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Grandstand: Ted's Cruzade Doomed to Fail

Grandstand: Ted's Cruzade Doomed to Fail

WASHINGTON–I consider myself an unapologetic Tea Party Patriot. I brush my teeth with red, white, and blue toothpaste. I have the entire line of Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Mike Lee Super Hero action figures. I will start buying Wheaties

Obamacare Exemption: None Dare Call It Treason

Obamacare Exemption: None Dare Call It Treason

WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of Washington, this is one sick, twisted and deceitful deal. Quite possibly, it is a whole new low, even for the federal government.  Had we innocent, taxpaying citizens not long ago lost our capacity

Gettysburg at 150: Armistead at the High Tide

Gettysburg at 150: Armistead at the High Tide

For my entire life, a letter has hung on the wall at the bottom of the steps of the old, elegant–but not grand–farm house where my mother grew up. The house sits on the western shoulder of Clark’s Mountain in

Detroit: An American Autopsy

Detroit: An American Autopsy

WASHINGTON — “Go ahead and laugh at Detroit,” Charlie LeDuff sneers defiantly as the once-great metropolis teeters on the brink of collapse. “Because you are laughing at yourself.” So begins LeDuff’s haunting, angry and deeply personal account of what is