Opinion Columns
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Paging the real John McCainAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that John McCain has taken care of his political business in Arizona, it is time for him to return to Washington and the responsibilities he bears as a leader of the...
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The last refuge of the liberalAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing....
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King's dream enduresAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The majestic grounds of the Lincoln Memorial belong to all Americans - even to egomaniacal talk-show hosts who profit handsomely from stoking fear, resentment and anger....
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Where's the turnaround in family trends?Aug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Various figures denote vexing social problems. They include 10,000 (the number of new baby boomers eligible for Social Security and Medicare every day), 10.2 percent (wh...
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Read all about us, for a change of paceAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Years ago, a Daily Herald photographer - an exceptionally good one, I might add - was explaining why an assignment requiring him to do a short interview with his subject...
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Leaving home always works out somehowAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - For the past two weeks, I've been traveling across the country interviewing law students who have applied for jobs at my law firm. I talk to young people from New York w...
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Blagojevich and the free press, fair trial debateAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Every journalism student spends some time in the study of the "free press v. fair trial" conflict, the challenge of guaranteeing every defendant a fair trial according t...
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Pointless talksAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Never has George Santayana's oft-quoted warning had greater significance than when it comes to Middle East...
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Democrats made their own lumpy bedAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - "Worried Democrats courting elderly voters as midterm elections near," reads a headline in The Washington Post. It's long been clear that if Democrats had been less afra...
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Last call for Dr. LauraAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I confess to having a residual soft spot for Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who is retiring from radio for finally going too far. When an African-American caller asked her hel...