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Our conspiracy-prone press

The term “conspiracy theory” is often associated with kooks and panic peddlers who see nefarious secret forces leading us all to our doom. It’s linked to people pushing transparently silly-sounding tropes — like the QAnon clan, who claims Hillary Clinton is running a satanic global sex trafficking ring out of pizza parlors. It’s sad that anyone falls for feverish gunk like this. The press is extremely unhappy with President Donald Trump for poisoning the political waters with conspiracy theories. It expressed disgust with Trump’s recent stream of suggestions that a ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I am dating this guy who’s married but separated. We’ve been doing this almost three years. I am just not feeling the love from him. Will he ever love me like I need to be loved? — Waiting on Him Dear Waiting: If you have been waiting three years, you’ll be waiting 300. I wouldn’t count on this man divorcing his wife anytime soon. Ending things with him will be hard, but it will be worth it. Take time on your own to regroup afterward. Then get back out there to give yourself the chance to find someone with whom you can share a mutually loving, fulfilling ...

Daily Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There’ll be no shortage of ideas; some you generate, some drop in from the ether, some are presented to you on shiny platters. Those are ones to start with. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). As nice as you are, it actually isn’t so easy to give a good compliment. One will be required of you though, so start thinking about things to like. Best case scenario, you’re genuinely moved, and then it’s easy. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The breezy way isn’t to dwell on exchanges that already happened or get too heavy into plans for the future. You’ll love what ...

Daily Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You only had to touch the hot stove once to know what that was all about. You’ll find yourself in the same position of curiosity with a person who, like that stove, will teach you on the first go around. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Of all the consumables available in the world, none will give you the enrichment you crave. You only find it in nonmaterial things like treasures of the heart. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be intrigued by something that promises to progress in difficulty. There’s a sweet spot of challenge to be met. If the task is too ...

Power drives McConnell

People in public life tend to fall into one of two broad categories — those who are motivated by principle, and those motivated by power. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday night at the age of 87, exemplified the first. When he nominated her in 1993, Bill Clinton called her “the Thurgood Marshall of gender-equality law,” comparing her advocacy and lower-court rulings in pursuit of equal rights for women with the work of the great jurist who advanced the cause of equal rights for Black people. For Ginsburg, principle was everything — not only equal ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My wife’s brother-in-law, “Mike,” is the family character, always quick with a quip, just a fun-loving guy, seemingly without a care in the world. He has a few flaws, which are mostly tied to his excessive drinking, but they have always been overlooked, because, well, that’s just Mike. Over the past few years, Mike has become a bit too clingy to my wife, shown by the longer than normal hugs, unrequested shoulder rubs, never missing a kiss goodbye, etc. However, his actions of late have become more excessive and obvious. Additionally, these displays of affection ...