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Anatomy of a made-up conspiracy

After years and years of hanging around the news business, thereĢƵ one trick I admit I’ve never learned: I don’t quite know how to fashion a conspiracy out of thin air.I can say with confidence that I’ve witnessed the shoddiest of the conspiracy merchants these past few months.I’m ...

POTUS has handy debt limit solution

“I want to look the president in the eye,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the other day, “and [have him] tell me thereĢƵ not one dollar of wasteful spending in government.“Who believes that? The American public doesn’t believe that.”Of course, McCarthy, the Republican leader, ...

Free breakfasts, lunches should be provided for students

We’ve heard time and again over the years that thereĢƵ no such thing as a free lunch, which roughly means that thereĢƵ no reward without effort.ThatĢƵ fair enough. But, in reality, there should be a free lunch — at least for students in our public schools.And there was in the two ...

OP-ED: Raimondo needs a narrow focus on semiconductor subsidies

WASHINGTON - It would be easier to be sanguine about the governmentĢƵ coming dispersal of $52 billion in subsidies for semiconductor manufacturing and research if Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo did not celebrate it so lavishly. Her language suggests that what should be a narrow national ...