Opinion Columns
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The wrong approach against extremismMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - “There is nothing radical or un-American in holding these hearings,” Republican Rep. Peter King of New York claimed Thursday, as he launched his McCarthyite probe of Ame...
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Let me call him sweetheartMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Eulogies for David Broder are still tumbling from the fingertips of friends and fans. He was the dean of political journalists, a man both generous and gracious, a repor...
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Hunting for terrorists, not witchesMar 10, 2011 5:08 am - In Times Square last Sunday, an estimated 1,000 people gathered to protest the March 10 hearings before Rep. Peter King’s Committee on Homeland Security entitled “The Ex...
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Facing new U.S. demographics — togetherMar 10, 2011 1:00 am - “Are whites racially oppressed?” This was the eye-catching headline atop an article CNN.com posted last week about rising anxieties among Caucasians as they approach bec...
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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...