By Scott Duke Kominers Bloomberg View L.L. Bean has eliminated its famous 100-percent satisfaction guarantee under which it promised to repair or replace its products for life, no questions asked. Now, returns must be made within a year (except for defective products), and require proof of purchase. The outdoors company says that the guarantee had […]
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Military must help to deny guns to domestic abusers
The following editorial appears on Bloomberg View: America’s extraordinary gun violence is enabled by a lack of both laws and responsibility. In a small but significant way, bipartisan legislation proposed by Sens. Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich seeks to address both failings. A record of domestic violence is a frequent denominator in cases of gun […]
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A different reason to honor the American flag
By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View There’s been way more than enough written about Donald Trump’s battle with kneeling football players — especially with a major crisis underway in Puerto Rico — but one thing really does bother me that’s been revealed during this brouhaha: the extent to which many Americans have accepted the anti-democratic and […]
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Trying more nuclear talks with North Korea would be pointless
By Eli Lake Here’s a shocker. On Wednesday morning Donald Trump tweeted something that was mostly true: “The U.S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years. Talking is not the answer!” Technically the U.S. stopped providing North Korea food aid and oil shipments in 2009. But other than […]
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Conservatives should not demonize immigrants
By Michael R. Strain Whenever I’d see George, the first thing I always noticed was his shoes. He loved Jordans. He must have had two dozen pairs. The bright colors contrasted with the uniform he wore at the restaurant he managed, adding personality. George was great at his job. He knew what my wife and […]
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States can lead the way on spending for infrastructure
By Suneel Kamlani When the American Society of Civil Engineers published its latest Infrastructure Report Card last month, the results were sobering: a grade of D+ for the U.S. and an estimated price tag of $4.6 trillion to make needed repairs by 2025. Such shortcomings have gotten widespread coverage in recent years, with images of […]
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Obama’s immigration plan has benefits
The following editorial appears on Bloomberg View: A big part of the case against President Barack Obama’s immigration policy, led by Texas, is that it imposes undue costs on states. But as the Supreme Court considers the policy — arguments are expected in April — it ought to consider the benefits as well. Two new […]
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Republican race enters survivor phase
By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View Technically, presidential nominations are supposed to be won through the votes of delegates at the national conventions. The possibility of contested conventions aside, however, we know that victory really depends on winning the largest number of delegates in primaries and caucuses. So the rules for how those delegates are apportioned […]
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Perils of technology fall on the vulnerable
The following editorial appears on Bloomberg View: Much like the humans who invented it, the Internet is both wonderful and terrible. It creates and destroys, empowers and represses, edifies and stultifies — often at the same time. A new report from the World Bank finds a few more things to worry about: The Internet disproportionately […]