Opinion Columns
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Back luck? Bad faith?Aug 22, 2011 5:00 am - “We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, got the economy moving again. ... But over the last six months, we’ve had a run of bad luck.” — President Obama, De...
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Taking treason seriouslyAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - If Rick Perry wants to be president of the United States, he should start acting more like a president and less like a second-string radio talk-show host. Ron Paul, who ...
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A first step on life’s journeyAug 22, 2011 4:00 am - I recently explored the distressing trend of higher education devolving into an ultraexpensive job-training program rather than giving students the opportunity to discov...
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What’s wrong with these bleeping people?Aug 22, 2011 4:00 am - Scene: An elevator in New York Presbyterian Hospital where several others and I were temporary hostages of a filthy-mouthed woman who was profanely berating her male com...
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Where’s the Syria plan?Aug 21, 2011 5:00 am - It’s hard to argue with President Obama’s call for Bashar al-Assad, the bloodthirsty Syrian dictator, to step down. But it’s also hard to discern any logic or consistenc...
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America’s CaesarAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Near the statehouse office of New Jersey’s 55th governor sits a sort of shrine to the 34th. Fortunately, Chris Christie is unlike Woodrow Wilson. Christ...
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Amid murder, mayhem, still room for good newsAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - The phone message was one I’ve heard before, just new circumstances: Why can’t you have some more positive news on the front page; three days about that kid who tried to...
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One cause that’s a real lemonAug 18, 2011 5:00 am - Just in case you’re not thoroughly fed up with partisan politics invading every single crevice of our lives, here comes Lemonade Freedom Day. On Aug. 20, lovers of free...
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Obama stumbling at the gateAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - As the presidential election of 2012 grinds into gear, President Obama is already behind. To be safe, a president needs a Gallup job approval of 50 percent or better on...
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The commentary pages are no tea partyAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - Several columnists recently referred to the tea party “patriots” as terrorists. The terrorist label set off a stormy protest among the group’s legion of message writers....