if white men will vote for Hillary and, speaking as a white man, I say it depends a lot on Bill. If he looks happy on the sidelines gazing up at her with dewy-eyed admiration, then yes.
Scarborough: The vapidity of America’s foreign policy debate
Though hard to believe, the current crop of candidates running for president may prove to be even worse than George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Krauthammer: An air of menace about this campaign
By international and historical standards, political violence is exceedingly rare in the United States. In 2016, it may not remain so.
Winkler: It’s time to stop bashing Wall Street
There’s a perverse competition among some presidential candidates: Who can most loudly blame Wall Street for the problems of Main Street. They’ve got it wrong.
Krauthammer: The Holocaust and the Jewish identity
I worry that a people with a 3,000-year history of creative genius, enriched by intimate relations with every culture from Paris to Patagonia, should be placing such weight on martyrdom – and indeed, for this generation, martyrdom once removed.
Raphael: Overseas but still American
In November 1968 a young Rhodes Scholar by the name of Bill Clinton was “mad as hell,” as he told a friend back in Arkansas in a letter penned from Oxford University.
Will: Misjudging Rubio
George Will
WASHINGTON – What boxer Sonny Liston’s manager said of him (Sonny had his good points, the trouble was his bad points) is true...
