Opinion Columns
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The innovation deficitOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - The death of one of the great innovators of our time, or any time — Steve Jobs — brings a question asked by Pete Seeger in another context. To paraphrase: Where have all...
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Execution, on the sneakOct 12, 2011 5:00 am - Who is David Barron? Wikipedia says David Barron may refer to a British film producer, a footballer, an actor or a sports writer. Google says he could be a hairstylist ...
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Some sensible direction from on highOct 12, 2011 5:00 am - Undoubtedly many Americans, not least among them television producers, are disappointed by Sarah Palin’s decision not to run for president. On the bright side, Palin ha...
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The die is cast, the fight is onOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - Former GOP vice-presidential candidate and Fox News contributor Sarah Palin has finally decided not to run for president. Now the race begins. As long as the dynamic and...
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Subverting the Electoral CollegeOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - Republicans supposedly revere the Constitution, but in its birthplace, Pennsylvania, they are contemplating a subversion of the Framers’ institutional architecture. Thei...
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Quality over quantity in higher edOct 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Jobs, jobs, jobs, we keep hearing. But for whom, whom, whom? Certainly not for the many young Americans being graduated from colleges that have prepared them inadequate...
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A ‘Fantasia’ guide to GOP primary politicsOct 10, 2011 11:00 pm - You can’t blame Chris Christie for not running. Monied Republicans had been urging the popular New Jersey governor to seek their party’s nomination for president. But by...
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The frustrations of an old bullOct 10, 2011 5:00 am - When a member of Congress seeks an opportunity to harm his or her career on a matter of conscience, it is worth noting. Rep. Frank Wolf’s recent floor speech attacking G...
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Conversations well worth havingOct 10, 2011 5:00 am - Prepare to blush. According to findings from a poll called “Let’s Talk: Are Parents Tackling Crucial Conversations about Sex?” a whopping 82 percent of parents say they...
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Shaking the foundations of modern physicsOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - “We don’t allow faster-than-light neutrinos in here,” says the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar. #8212; Joke circulating on the Internet The worl...