Articles filed under Lyons, Gene
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What has happened to our election?
May 18, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: For a man with a satirical turn of mind, presidential election years can be trying. Apparently your humble, obedient servant here isn't angry enough to participate fully in the festivities.
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How much will Trump get away with?
May 11, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: For argument's sake, let's say you ran into this Trump character in a bar. In actual life, most people couldn't get away fast enough; they'd flee him as if he had Ebola. And yet millions are thinking about voting for Trump for president.
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How not to pursue the American dream
May 1, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: Call me unpatriotic, but whenever I hear people prating about the "American Dream," it sets my teeth on edge.
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Behind Bill's exchange with 'Black Lives Matter' activists
Apr 20, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons:
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Clinton can only be defeated at ballot box, not by bogus 'scandals'
Apr 13, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: Fearless prediction: No legalistic deus ex machina will descend to save the nation from the dread specter of President Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Obama outclasses Trump and Cruz
Apr 6, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: An old friend recently told me about a remarkable conversation she'd had with her mother, who is 95.
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Outrage, scandal and why Hillary doesn't get a fair shake
Apr 1, 2016 1:00 AM - Some days I wonder if I'm qualified to express opinions about American politics anymore. I'm not particularly angry, and I doubt voters in general are any more worked up than usual. Voter outrage is mainly a media trope. Even at Donald Trump rallies, there's a whole lot of sheer entertainment and playacting. Not that make-believe outrage can't have actual, even deadly, results. But does anybody really believe Mexico will pay for Trump's imaginary wall? Not really, but it makes people feel daring to play "let's pretend."
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Clinton's America never stopped being great
Mar 6, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: Sometimes, you take your laughs where you find them.
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In this western, the Bundys are bumbling villains
Feb 26, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons: Looks like that epic cowboy movie Cliven Bundy and his boys dreamed of playing starring roles in will never get made.
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Understanding the 'Bernie Bros'
Feb 17, 2016 1:00 AM - Columnist Gene Lyons:
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