Then House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank presides over the committee’s hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 11, 2009.

Barney Frank’s Last Harsh Warning to the Left

by Anne Kim September 15, 2026September 17, 2026

The late congressman’s posthumous book condemns dogmatic insistence on unpopular ideas and offers a roadmap for reconciliation between the center and the left.

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Be Thankful Barney Frank Wasn’t Pushed Out in 1989

by Matthew Cooper May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

The late great representative’s near political end in a sex scandal is a reminder of why Congress should pause before forcing members to resign.

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November 6 Is When Americans Must ‘Rise for Climate’

by D.R. Tucker September 8, 2018January 9, 2022

I have to admit, my first reaction was, “Not another rally.” This is not to dismiss or disrespect those who will be participating in today’s “Rise for Climate” demonstrations across the country (as well as internationally) today. Yes, it’s important to take to the streets to condemn the moral scandal that is the Trump administration’s […]

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If You Believe Families Belong Together, You’re Going to Have to Vote in November

by D.R. Tucker June 30, 2018January 9, 2022

Rallies are good. Voting is better.

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March for the Ocean on June 9. Vote for the Ocean on November 6.

by D.R. Tucker May 19, 2018January 9, 2022

At the end of the day, the most important march is the one that ends at the ballot box. No disrespect to Bill McKibben and David Helvarg, who are calling upon Americans to head to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 9, to protest the Trump administration’s offshore drilling schemes. As both men note, there’s plenty […]

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You Know, CNN, You Could Have Had Emma Gonzalez On Instead of Rick Santorum

by D.R. Tucker March 25, 2018January 9, 2022

It was as offensive as it can possibly get. Just one day after the historic March for Our Lives, CNN, bowing down once again to the god of false balance, just had to bring former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum onto the panel of State of the Union this morning to spit all over the children […]

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March Now, Vote Later

by D.R. Tucker January 21, 2017January 9, 2022

I’m not impressed. Yet. No, I’m not referring to DT–the perfect initials for the 45th president, as those initials also stand for “delirium tremens,” which is what everyone who voted for him must have been suffering from when they endorsed this extremist–but with those who are demonstrating against Mr. Trump. Yes, millions will take to […]