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Fri, April 27, 2018 | 11:59

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A summit failure would hurt Trump more than Kim

President Donald Trump has upended expectations and interrupted the drumbeat toward war on the Korean Peninsula with his agreement to meet Kim Jong-un at “a time and place to be determined.”

Guest Column | 2018-03-12 16:56

Italy: the migrant 'flood'

Lucky old Italy just got two Donald Trumps for the price of one. One of the big winners in last Sunday's Italian election was the Five-Star Movement, whose 31-year-old leader Luigi di Maio has promised to stop sending out rescue boats to save migrants from drowning when their flimsy craft sink halfway across the Mediterranean. A “sea taxi service,” he calls it, and promises t...

Guest Column | 2018-03-11 17:53

Trump, Little Rocket Man and a chance at history

If you had to pick a word that best describes the Trump presidency so far, it might be “surreal.” And few developments affirm that more than news that President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plan to meet for talks this spring.

Guest Column | 2018-03-11 17:45

Secret investigation into secretive Missouri governor can't be trusted

The problem with keeping the whole process of the Missouri House investigation into Gov. Eric Greitens secret is that the public will have no confidence in whatever the committee decides.

Guest Column | 2018-03-11 17:44

Chairman Xi: Is China dreaming?

Following the celebratory Lunar New Year holidays, China's ruling Communist Party announced that Chairman Xi Jinping, the current president, would be allowed to stay in office beyond the constitutionally proscribed two-term limit.

Guest Column | 2018-03-09 01:20

Time for Hollywood stars to put up or shut up

The most noteworthy event in the film industry in the past year was not a film, a performance or a box-office record. It was the raft of claims against one of the most powerful moguls in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, who was accused by dozens of actresses and other women of raping them, groping them, masturbating in front of them and other appalling behavior.

Guest Column | 2018-03-09 01:10

Trump tariffs' most perverse effect: helping China

Has the United States _ which has generally been a champion of free trade since World War II _ been the victim of unfair trading practices by other nations? Certainly. It's neither new or particularly unusual for nations to subsidize industries to try to get footholds in world markets.

Guest Column | 2018-03-09 01:00

What to make of Kim's offer to talk nukes

Maybe it's President Donald Trump's “fire and fury” threats and coarseness with the leader he calls “Little Rocket Man.” Maybe it's the squeeze of international sanctions. Maybe it's both.

Guest Column | 2018-03-08 16:11

How sick is too sick to be executed?

The Supreme Court last week agreed to hear a death penalty case that hinges on a fine point. The court has ruled in the past that it is unconstitutional to execute people who can't understand why they face death at the hands of the state _ usually people with mental illnesses or diminished intellectual abilities.

Guest Column | 2018-03-08 16:09

Little of #MeToo rage makes it onstage

This was Hollywood at its sanitized best. After months of horrifying revelations about widespread sexual harassment and assault in the industry, the 90th Academy Awards presented a toothless, feel-good nod to the scandal.

Guest Column | 2018-03-08 16:08

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