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If you have been following the serious destruction brought about by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and the political turmoil caused by the allegations of teenage sexual misconduct made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, along with his firm and unbending denials, you might have missed a profound event in a federal courtroom in the nation's capital late last week.

Virtue is not restricted to a single gender or for that matter to a single race. And for a time, it seemed like we had moved past ideas like those. They're corrosive. But now they're back, in force.

The more we learn about the allegations from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, the more apparent it becomes that she likely wasn’t ever comfortable coming forward publicly.

Those who believe the elite left-wing “blue wave” theory for the 2018 elections should look at what happened in Texas on Tuesday.

If Democrats get away with what they are trying to do to Kavanaugh, the cut-throat operators who do not believe in the Constitution, pluralism, and civility will be running the country, until they inevitably push too far and provoke ugly pushback.

Listen closely to the media coverage of the 36-year-old accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the chorus is hard to miss.

A nation gawks as Washington sinks deeper into the muck, but put aside your disgust long enough to digest what we’re seeing. Three big things are on display.

As president of the Lasker Foundation, an organization devoted to advancing medical research excellence since 1945, I was curious as to what impact immigrants have had on biomedical science. How has medicine been impacted by the historic waves of migration to America’s shores?

Watch out Trump supporters! Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is on the trail and has downgraded you from “deplorables” to the “dregs of society.”

When Trump was elected in 2016, many worried that he would usher in a new age of American isolationism and withdrawal.

Parts of the United States are coping with the aftermath of Hurrican Florence. And "price gouging" is being targeted. But who will bring supplies to a disaster area if it’s illegal to make extra profit?

It is clear that Democrats in the Senate are prepared to do whatever it takes to block Judge Brett Kavanaugh from becoming an associate justice on the Supreme Court.

President Trump has ordered that numerous documents involving the Russia investigation be declassified.

Kavanaugh says Ford’s accusations are “completely false.” Both are scheduled to face the Senate Judiciary Committee and the country in a televised hearing Monday.

This situation with Kavanaugh and Ford has the eerie feel of 1991, when Professor Anita Hill made sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Deja vu? Democrats are going for a do-over.

Twenty nine years ago, my boyfriend's twin brother died by suicide.

While serving on the House Oversight Committee, I saw firsthand how those in control of our bureaucracy brazenly abuse their power – spying, manipulating and misleading – in an effort to perpetuate their stranglehold on the government.

I've known a lot of people in Washington -- in both parties, but I can probably count on two hands, those with his character, his intellect and his professionalism.

As the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings resume, I hope Christine Blasey Ford takes comfort in knowing that she did exactly what she should have done for our sake and that we have arrived at the right outcome: a Senate hearing.

As the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings resume, I hope Christine Blasey Ford takes comfort in knowing that she did exactly what she should’ve done for our sake and that we have arrived at the right outcome: a Senate hearing.