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Alito’s denial of judicial bias is a joke on the American people

Alito’s denial of judicial bias is a joke on the American people First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 10/26/2026 by Svante Myrick I don’t think of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as a particularly funny guy. But his recent  interview  with CBS News …
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Trump uses taxpayer money for propaganda ads

Trump uses taxpayer money for propaganda ads First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 10/19/2026 by Svante Myrick President Trump has raised hundreds of millions in PAC money, but he’s using taxpayer dollars to run political ads, apparently to help Republicans …
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How to win the vote of generation vape

How to win the vote of generation vape First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 10/12/2026 by Svante Myrick Nearly one in five  young adults now vape. Gallup’s  August survey  found that 9 percent of adults overall use vapes. Nicotine pouches also skew young. …
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Trump’s $5,000 check is definitely not in the mail — but your ballot could be

Trump’s $5,000 check is definitely not in the mail — but your ballot could be First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 10/05/2026 by Svante Myrick In a necessary and unquestionably correct  decision , the U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to let President …

A Department of the Arts can preserve America’s cultural and economic powerhouse

A Department of the Arts can preserve America’s cultural and economic powerhouse First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 09/28/2026 by Svante Myrick America has a secretary of Agriculture. We have a secretary of Transportation. We have cabinet departments …
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Trump Judges Are Making the Affordability Crisis Worse

Trump Judges Are Making the Affordability Crisis Worse First published in OtherWords. Op-Ed 09/23/2026 by Paul Gordon With gas prices through the roof, grocery prices higher than ever, interest rates going up, and good jobs harder to find, it’s a …
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How voters can overcome election sabotage: show up and vote early

How voters can overcome election sabotage: show up and vote early First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 09/21/2026 by Na Eng It is a sobering reality that in 2026, our own federal government is trying to keep millions of eligible Americans from voting.  …
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Why we should care about what’s happening with Donald and Natalie

Why we should care about what’s happening with Donald and Natalie First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 09/14/2026 by Svante Myrick OK, let’s all take a deep breath and ask why we should care so much about the media melodrama swirling around President Donald …
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Fetal personhood and the anti-freedom Republicans

Fetal personhood and the anti-freedom Republicans First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 09/07/2026 by Svante Myrick I’m not sure how we got to the point where comedians are some of our best political commentators. Maybe a bit of dark humor makes it easier …
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Congressional Republicans have proven themselves unworthy to govern

Congressional Republicans have proven themselves unworthy to govern First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 08/24/2026 by Svante Myrick Public service is a privilege that comes with the responsibility to govern effectively within the boundaries established by …