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"Liberalism is the solution to nothing we face in this changing world that Liberalism hath wrought."

The other day I was driving down a bumpy city street, fretting about the stress on my car’s shocks. Over the summer, some work had been done on the gas

Commentary: How filibuster carries centuries of baggage Alfredo Torres Jr., For the Express-News April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell denounces efforts to abolish the filibuster, saying that he would use procedures to turn the Senate into a “100-car pileup, nothing moving.” The filibuster rule should be eliminated because of its current abuse and disgraceful past.Chip Somodevilla /Getty Images “Words matter” is a cliché being tossed about these day...

Here’s what to read from the left and the right | Column Here’s some interesting commentary from the opposite poles of the political spectrum.   Published Jan. 24 We live in a partisan age, and our news habits can reinforce our own perspectives. Consider this an effort to broaden our collective outlook with essays beyond the range of our typical selections. FROM THE LEFT The context, from the author: Polarization, anger, division — French history offers a warning for what migh...