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Special interests should not control licensing board appointments - The Hill

In 2006, the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners declared war on shopping mall teeth whiteners. They sent 47 cease-and-desist letters to operators of kiosks offering teeth whitening services. These kiosks were selling over-the-counter teeth whitening products and offering a chair for people to sit in and apply the products themselves. The dental board also convinced the state’s Board of Cosmetic Arts Examiners to issue similar letters. In 2007, the dental board began sending letters to shopping mall operators recommending eviction of the kiosks.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Feehery: How come-back kid McCarthy can now rule and win - The Hill

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Bill Clinton was the last politician who styled himself as the come-back kid, and there is a certain symmetry between the two. Neither Clinton nor McCarthy are trusted by the ideological bases of their respective political parties, both acceded to their offices with less than an overwhelming mandate, and both are political survivors who never quit despite tough odds.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 11, 2023

2023 is the year for hunting heretics - The Hill

The late political analyst Mark Shields was fond of classifying partisans into two types: those who seek converts and those who carry on crusades to root out heretics. Former President Trump is the ultimate heretic hunter. After Trump claimed the 2020 election was stolen, membership in the Republican Party required an oath of fealty to Trump’s “Big Lie,” and anyone who believed otherwise was automatically labeled a RINO (Republican in name only).
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 11, 2023

Royal PR battle rages as Harry spares no one - The Hill

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With speculation about the book’s impact on the Royal family already at a boiling point, all eyes are focused on the normally stoic monarchy. What remains to be seen is whether Buckingham Palace will respond to the rebel Prince’s sensational claims about family conflicts or continue to be tight-lipped about its PR crisis.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 11, 2023

What Dr. King can teach us today about healing the rifts in America - The Hill

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As the chaotic contest for House Speaker revealed, Washington today is consumed by political trench warfare. Beneath the ever-present battle between Republicans and Democrats is an even deeper split between those who believe in collaboration and those who think the only answer is to bulldoze the other side. That’s a shame, because what has become so clear to me during my six decades on the frontlines of the civil rights struggle is that real, durable progress only happens when Americans of goodwill speak to one another civilly and work collaboratively despite their differences. Unlike so many societies across human history, each of us in America should have the inalienable right to speak freely and openly, and to ...
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 10, 2023

On the anniversary of Jan. 6, misinformation poses a greater danger ... - The Hill

Among the insurrectionists at the Capitol two years ago today, some wore QAnon shirts and waved Trump flags. Some chanted “Hang Mike Pence” and built a gallows on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Some roamed the corridors of the Capitol, reportedly looking for politicians to assault — or even kill, according to prosecutors.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 10, 2023

Will a protectionist and divided Washington sink stock markets in 2023? - The Hill

On Jan. 3, 2022, the S&P 500 index peaked at almost 4,800. It would subsequently close the year with a loss of 20 percent due to high inflation, a tightening Fed, the consequences of the Ukraine war and a faltering China, among other factors. The International Monetary Fund now assumes that one-third of the global economy will experience a recession this year.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 10, 2023

The WTO's national security 'thin ice' moment could shatter reform talks - The Hill

The United States wasted no time in rejecting the findings, with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai commenting that the WTO was “on very, very thin ice,” prompting angry reactions in Europe. The cases have made the critical work of restoring a consensus on WTO reform considerably more difficult.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 09, 2023

What does it mean that (once rare) atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones are becoming more frequent? - The Hill

Atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones are becoming increasingly frequent and intense parts of the North American meteorological landscape. Atmospheric rivers can cause enormous flooding events across the country. Bomb cyclones can combine hurricane conditions with Arctic cold to produce enormous personal risk from exposure to potentially deadly cold. Sometimes they occur at the same place at the same time. When that happens, as in December of 2022, they complement each other — arguably producing combined impacts that are greater than the sum of their singular impacts taken one at a time in isolation.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 08, 2023

The US needs fast growth: The Fed is against it - The Hill

Fast economic growth solves problems. Slow growth causes them. China is trying to speed up growth again after Xi’s disastrous COVID-related mistakes while the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and slamming on the brakes to fight inflation. China’s commitment to growth while the Fed goes in the opposite direction should worry Americans profoundly.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 08, 2023

Political correctness could cost Democrats the White House in 2024 - The Hill

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About two months ago, I wrote an article suggesting that President Biden should replace his vice president, Kamala Harris, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and then resign, to give Democrats a better chance at retaining the White House in 2024. Though of course it was not a game plan that Biden would ever entertain, my intent was to ignite a discussion on the viability of a ticket led by either Biden or Harris going forward. And it worked: The column elicited a wide array of positive and negative responses — the best of which came from pollster Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, who smacked it down by tweeting, “The competition is fierce but this is a top 5 ...
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 08, 2023

Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and the politics of the moment - The Hill

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Once a House Speaker is finally selected, hearing rooms on Capitol Hill may fill up quickly in the New Year. House Republicans promise a series of investigations into the Biden administration as the 118th Congress convenes this month. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are scrutinizing the conduct of conservative members of the Supreme Court.
The Hill (Opinion)     Jan 08, 2023