Opinion Columns
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Putin's costly miscalculationMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - President Vladimir Putin of Russia has drastically miscalculated in launching a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. In effect, he has returned combat and killing to...
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Has Biden's presidency been transformed?Mar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Russia's war on Ukraine comes at a moment of political weakness for President Joe Biden. His job approval rating is low, low enough to drag down his party's chances in t...
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Don't go to the head of the classMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - If there's one group the education establishment wants to stop, it is parents, many of them Asians who push their students to excel. Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci...
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Why your child's personality should determine how you parentMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - "He gets that from you." How many times have you said that to your partner about one of your children? My son talks nonstop and when he's upset, he's loud about it, whic...
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On warFeb 27, 2022 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich Before the critics start piling on (even more) about everything that has been wrong about the administration's response to Russian President Vladimir P...
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Ukraine's fate is rooted in a tragic historyFeb 27, 2022 12:00 am - For those trying to keep up with the fast-moving events in Ukraine, it may be helpful to consider some lessons of history. Mistakes made in the past week, added onto dev...
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Understanding the enemyFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Vladimir Putin looks a little like a guy who used to run a liquor store not too far from where I lived. That liquor store owner is dead. Or maybe he went to Russia and b...
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The 50th anniversary of 'The Godfather'Feb 25, 2022 12:00 am - On March 14, 1891, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Italians found not guilty in a murder trial were dragged from their jail cells by a crowd estimated to be 5,000 strong, ...
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The simple, but complicated strategy for getting the truth to RussiansFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The other morning, Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, wondered out loud about America's ability to speak directly to the Russian people an...
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Cynicism and skepticism in the run-up to global conflictFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - We talk often around the Daily Herald about the importance of distinguishing between cynicism and skepticism. The distinction seems especially timely in these dangerous ...