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Op-ed

America and the Blowback Rule

Secretary of State Colin Powell used to talk about the Pottery Barn Rule: If you break something, such as a foreign government, you’ve bought it. Unfortunately, the U.S. has a long history of intervening and leaving chaos behind. This is what I call the Blowback Rule of unintended consequences.



Op-ed

Trump's focus on ISIS reveals his ignorance

Donald Trump's accusation that President Obama and Hillary Clinton are "founders of ISIS" is not only a good example of his reckless fear-mongering but also his complete lack of understanding about true threats to national security.

Trump's focus on ISIS reveals his ignorance


Politics

Cummings notes classified emails sent to Powell, Rice aides

The State Department's inspector general has found that former Secretary of State Colin Powell and staff close to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received classified national security information on their personal accounts, according to information disclosed Thursday by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings.

Cummings notes classified emails sent to Powell, Rice aides


Op-ed

The Clinton email scandal: a double standard?

Underpinning the coverage of the Hillary Clinton email scandal is a double standard: She is being pilloried for email practices that are widely used throughout government from local school districts up to the federal level, from junior up to senior administrators and from many past as well as current officials.

The Clinton email scandal: a double standard?

Op-ed

Embrace civil liberties, GOP

If the Republican Party hopes to continue its own moment of success, it must resolve to forever lose the dog whistle it borrowed from the Dixiecrats long ago and re-embrace its civil rights legacy.

Embrace civil liberties, GOP



Blue Angels to join 1812 celebration

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and ships from six foreign countries will be coming to Baltimore in September for the city's Star-Spangled Spectacular celebration, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday.

 Blue Angels to join 1812 celebration



Obituaries

Milton Bromberg, tailor and veteran

Milton Bromberg, a custom tailor and decorated World War II veteran who visited the White House to fit President Bill Clinton in suits, died of respiratory failure Nov. 1 at Season's Hospice at the Northwest Hospital Center. He was 90 and lived in Owings Mills.

Milton Bromberg, tailor and veteran

Op-ed

On dumping vice presidents

There's a long history of vice presidents being denied a second term, either because the man in the role chose to shed a thankless, end-of-the-road political job or because some strategist imagined that a different nominee might offer a better geographical or other balance to the ticket.

On dumping vice presidents






Op-ed

Iraq's bitter lessons

Having once been hoodwinked into war, the public won't be easily led astray anytime soon

Iraq's bitter lessons




Opinion

How black is black enough?

Leonard Pitts says making assumptions based on skin color is always wrong, whether whites or blacks are doing it.

How black is black enough?








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Grand Prix official: High-interest loan led to unpaid tax

Two months before the Baltimore Grand Prix, the race's organizers, desperate for cash, entered into a $1.1 million loan they believed was necessary to save the event. But the two-month loan ended up draining funds needed to pay city taxes, organizers say.

Grand Prix official: High-interest loan led to unpaid tax



















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