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Timothy L. OBrien
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Jul 22, 2025
Trump can’t put the Epstein genie back in the bottle
Trump now finds himself in the unusual position of trying to stuff the Epstein genie back into a bottle that he helped uncork.
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World
Mar 11, 2025
Trump’s dealmaking is all about him
From effectively ending the war in Ukraine to setting tariffs, the president’s negotiating skills are coming up short.
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World
Jan 12, 2024
Trump took $7.8 million in foreign cash while in office. He’d do it again.
National security is at stake if a president puts his or her wallet before the public interest.
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World
Apr 2, 2023
Trump’s not just testing the law. He’s testing us.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has challenged our political, academic and civic institutions, and now it’s the justice system’s turn.
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World
Mar 21, 2023
Trump sweats an arrest. We should sweat a second term.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to mobilize his mob show how important it is to ensure he never occupies the White House again.
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World
Dec 22, 2022
I’ve seen Trump’s tax returns and now you can, too
Former President Trump’s questionable practices are hardly news. But these tax returns may point to a bigger question: Did the White House corrupt the IRS?
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World
Apr 6, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter investment could be bad news for free speech
Musk posted on Twitter, ‘Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?”
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World
Dec 8, 2021
Trump just made $1 billion. Where did it come from?
The former president’s social media enterprise just raised a lot of money, but from where? And what are the security implications if he assumes the presidency again?
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Nov 19, 2021
Rupert Murdoch has the power if he wants Trump to move on
To get Trump and his cultists to change their stripes, Murdoch could stop allowing some of Fox’s most influential anchors and broadcasters to spew poisonous talking points.
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World
Oct 22, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg needs to change more than Facebook’s name
While Zuckerberg’s baby has weathered prior crises, has an enviable global footprint and continues to rake in massive profits, critics have turned it into a pinata for myriad good reasons.
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Mar 24, 2021
Who helps pay Amazon’s low-wage workers? Americans do.
Amazon can afford to lift its workers out of poverty, so why does it rely on taxpayers to fill in the blanks?
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World
Sep 17, 2019
U.S. president cornered by the latest Middle East crisis
The U.S. president’s inconsistency on Iran and his ties to the Saudis don’t bode well for how he will handle a monumental foreign policy challenge.
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Apr 28, 2018
Trump’s long con will last until voters wise up
Donald Trump has exaggerated his wealth for years. In office, he’s trying a similar scam.
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Apr 6, 2017
Once upon a time in Mar-a-Lago: a joyride in Trump’s red Ferrari
When The Donald first arrived in the WASPy enclave of Palm Beach he created a stir.
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