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Speaker John Boehner’s unprecedented invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is problematic, to say the least.
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Read More »Noah Smith: Student debt relief an anti-poverty program
Matt Bruenig, a writer at the think tank Demos, has an interesting theory about poverty.
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Read More »Marco A. Chacón: Red Line’s return on investment
In his first State of the State Address, Gov. Larry Hogan told legislators that every decision he makes will be guided by a “simple test.”
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Read More »Edward J. Levin: Similar cases, opposite results
The Court of Appeals recently held that a letter of intent signed as part of settlement discussions between two parties who were litigating over the ownership and use of parking spaces was unambiguous and constituted an enforceable contract between them even though the lease that was to guide the relationship of the parties for 99 years had not been agreed upon.
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Read More »Noah Smith: Who, if anyone, is middle class?
Once again, political discussion has shifted to the travails of the American middle class.
Read More »Patrick Pilachowski: With Amazon hiring here, the overtime issue ripens
As The Daily Record reported this week, Amazon is looking to hire over 1,000 workers for a new order fulfillment center in Baltimore.
Read More »Matthew Vocci: Don’t gag gun safety talk for kids
Given the proliferation of guns in our country, one would assume there would be a concomitant commitment to truthful and honest discussions regarding gun safety and the particular danger to children that improperly stored weapons present.
Read More »Christopher J. Mullins: Taking a long view on our health
The year 1990 marked the release of the very first America’s Health Rankings report – when we first learned where Maryland ranks relative to every other state in overall health and wellness.
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Read More »Bloomberg View: A blow against judicial elections?
Almost all candidates for public office have one thing in common: They have to be very good at asking people for money.
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Read More »Phil Goldberg: Awarding emotional damages no way to love our pets
More than 50 years after Patti Page sang “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” a battle has broken out among pet-loving people about how much a doggie or other pet is worth in the courtroom.
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