Opinion Columns
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Spending's not better the second time aroundMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Before we take an ax to the federal budget, let's try a scalpel. Many things done in one federal department or agency are also done in others, according to a new Governm...
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Hard to please with endorsementsMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - In many ways, it's a lose-lose. Endorse the incumbents and take a pass on the rabble-rousing dissonants. Or, suggest voters give the voices of change a chance to shake t...
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The case against intervention in LibyaMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - In September 1941, Japan’s leaders had a question for Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto: Could he cripple the U.S. fleet in Hawaii? Yes, he said. Then he had a question for the lead...
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Unique value of distance in endorsementsMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - What makes an effective governing board for a town or school district? Is it a collection of like-minded individuals, all sharing the same goals and similar ideas about ...
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Fuel for the bigotsMar 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Unlike Moses Herzog, the eponymous character of Saul Bellow’s novel “Herzog,” I do not feverishly compose mad letters to public figures and sinister government agencies ...
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Hollywood's Latino snubMar 07, 2011 11:00 pm - We already knew that Johnny Depp is one of the most gifted actors of his generation and capable of delivering memorable performances. Now we also know he is a man of ch...
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When law confronts politicsMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - My guess is that there was not a single member of the United States Supreme Court who was not personally appalled that the Westboro Baptist Church would target the funer...
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A blow to religious freedom in PakistanMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Last week, Rep. Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican, was awakened by a 2:20 a.m. call. His first response was to fear bad news about his children or grandchildren. But whe...
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Patiently not obsessing over 2012Mar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - This is doubtless heretical, but I’ll say it anyway: I can wait to find out who the Republican presidential candidates will be. To be clear, I said “can,” not “can’t.” ...
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From Baghdad to BenghaziMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Voices around the world, from Europe to America to Libya, are calling for U.S. intervention to help bring down Moammar Gaddafi. Yet for bringing down Saddam Hussein, the...