Opinion Columns
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Does Obama finally own the economy?Jan 22, 2014 4:00 am - For years, Republicans have marveled at President Obama’s success in blaming former President George W. Bush for the nation’s problems, particularly its economic problem...
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Industry of health horrorsJan 22, 2014 4:00 am - On Jan. 1, Colorado began permitting the legal sale of marijuana. Even before that, the nation’s news media had swung into action, arguing just about everything — mariju...
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America still has much to learn from Elizabeth SmartJan 21, 2014 4:00 am - If I had to describe Elizabeth Smart with a single adjective, that word would be “sane.” If allowed a second, I’d add “courageous.” Most people recognize Smart as the 14...
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Gates’ rogue memoirJan 20, 2014 8:57 am - Some autobiographies emerge from careful reflection, others from career calculation. Robert Gates’ “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War” seems the result of a good, long...
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Leave pot-smoking decision to each adultJan 19, 2014 4:00 am - Everybody’s doing it — confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways — so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding, kidding. Anyone over 30 recognizes the adage: If you rememb...
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Selective finger-pointing unfair to MuslimsJan 17, 2014 4:00 am - One of the bigoted themes often promoted by the growing cottage industry of Muslim-bashers is that the increasing level of Islamophobia online and in the public arena is...
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Think critically, think depth when reading about pollsJan 16, 2014 2:51 pm - If it’s election season — and it is, with the March 18 primary barely more than 60 days away — it must be time for a public-opinion poll, and with it, this warning: read...
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Whatever else happens, the issue still is jobsJan 16, 2014 4:00 am - There was a lot to talk about when House Speaker John Boehner appeared before reporters recently for the first time since the holiday break. There are continuing fights ...
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What the boycotts tell IsraelJan 15, 2014 4:00 am - Yet another academic group is mulling censuring Israel. This time it is the Modern Language Association. Just recently, it was the American Studies Association, which ca...
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The coming test for ChristieJan 15, 2014 4:00 am - There is something inherently absurd about a political scandal resulting from an event that could also have been caused by a stray deer and a truck filled with watermelo...