Opinion Columns
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An open mind on climateJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - It's odd how little we've heard lately from the skeptics who deny that climate change is real. What's the matter, people? Heat stroke? The Venus-like heat that much of t...
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A cynical budget maneuverJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 30, the Congressional Budget Office issued its long-term outlook, predicting that deficits would come down for the next few years as the need for counterrecessio...
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How much cyberparenting must schools do?Jul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - A boy has apparently sent filthy text messages to your daughter over the weekend. Both are sixth-graders at the same school. You, the girl's father, coach sports with th...
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Our addiction to governmentJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Last weekend as America celebrated the 234th anniversary of its independence from Britain, there was a reminder of how increasingly dependent too many Americans have bec...
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Striving to tell it like it is, whether 'insane' or notJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A year and a half ago, and for some months before, a certain refrain was repeated when some people took stock of the nation's economy. Things weren't that bad, the theme...
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Nobody angling for a knockoutJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS - Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than h...
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Obama's got work to do on emotingJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - In the days since I suggested that President Obama's rhetorical style mimics feminine tropes, I've been informed of the following: One, a black man cannot show anger in...
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Candor - and terrorJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Fort Hood shooter, the Christmas Day bomber, the Times Square attacker. On May 13, the following exchange occurred at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee: Re...
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A worldview an ant could loveJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - If John Boehner feels like renting a movie this holiday weekend, I suggest he steer clear of the 1954 sci-fi horror flick "Them!" In it, nuclear testing in the New Mexic...
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Henry Clay's AmericaJul 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Just as in this year, Independence Day in 1852 fell on a Sunday. But in New York City the traditional celebration was upstaged by another event. The casket bearing the r...