Opinion Columns
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The movie of the month: 'Civil War'May 12, 2024 5:49 pm - A lot of viewers go into the theater thinking British screenwriter/director Alex Garland's latest movie is a foreboding glimpse into the inevitable result of our current ...
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Serious numbersMay 11, 2024 2:13 pm - I hope someday to be 100 and writing myself a birthday column, but I'm a ways from that event. What I am is 67 and writing myself a birthday column, which is serious enou...
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What happened to D.C.'s fiscal watchdogs?May 11, 2024 2:00 pm - The April jobs report found the U.S. economy added 175,000 new positions, but it fell below expectations. Unemployment nudged up to 3.9% last month, which at least keeps ...
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Lessons in history of Cyprus for world conflicts of todayMay 11, 2024 2:00 pm - I find myself this morning back in Cyprus where I am talking about the work of the Fulbright Commission that did what it could to bridge the divide on this island between...
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Is the union resurgence real? Does it matter for workers?May 10, 2024 4:00 am - Unions are said to be having a moment. The story goes something like this: Helped by a presidential administration that touts itself as the “most pro-union in history,” l...
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The trial and the matter of characterMay 10, 2024 4:00 am - She came out of the bathroom and he had stripped down to his underwear. He was waiting for her on the bed. He didn't ask about using a condom, and he didn't use one. Afte...
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Billboards, trees and a long and winding roadMay 09, 2024 4:00 am - Funny how one thought can lead to another until, rather like the famous parlor game of “Telephone,” you wind up somewhere far different from where you started. A news sto...
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Chaos, crazy and Columbia: Biden’s important challengeMay 08, 2024 6:43 pm - Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin has given us another gift, entitled “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.” Engrossing as alway...
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Cameras in the courtroomMay 08, 2024 4:00 am - I read all the updates from the reporters in the courtroom. But it just isn't the same as watching it yourself. I want to actually see it. I want to see how Donald Trump ...
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Campus riots and a Chicago convention: Déjà vu all over again?May 07, 2024 3:11 pm - As the philosopher and baseball player Yogi Berra once (supposedly) said, it's déjà vu all over again. Student protesters are occupying campuses of famed universities acr...