By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist It's time for "To Kill a Mockingbird" to give up its treasured place in American culture. The 1960 novel by Harper Lee was published to instant acclaim, has sold more than 30 million copies and is … [Read more...] about Finch would be mocked
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Dems prove Trump’s right
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The attempted political assassination of Brett Kavanaugh is bad for the country, but good for a Trumpian attitude toward American politics. The last-minute ambush validates key assumptions of Donald Trump's … [Read more...] about Dems prove Trump’s right
The blue-collar job revival
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The economic recovery is really beginning to reach into Trump country. The president is famous for his extravagant promises, involving, invariably, the biggest and the best. The landscape is littered with … [Read more...] about The blue-collar job revival
Armstrong was American
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist History is usually airbrushed to remove a figure who has fallen out of favor with a dictatorship, or to hide away an episode of national shame. Leave it to Hollywood to erase from a national triumph its most … [Read more...] about Armstrong was American
1968’s protestors won
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The Battle of Michigan Avenue is finally over, and it was won by the protesters. The lopsided fight between anti-war demonstrators and the brutish police force of Chicago's Democratic mayor Richard Daley … [Read more...] about 1968’s protestors won
Trump and Brennan’s act
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist John Brennan may not know it, but he is acting in a drama scripted and produced by Donald J. Trump.As Eli Lake of Bloomberg perceptively observed, President Trump isn't trying to silence Brennan by revoking … [Read more...] about Trump and Brennan’s act
Erdogan is reason for ills
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist It's never a good idea to negotiate with a hostage-taker, but when it's a NATO ally, there isn't much choice. The Trump administration has been trying to get back a Christian pastor detained in Turkey since … [Read more...] about Erdogan is reason for ills
A debate on Socialism
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist It's begun. We are having a debate over socialism. Not over whether it's fair to call Democrats socialists. Not over whether socialism has been good for Venezuela or some other faraway, unfortunate country. … [Read more...] about A debate on Socialism
Embrace the robots, people
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist We have seen the enemy, and it is the robot. A wave of fear over automation is driving dire predictions about robots rendering swaths of Americans unemployable and has created a vogue for outlandishly … [Read more...] about Embrace the robots, people
Not on our soil, thank you
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist The Turkish government is obviously familiar with the concept of "chutzpah," if not necessarily the word. Ankara summoned the American ambassador to protest allegedly "aggressive and unprofessional actions" … [Read more...] about Not on our soil, thank you