Opinion Columns
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The president’s partisan makeoverOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - It is an irony, but not a coincidence, that Barack Obama’s postpartisan era has seen the rise of the tea party movement and Occupy Wall Street. Certainly, the momentum ...
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Raising CainOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - Just be patient and you, too, can lead the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Witness the ascent of Herman Cain. Don’t laugh. “There’s a difference betwe...
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Why we should celebrate failureOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - By the time Steve Jobs’ Wikipedia page had been adjusted to past tense, eulogists had added a footnote to his biography of success. Failure. Jobs, though wildly success...
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Before crying “freedom of speech” you should know what it meansOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - The Constitution is getting quite a workout on Wall Street, across the Loop and Sunday morning in Grant Park, where 175 Occupy Chicago demonstrators were arrested. And ...
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Why we need more government in health careOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - “Home-Health Firms Blasted.” The headline refers to a Senate Finance Committee finding that major providers of home-based services to Medicare patients were bilking the ...
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‘Occupy’ suffering from tea party envyOct 16, 2011 5:00 am - The tea party’s splendid successes, which have altered the nation’s political vocabulary and agenda, have inspired a countermovement — Occupy Wall Street. Conservatives ...
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Occupy the momentOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - Occupy Wall Street and its kindred protests around the country are inept, incoherent and hopelessly quixotic. But I love ‘em. I love every little thing about these glor...
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Tea partyers for RomneyOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - The treasurer of this state, Curtis Loftis, describes himself as “tea party 35 years ago.” Even in the context of South Carolina politics, he is regar...
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Solid legislation? Dream on, CaliforniaOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Just hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act, which will allow illegal immigrant students to be eligible for state-funded financial aid at public un...
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Saving civic culture from online mayhemOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — More speech is not necessarily a positive development. News sites’ online forums have unleashed speech in quantity, for sure. But they’ve given a stage to...