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Michael Taube

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Michael Taube is a contributor for The Washington Times.

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Loneliness of the Black Republican’

Frederick Douglass, the great writer, orator and abolitionist leader, was a trusted adviser to President Abraham Lincoln — and a black Republican. In an Aug. 15, 1888 letter, he famously wrote, "I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety."

April 1, 2015
** FILE ** An undated photo of Adolf Hitler. (Image: United States Holocaust Museum)

MICHAEL TAUBE: Republication of Hitler biography no threat

Anyone who believes in the right to freedom of speech and expression knows it's a two-way street. You have to consistently defend speech that you fundamentally agree with, as well as speech that you completely oppose.

March 3, 2015
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms

MICHAEL TAUBE: The flat tax reconsidered

Be still, my beating heart. At long last, there's a flat tax proposal on the bargaining table that could conceivably get passed into American law.

February 3, 2015
Illustration on threatened government meddling in the private sector world of sports by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MICHAEL TAUBE: Congress has no place in ‘Deflategate’

Super Bowl XLIX (49) will be played this Sunday. Sadly, the anticipated matchup between the AFC champion New England Patriots and NFC champion Seattle Seahawks has already had the wind knocked out of its sails — or, in this case, the air out of its footballs.

January 27, 2015
Illustration on accusations of racism against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by Alexander hunter/The Washington Times

MICHAEL TAUBE: Al Sharpton vs. Academy Awards over diversity

Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its 2015 Oscar nominations. Popular movies, including "The Imitation Game," "Boyhood" and "The Theory of Everything," received some positive recognition. Other films, including "The LEGO Movie" and my personal favorite, "Mr. Turner," received lesser nominations or were snubbed in certain categories.

January 20, 2015
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., center, with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, greets fellow lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, as the House of Representatives gathered for the opening session of the 114th Congress. Scalise, the third ranking in the House GOP leadership, has been battling a scandal over a 2002 speech to a white supremacist group in Louisiana but he has received support from both Republicans and Democrats on the Hill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

MICHAEL TAUBE: The smearing of Steve Scalise

During the past year, there were some false stories (University of Virginia's rape case) and disputed facts (actress Lena Dunham's "Republican" rapist) that liberal media organizations simply accepted or didn't properly investigate.

January 6, 2015

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Michelangelo: Complete Works’

Last year marked the 450th anniversary of the death of one of the world's greatest artists, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. To commemorate this important anniversary, Taschen has reissued Frank Zollner's classic 2007 book, "Michelangelo: Complete Works."

January 1, 2015

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Complete Little Nemo’

Winsor McCay is widely regarded as one of America's greatest cartoonists. His early 20th century comic strips ("Little Sammy Sneeze," "Dream of the Rarebit Fiend") and animated shorts ("Gertie the Dinosaur," "The Sinking of the Lusitania") are still among the most groundbreaking examples of both genres.

December 25, 2014
Illustration on the need for police body cameras by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MICHAEL TAUBE: Ferguson shows police need body cameras

There's no question that many bad thoughts and feelings have arisen and continue to rise in the wake of the Ferguson, Missouri, decision. No matter which side of the fence you're on, it's a controversial issue that most Americans would prefer not to deal with.

December 2, 2014