Opinion Columns
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The far right's hate elementApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The arrests of members of a Michigan-based "Christian" militia group should convince doubters that there is good reason to worry about right-wing, anti-government extrem...
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Turned off by partisanshipApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - While terrorist bombs were blowing up in the Moscow subway, Washington, D.C., was enjoying a week of unusual peace and quiet. Congress was in recess and the tumult and s...
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Building 500's demise reflects BP's candorApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - It's an interesting dichotomy. In this age of overwhelming interactivity and connectivity, there still is a lot of furtiveness going on. Or maybe a wish to be left alone...
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Let's leave the prognosticating to the soothsayersApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Political sages turn today's polling and past voter behavior into confident predictions about upcoming elections. That's their job. But fortunetellers may do nearly as w...
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Rejection seasonMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Yesterday, Stanford University announced it had accepted a mere 7.2 percent of the tens of thousands of high school seniors across the country who applied for admission ...
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It's extraordinary how often ordinary people make newsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - There is an axiom in the newspaper business that every person is a news story. If you dig deep enough, you'll find something remarkable about even the most ordinary pers...
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Google's lonely standMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - In 1992, Francis Fukuyama published a book with what may be the best title ever: "The End of History and the Last Man." In it, he argued that the end of the Cold War rep...
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Hiding behind HydeMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care is the next-to-last thing I want to write about. The last thing is abortion, so this column is a banquet of tortures. Usually, I would not return so soon to ...
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Uncovering the cover-upMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - God knows - and He does - Protestants shouldn't be throwing stones at the Roman Catholic Church for the scandals involving the abuse of children by some priests. Protest...
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What the feds really found in mob boss' Oak Brook houseMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Maybe it was the striped T-neck that flattered his he-man chest. Or it could have been the unshaven jowls, a look that would one day define actor Patrick Dempsey of TV's...