The Washington Outsider

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Although the Mueller investigation did little to actually incriminate or absolve the US President and his top campaign staff, it delivered on a number of significant points.

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US Senator and Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released a proposal that would provide relief for nearly 75% of Americans who shoulder the crushing burden of massive student loan debt.

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Allowing a 22-year-old to freely purchase tobacco products, while depriving a 21-year-old of the same right to purchase tobacco, is pure discrimination by the government on the basis of age.

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There is growing bipartisan support for gun control an d unconstitutional restrictions on the civil liberties of the American People.

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With little to no direct benefit going to the American People, it should be obvious why the American People are dissatisfied with the Republican tax plan. There is a better approach to tax policy and economic development.

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The freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and the First Amendment face the scrutiny of the Supreme Court thanks to two cases involving the use of profanity and the right of business owners to refuse a service over religious objections.

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In approaching public policy initiatives and international endeavors, constructive cooperation needs to be motivation, not self-serving competition.

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Ceding too much sovereignty, however, disempowers sovereign-nations and their ability to serve the interests of their Peoples. By weakening the sovereignty of nations, powerful international actors are empowered to pursue their interests and push their a

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Because global market forces continually push prices to unsustainable highs then collapse to undermine the build-up of the global energy infrastructure, the world’s population is trapped in a perpetual and degenerative cycle of over-dependence on oil.

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The legal system may allow businesses to be held accountability for the wrongdoing of their employees, but it is purely a legal fiction. Only individuals can be held accountable, not legal entities like businesses.

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​Food stamp recipients under a new proposal from the Trump Administration would be less likely to avoid work requirements.  If embraced by lawmakers, the policy shift could push more than 750,000...

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While DeVos would like to frame her proposed cut as a budgetary necessity to a private organization that should, and can, raise private capital, it is actually an example of a dysfunctional political mindset, which seeks government that caters to the affl

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Despite the reality that Syria is a failed state lacking true sovereignty, Netanyahu’s decision is akin to Russia’s 2014 seizure and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea with far-reaching implications for the US, Israel, and the International Community.

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By embracing a confrontational stance against China, which does not necessarily require a confrontation between militaries, the US and its allies can blunt the growing power of China’s authoritarian leadership.

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Instead of using tariffs as leverage to force concessions, Trump and other world leaders need to embrace tariffs as a key component of functional global markets.

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The inability of British lawmakers to forge a deal acceptable to EU member states highlights how difficult it can be to represent the will of a People in a globalized world.

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The reality that children are taking the lead is truly a reflection of the multiple failures of adults.