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Parker: No tears for Fidel Castro
Aw, come on, let's beat history to it. One of the worst dictators in modern history has mercifully died.

Parker: Why Trump should choose Romney for secretary of state
Donald Trump's flirtation with Mitt Romney as a possible pick for secretary of state has injected a sliver of hope and change into an evolving administration that could use some.

Parker: Fake news, media distrust and the threat to democracy
Only 18 percent of Americans trust national news and just 22 percent trust local news, according to the Pew Research Center.

Parker: Could Steve Bannon be as bad as he’s been made out to be?
All the world is suddenly abuzz with news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Steve Bannon as his chief White House strategist and senior counselor.

Parker: The mourning after
By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post Writers Group When I opened my front door Wednesday morning after little sleep and numb from a bad dream that wasn't a dream, a dreary...

Parker: How Donald Trump could still win the election
As the final presidential debate looms, voters may be less committed to one or the other candidate than the numbers suggest. This could bode better for Donald Trump.

Parker: Modern communication, an old-school allegiance to grammar, and the Oxford comma
Thinkstock by Getty Images By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post Writers Group ELON, N.C. -- My favorite bumper sticker I've never seen: Commas matter. So I've always thought, and do still believe with...

Parker: Which candidate seemed sick Monday night? It wasn’t Hillary Clinton
What could be worse than to be sick, sniffling through a presidential debate just days after challenging Hillary Clinton's health and, during the debate, taunting her lack of stamina.

Parker: Finally, the first Clinton-Trump debate is here
So who are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? We know their resumes. We know their histories. We know their foibles and weaknesses. But do we know their characters?

Parker: Familiar refrains in Trump’s birther announcement
At a highly choreographed event last Friday, the Republican candidate for president finally issued his verdict on the birthright of our two-term president, who, it turns out, is a real...