Opinion Columns
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Engines for economic prosperityJun 23, 2013 5:00 am - Republican support for immigration reform focuses mainly on political self-interest. Since 71 percent of Hispanics and 74 percent of Asians voted Democratic last Novembe...
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Jury of peersJun 23, 2013 5:00 am - The headlines were immediate: All-women jury chosen for George Zimmerman’s trial. What is the likelihood that you, a man, would face a jury of all women? What are the c...
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A reminder of perspective and personal debateJun 20, 2013 9:44 am - I just got off the phone with a good guy. And he was an Illinois lawmaker. And I suspect that on matters of social, political or fiscal policy, a Venn diagram showing th...
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The GOP’s leadership challengeJun 20, 2013 5:00 am - It is often argued, including by me, that the GOP needs its own Bill Clinton or Tony Blair -- a leader to reposition the party and reinvigorate its political appeal. But...
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Master of the muddle on Middle EastJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - I have written so many columns about the Syrian civil war they are like rings on a tree stump — a way of gauging Barack Obama’s steadfast inaction and what the cost has ...
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Some room for compromise between pension plansJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - The stalemate in Springfield between competing philosophies and positions on needed pension reform in the Senate and the House is simply not acceptable. Everyone needs t...
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Crisis of faith in governmentJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - It is reassuring that in the midst of so much government dysfunction, the IRS has resolved the question of when and whether to tax tanning beds under the Affordable Care...
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Snowden: all-seeing, or myopic?Jun 16, 2013 5:00 am - Edward Snowden, the youthful information technician who leaked our nation's top-secret cyber-spy program, has made his mark on history. I suspect his “moment of fame” wi...
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The poisoning of patriotismJun 16, 2013 5:00 am - A number of libertarians and conservative populists have found data collection by the National Security Agency to be the final confirmation of their worst fears about Ba...
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The guilt-free approach to consuming newsJun 13, 2013 10:41 am - News writers wrestle daily with a formidable paradox — how to get you to read a story in its entirety while making sure you don’t have to. We of course would like you to...