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Thu, November 15, 2018 | 09:23

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Texas abortion procedure ban is unnecessary

No matter how often a woman's constitutional right to an abortion is upheld by federal courts, there's a state legislature somewhere trying to make it impossible for her to have one. The assaults on abortion rights have come in waves, as state legislatures dominated by anti-abortion lawmakers simultaneously pursue the same new legal gambits until blocked by a federal judge, at which point they change tactics and try again.

Guest Column | 2018-11-14 17:16

Agreed repatriation of Rohingya Muslims

On Oct. 30, Bangladesh and Myanmar reached an agreement to begin the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to escape a Myanmar army crackdown last year.

Guest Column | 2018-11-14 17:13

How to mobilize private capital for climate action

The conclusion of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent report is stark: Climate action is far more urgent than previously believed, and it must include a wide range of initiatives, from improved regulation to continued technological innovation.

Guest Column | 2018-11-13 17:43

Democrats thumped GOP on healthcare in midterms

Every federal election held since Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 has been a referendum of sorts on President Obama's signature healthcare law. Perhaps last Tuesday's election will be the last one.

Guest Column | 2018-11-13 17:31

Cooperative rivalry of US-China relations

On a visit to Beijing in October, I was often asked whether U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's recent harsh criticism of China marked the declaration of a new cold war. I replied that the United States and China have entered a new phase in their relationship, but that the cold war metaphor is misleading.

Guest Column | 2018-11-12 17:16

Democrats, don't forget about Wilbur Ross

Practically from the moment Donald Trump began running for president, David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post has been digging into his business practices. Fahrenthold was the first to disclose improprieties at the Trump Foundation. He's documented spending by Saudi interests in Trump's various hotel properties. He's covered the ups and downs of Trump's businesses since he became president. In 2017, his Trump coverage won him a Pulitzer Prize.

Guest Column | 2018-11-12 17:13

Korea Culture Day in Maryland

There is a small, but nice town called Sandy Spring, about 10 miles north of Washington, D.C., Sept. 15 and again Sept. 22, the Peace Mission Korean Dance Group staged the Korea Culture Festival at the Sandy Spring Museum. I was there and greatly impressed by their performance.

Guest Column | 2018-11-11 17:06

Midterm election outcome: checks, balances, turmoil

The results of the U.S. midterm elections did not follow the predictable script outlined by the mainstream media and most pollsters, namely that the ruling Republicans and President Trump would be soundly rebuked by a restive electorate.

Guest Column | 2018-11-11 17:03

Election 2018: House win means Democrats can scrutinize Trump's foreign policy

Don't expect the mixed results of Tuesday's midterm elections to rein in “Trumpism.” I refer to the president's personalized foreign policy that disses treaties, friendly leaders, old alliances, and anything multilateral, but favors dealings with strongmen.

Guest Column | 2018-11-11 17:00

Midterm elections show America deeply divided

Barack Obama said of the U.S. midterm elections that “the character of our country is on the ballot,” and the outcome proved him right. The United States is a psychological basket case, more deeply and angrily divided than at any time since the Vietnam War.

Guest Column | 2018-11-09 17:25

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