Opinion Columns
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Ignoring America's slaveholding pastApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It was bad enough when Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell proclaimed "Confederate History Month" without mentioning slavery, but at least he came to his senses and apologized. ...
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The next in(justice)Apr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Wouldn't it be nice (as the Beach Boys sang in a completely different context) if once, just once, a liberal Democrat president nominated to the Supreme Court someone he...
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It takes a village to reach Middle East compromiseApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Budrus is a Palestinian village just inside the West Bank. "Budrus" is also a documentary about what happened in that village when Israeli authorities tried to use some ...
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This lifeboat is leakingApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Senate Republicans are once again going to extreme measures to force a national conversation about fiscal discipline. In a dramatic turnaround from the years where they ...
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A summer sizzler: The case of the mob's missing diamondApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - As Chicago's summer tourist season approaches, and the imported palm trees begin to take root along Oak Street Beach, Michigan Avenue will once again be crammed with bew...
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Nuclear posturing, Obama styleApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Nuclear doctrine consists of thinking the unthinkable. It involves making threats and promising retaliation that is cruel and destructive beyond imagining. But it has it...
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Karzai's temper tantrumApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Paging Dr. Khalilzad. That is, Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and now a wandering consultant on all things Afghan and Middle Eastern. Might we i...
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2011: Taxes in the spotlightApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - With every passing day, it is becoming clearer that next year the issue of paying for the government will be back at the center of political debate. There will be a head...
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The five commandments of tax reformApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The tax code needs fixing to be fairer and less complex. But let's set some rules for this debate. Here are the Five Commandments of Tax Reform: 1. Thou shall simplify ...
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Facing up to a pension crisisApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - A puzzle from Philosophy 101: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? A puzzle from the prairie: If an earthquake occurs in Illinois and n...