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And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Trump’s Slur Stokes Phony Fury
BY JOE CONASON As soon as Donald Trump brayed that John McCain is “not a war hero” and went on to mock his suffering in North Vietnamese captivity, the righteous reaction of Republicans was entirely predictable. Nearly every would-be presidential candidate in the GOP immediately sought to wrap the loud-mouthed celebrity’s gaffe around his neck. […]
The ‘No Shame’ Debate
BY SUSAN ESTRICH No one has a later term abortion because she’s changed her mind about having a baby. Doctors in almost all states won’t perform them for that reason; and, by the way, what kind of beasts do you think women are? Late-term abortions are tragedies, often a last resort because much-wanted babies, or […]