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The Return Of Brinkmanship

Michael Kurth May 4, 2017 Comments Off on The Return Of Brinkmanship

In the 1950s and ‘60s, the term “brinkmanship” was used to describe the Cold War tactic of taking the nation to the brink of war in order to force concessions from the other side.

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Healthcare Reform

Michael Kurth March 30, 2017 Comments Off on Healthcare Reform

On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act (AKA “Obamacare”) his first day in office. When asked what he would replace it with, Trump’s standard answer went something

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The Revolt Against Globalization

Michael Kurth March 16, 2017 Comments Off on The Revolt Against Globalization

President Donald Trump has said the central tenant of his movement is to put America first. This is in stark contrast to the globalization we have seen since World War II, and this attitude

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Redefining The Republican Party

Michael Kurth February 16, 2017 Comments Off on Redefining The Republican Party

Donald Trump is now officially the 45th president of the United States, and he is wasting no time using the “pen and phone” he inherited from Barack Obama. In his first week in the

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Out With The Old, In With The New

Michael Kurth January 19, 2017 Comments Off on Out With The Old, In With The New

The year 2016 was largely consumed by the election from hell, in which voters had to choose between two of the least-liked presidential candidates in U.S. political history: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Trump

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Who Are The Deplorables?

Michael Kurth November 18, 2016 Comments Off on Who Are The Deplorables?

The strangest presidential election of my lifetime, and perhaps all U.S. political history, is finally drawing to a close. By the time many people read this column, the results will be known. Will Donald

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My Breakfast With “Oz”

Michael Kurth November 4, 2016 Comments Off on My Breakfast With “Oz”

Recently, the parish Republicans held a rally at the Civic Center’s lakefront pavilion. A dozen Republican and conservative organizations had booths there, and 14 candidates for office, as well as Attorney General Jeff Landry

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Trump’s Twitter Tirades

Michael Kurth October 21, 2016 Comments Off on Trump’s Twitter Tirades

On Sept. 26, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in the highly anticipated first presidential debate of the 2016 presidential campaign. Most voters are solidly in one camp or the other, but about

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Politics on The Football Field

Michael Kurth October 7, 2016 Comments Off on Politics on The Football Field

After a year filled with terrorist attacks, race riots, attacks on the police and political vitriol, many Americans were looking forward to football season and rooting for their favorite team, assuming the games would

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Who Is More Horrible-er?

Michael Kurth September 2, 2016 Comments Off on Who Is More Horrible-er?

Donald Trump’s poll numbers have plunged and it’s not because Hillary Clinton is on a roll or enjoying a temporary “post-election bounce.” Clinton has had a horrible three weeks since the Democrat convention and

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