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Clinton, Obama Distinguish Conservatism from Trump

Driving a wedge.

3:21 PM, Aug 26, 2016

By Chris Deaton

Picking up where President Obama left off at the Democratic convention, Hillary Clinton praised the way Republicans used to do things during a speech Thursday, effectively distinguishing the GOP of the last two decades with the one currently led by Donald Trump. Read more

Dishonoring Women's Equality Day with Bad Policies

Scandi(no)via.

2:55 PM, Aug 26, 2016

By Alice B. Lloyd

Women’s Equality Day comes but once a year. It's an opportunity to celebrate the brave women and acquiescent men who brought us the 19th Amendment, which was declared part of the Constitution on August 26, 1920. Read more

Voter Fraud is a 'Myth', Except When It Involves the Trump Campaign

1:06 PM, Aug 26, 2016

By Mark Hemingway

As the Republican legislatures have tried to implement voter ID laws in recent years, the media has cried foul. Aside from the predictable charges of racism, the main argument is that such laws are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Read more

Is Trump's Campaign Manager Still 'Extremely Comfortable' Working With Top Aide Accused of Domestic Abuse?

12:43 PM, Aug 26, 2016

By Michael Warren

Kellyanne Conway, the veteran GOP pollster who as of last week is the campaign manager for Donald Trump, has built a career advising Republican candidates about ways to appeal to women voters. Conway is frequently cited as an expert on the political attitudes and opinions of women. Her firm, The Polling Company, has a division called WomenTrend, which was created "to better connect corporate America with the female consumer. For years it has tracked and interpreted the social, cultural, financial, professional and health trends influencing—and being influenced by—women." Read more

Trump Campaign Selling 'Hillary For Prison' Buttons

12:30 PM, Aug 26, 2016

By Jeryl Bier

The phrase "Lock her up" has become a common chant at Donald Trump campaign rallies when the Republican nominee talks about his opponent Hillary Clinton, but generally Trump and other speakers have tried to redirect supporters to "beat her" in November. Read more

Don't Count on That Rate Hike Any Time Soon

11:42 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By Geoffrey Norman

Janet Yellen has given her speech and her words, as parsed by CNN/Money, indicate that, "a rate hike this year is still on the table." Read more

Trump Campaign Chief Registered to Vote at Florida Home Where No One Lives

10:54 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By John McCormack

The Guardian reports:

Donald Trump's new presidential campaign chief is registered to vote in a key swing state at an empty house where he does not live, in an apparent breach of election laws.

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Prufrock: Tom Wolfe on Darwin, Auden's Prose, and a History of Jewish Copyright Law

9:30 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By Micah Mattix

The best in books and arts from around the web, including: Revisiting the work of Italy’s "likeable loser" poet, Daniel Johnson on what we can learn from José Ortega y Gasset, Trump's "authenticism," and more. Read more

Trump: 'The Dreamers We Never Talk About'

9:21 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By Jeffrey H. Anderson

There has been a lot of speculation in recent days about whether Donald Trump is profoundly changing his position on immigration. On Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi, he sure didn’t sound like it. Read more

Hirst the Worst

The British "artist" has an exhibition in Washington.

7:50 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By Jenna Lifhits

“Hello, I'm looking for the Hirst exhibit?" Read more

Tennessee Insurance Commissioner: Obamacare 'Very Near Collapse'

Premiums are going up while providers are exiting the marketplace.

7:00 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By Tatiana Lozano

As Obamacare continues to face numerous setbacks, Tennessee’s insurance commissioner declared on Tuesday that its exchange was "very near collapse" after she approved several large premium hikes to keep it in business. Read more

The Alt-Right vs. Mainstream Conservatism

How a fringe online movement is becoming legitimated through Donald Trump's campaign.

6:15 AM, Aug 26, 2016

By Michael Warren

Contributing editor Matthew Continetti joined PBS NewsHour Thursday to discuss the alt-right, an online-based movement of racist and bigoted provocateurs who have largely rallied around the candidacy of Donald Trump. Continetti and the Washington Post's David Weigel explained the origins of the alt-right and its hostile relationship toward conservatives in the Republican party. Read more

Trump Campaign CEO Allegedly Attacked Wife, Divorce Filings Say

Stephen Bannon was accused of grabbing his wife "by the throat and arm."

9:31 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By Michael Warren

Stephen Bannon, the new CEO of the Donald Trump presidential campaign who was recently the chairman of Breitbart News, was accused of physically attacking his wife. Read more

Media Rebuke Clinton for Avoiding Press Conferences

7:17 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By Chris Deaton

Hillary Clinton hasn’t held a press conference since early December, an extended vacation from reporters that has created annoyance and even resentment in the media. Sure, she's granted interviews—she did one by phone with CNN's Anderson Cooper just Wednesday night—but she hasn't made herself available in the accessible, unpredictable forum that a press conference affords, allowing representatives of multiple outlets to ask questions at once. Read more

Report: Terrorist Maintained Contact with Iran While Plotting Attack

4:40 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By Jenna Lifhits

A Canadian who went abroad for terrorist training maintained contact with terrorists in Iran while planning an attack at home, according to a recently released report from the Canadian government. Read more

The French Military's Bad Reputation is Inaccurate and Undeserved

"Their business is war, and they do their business."

4:30 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By John Noonan

There’s an old joke that goes "for sale–French rifle, never fired and only dropped once." It comes from an ugly old stereotype about the French military, one of white flags, hands thrust aloft, tails tucked in retreat. There's nothing wrong with good natured ribbing between military forces (just ask your average Marine rifleman what he thinks of the Air Force). Good humor is a vital element of any healthy military unit. But the idea of French soldiers as a yellow-bellied lot, thirsty for retreat, and allergic to courage has exceeded the bounds of comedy. Read more

Professors Launch Initiative to Combat Coddling on Campus

3:25 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By Jenna Lifhits

As the safe space-trigger warning-microagression movement possesses universities across the country, a number of educators remain hopeful that students still long for a challenging education at an institution that allows them to freely exchange ideas. Read more

Proposed California Law Would Relax Definition of Rape

"The law would allow a judge to consider the definition of rape in the sentencing phase of a case."

3:15 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By Alice B. Lloyd

A piece of California legislation, unanimously approved by the state assembly and just waiting for the governor’s pen, would relax the definition of rape to include any non-consensual sexual contact. Read more

Clinton Denies 'Unique Circumstances' of Clinton Foundation While Secretary of State

2:42 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By Chris Deaton

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton implied there is a difference between her family’s foundation accepting foreign donations during her cabinet tenure and doing the same during her potential presidency, saying the latter would present "unique circumstances" absent during her time as the nation's top diplomat. Read more

Reading Can Save Your Life

The Books & Arts podcast on life-affirming novels.

2:27 PM, Aug 25, 2016

By TWS PODCAST

Literary Editor Philip Terzian and Michael Graham discuss the news that reading can prolong your life, and three novels you should read. Read more

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