The slain U.S. senator, like his martyred brother, knew how important it was to concede defeat—a lesson Trump still hasn’t learned.
Robert F. Kennedy
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Secretary Kennedy Is My Cousin. He Sounds More Like Roy Cohn than His Late Father
Politicians aren’t saints, including my slain uncles, but they all belonged to a time when it mattered to rise above division, find unity in tragedy, and celebrate moral courage.
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Bill Cassidy, A Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You
With the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination, the Louisiana senator’s moment is here to do the right thing, like in the novel and film Advice and Consent.
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Bobby Kennedy Jr., We Know Ye Too Well
If you’re Catholic and of a certain age and grew up inspired by (at least some) of the Kennedys, watching a delusional RFK Jr. join the Trump administration is the final blow
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The Supreme Court Should Listen to Congress in Ghost Guns Case
The Gun Control Act of 1968 outlawed untraceable weapons assembled from kits. That was as true then as it is now in the age of 3D printers.
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Amend the Constitutional Amendment Process
While conservatives want a wild-card constitutional convention, Americans of all persuasions should seek a formal constitutional change process that empowers “We, the People,” not a minority political faction.
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Mainstream Media, Stop the Free Publicity for Killers
You know, we really don’t need to know his name. It is long past time for American print, broadcast and cable entities to agree to implement a firm policy of not naming the perpetrators of mass murder similar to the modern-era St. Valentine’s Day massacre in Parkland, Florida. Giving free publicly to these natural-born killers […]
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Republicans, Armed with Thoughts and Prayers After Texas
Nothing changed after Newtown. Nothing changed after Orlando. Nothing changed after Las Vegas. Sadly, nothing will change after this: A gunman wearing all black and a ballistic vest opened fire with a rifle outside a small Baptist church in rural Texas and continued firing inside the building on Sunday, killing at least 26 people and […]
