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Littwin Columns

Littwin: Obamacare marches on, and healthcare will never be the same

The problem with King v. Burwell was not that it was wrong-headed (although it was) or that it was based, as Chief Justice John...

Littwin: Taking down the Confederate flag and racist pride, too

It's not the end of racism, any more that electing and re-electing Barack Obama was the end of racism. But it might just be the end of pretending that racism doesn't exist, the end of pretending that somehow talking about race is the real racism, the end of the idea that all we have to do to end racial discrimination is just announce that we'll stop discriminating.

Littwin: Secrecy and self-destruction in Colorado’s GOP

Before we dig too far into the details of the Colorado GOP's dance with extortion and dysfunction, I think we can first all agree...

Littwin: Charleston’s not the last place; this is not the last time

This was a day for grieving and sorrow and reflection -- and for counting the number of times Barack Obama has addressed the country...
Jeb Bush

Littwin: Jeb!’s tripping over more than the Bush family name

After watching the big Jeb! announcement, all I could think of was that Hillary Clinton must be ecstatic. Come on. Who else would she rather...
A U.S. soldier in Ramadi.

Littwin: The uncertain saga of the U.S. in Iraq

When Barack Obama was running for president in 2008 as the anti-Iraq-war candidate, it all seemed so easy. He'd wind down the war, pull out the troops and leave Iraqis to sort out their own country, with the help of American "advisers" - whatever that word means.
Ellen Roberts sits at a desk.

Littwin: Ellen Roberts’ abortion fib grenades Senate run

So now, thanks to Ellen Roberts, we know the answer to the question of how you run for U.S. Senate as a pro-choice Republican.
Sad elephant

Littwin: GOP needs another Gardner; Coffman wasn’t it

I'm not sure why Mike Coffman decided not to run against Michael Bennet for what looks like a vulnerable U.S. Senate seat, but I...
Bill and Hillary Clinton wax figures

Littwin: Clinton swims in scandal, but she never seems to drown

It's early days in Hillary Clinton's quest for the presidency, but already it feels like old times. The scandals and the quasi-scandals and the...
Will the death penalty finally fade away?

Littwin: The death penalty’s dying breaths, even in Nebraska

Someday when they write the history of the death penalty in the United States, it will include the fact that on the day Boston...
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