Opinion Columns
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The unattainable standard that dogs IsraelAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Back in 1980, an Israeli diplomat met with Ronald Reagan as he was running for president. Reagan was furious over the hostages being held in the American embassy in Iran...
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The more they learn about health care law, the less they likeAug 19, 2014 5:01 am - Democrats have long believed Obamacare would become more popular once it was fully in place and Americans got a chance to see it up close. So why is Obamacare less popul...
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High school drinking still strikes a chordAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I'm not so old that I can't recall going to an unsupervised high school party or two at which drinking was going on. Let me rephrase that: I don't recall any unsupervise...
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A's for everyoneAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - Grade deflation is dead. Long live grade inflation! Starting around the mid-20th century, a pandemic of meaninglessly high grades swept the nation. Steadily, the Gentlem...
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A consensus on criminalsAug 15, 2014 5:01 am - Partisan antagonism rules the capital, drowning out most attempts at constructive compromise. But on at least one issue, reasonable lawmakers from both parties strongly ...
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The secret story we can't stop talking aboutAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - My original theme for this column was going to be "The story we won't tell about Robin Williams' death." But as I reflect, I realize the more accurate theme may be, "The...
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Smacked by reality in the Middle EastAug 13, 2014 5:01 am - So ends a foreign policy experiment that began with two choices in 2011. In that hinge year, President Obama decided to stay out of the Syrian conflict and to passively ...
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The left's own slippery slopeAug 13, 2014 5:01 am - Two "leading national security organizations" - that's their own designation, in case you're wondering - have condemned President Obama's "return to the battlefield in I...
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Myths abound about the social safety netAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - "Some of my friends are destitute. Some of them are beggars / But, for me, there's a subsidy if I spend my whole life preggers." That was one of the more memorable rhyme...
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GOP creating its own nightmare over 'dreamers'Aug 10, 2014 1:01 am - I once used the term "spoiled brats" to describe "dreamers," those young undocumented immigrants brought here by their parents who demand special accommodations such as ...