Jeb Golinkin

Contributing Writer

Jeb Golinkin is an attorney from Houston, Texas. You can follow him on twitter @jgolinkin.

The next four years will hold many opportunities for Donald Trump to make a great impact.

Opinion

Could President Trump actually bring compromise back to Washington?

Republicans don't trust Hillary Clinton to choose the next Supreme Court Justice.

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Opinion

The conservative case for confirming Merrick Garland immediately

Ted Cruz is the top choice for many republicans who dislike Donald Trump.

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Opinion

Don't choose Cruz

It's time for the warrior class to step up.

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Opinion

How David Petraeus could save America from Donald Trump

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Opinion

Donald Trump is not a Republican. He's a hypocrite and a con man.

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Opinion

What liberals always miss about gun rights

The headquarters of SAC Capital in Stamford, Conn.

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Feature

Memo to Masters of the Universe: You are not above the law

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Analysis

AIG, greed, and legislative stupidity

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan listen to Speaker of the House John Boehner.

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Feature

What the fiscal-cliff deal says about Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor

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Feature

The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling: Vast right-wing conspiracy, or common sense?

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Feature

The conservative dilemma in a nutshell

NRA President David Keene exits after refusing to take questions during a news conference on Dec. 21.

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Analysis

Why the NRA's press conference was actually quite smart

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the North American Board Meeting for the Union for Reform Judaism on May 31.

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Feature

Why Mike Bloomberg's gun control ads backfired

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Feature

Want to kill the Tea Party? Vote in primaries

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Feature

'Stephen Colbert's sister' represents the worst of American politics

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Feature

For better or worse, ObamaCare is changing U.S. health care

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Feature

Our catastrophic public education system

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Feature

What I learned from David Frum

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Feature

It sure looks like Rick Perry is running for president

Should all Americans be forced to pay higher taxes to help solve our budget woes?

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Analysis

Blame ordinary Americans for our fiscal cliff problems

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Feature

The extraordinary bravery and attitude-revolutionizing power of Jason Collins

President Obama walks with Susan Rice (center) and Samantha Power after announcing the change in personnel on June 5.

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Feature

What the Susan Rice pick says about Obama

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Feature

Why Rand Paul's filibuster was a publicity stunt — and a wasted opportunity

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Feature

Sarah Palin's Fox return proves conservative media outlets don't care about conservatism

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Feature

The Tea Party has sold out

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Feature

Bob Woodward is no Bradley Manning

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Feature

Why we don't really know if Ted Cruz is allowed to be president

President Obama walks with Vice President Biden

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Feature

How Obama could have avoided gun-control failure

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Feature

Why is the GOP trying to commit political suicide?

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Feature

The GOP should listen to Newt Gingrich

President Obama speaks at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center on Feb. 4.

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Feature

Why Obama should come clean on drones

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Feature

The left's demonization of gun owners has gotten out of hand

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Feature

The assault weapons ban: A case study in the politics of frivolity

Reince Priebus: Republican policy game-changer?

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Analysis

Is the GOP finally ready to embrace RINOs?

American long-distance runner Shalane Flanagan approaches the finish line, taking fourth in the women's division of the Boston Marathon on April 15.

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Feature

Boston is more than a marathon. It embodies the American spirit.

Some party members say Nancy Pelosi would not be able to secure the moderate candidates necessary for the Democrats to win back the House in 2012.

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Analysis

Yes, Leader Pelosi, we have a spending problem