Opinion Columns
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Seeking sanity in definition of news judgmentDec 13, 2012 4:00 am - I have grown, over time, to be very skeptical about what is considered obvious in the way of judgment calls and to try to maintain some humility in assessing the work an...
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Why we’re near the cliffDec 13, 2012 4:00 am - If you have worked hard for five decades, made pots of money and now want to squander it all in Las Vegas on wine, women and baccarat, go ahead. If, however, you harbor ...
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The awkward conversationDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - In order for an ambitious budget deal to emerge, an awkward conversation must take place. House Speaker John Boehner needs to tell President Obama: “I can give some on r...
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Country suffers from lack of ideological competitionDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - The biggest problem the Republican Party faces is not uninspiring candidates or unsound tactics. It is unpopular ideas. This reality was brought home in last month’s ele...
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The double-down presidentDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Americans are justified in feeling numbed by the car alarm of Washington politics. Every now and then we get a reprieve from the noise. Something breaks through: a sex ...
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Feds subsidize risk on farms as well as beachesDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - As global warming causes more serious and frequent shoreline flooding, indignation rises over federal programs helping owners of beach properties rebuild in places the o...
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The miracle of the rule of lawDec 10, 2012 4:00 am - It’s easy, as a law professor and practicing lawyer, to take the rule of law for granted and even to question its existence. In my classes, I teach students cases in whi...
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It’s nothing but a power playDec 10, 2012 4:00 am - Let’s understand President Obama’s strategy in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. It has nothing to do with economics or real fiscal reform. This is entirely about politic...
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As an architect, Niemeyer soaredDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - Just this once, I wish I could write with pictures instead of words. That would make it easier to explain why the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died Wednesday ...
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So many offices, candidates, so little timeDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - I've long held that the suburbs need a benevolent dictator or perhaps an elected king. I say that in jest, of course, but it's no laughing matter how many units of gover...