Opinion Columns
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E pluribus diversity?Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Government and military officials have issued statements since last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that have nothing to do with the reality of what occurre...
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The false choiceNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days after the country had buried Ted Kennedy, Cardinal Sean O'Malley took to his bl...
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If death sentence is what the Nicaricos want...Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Pat Nicarico hesitated slightly; the circumstances that had brought them together were anything but joyful. Still, she wanted to acknowledge her new friends: the familie...
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Two tragedies: A study in rules and exceptionsNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Coming in midafternoon, the killings at Fort Hood presented a particular challenge for editors in our afternoon news meeting, where decisions are made about what will ru...
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The gold standard on debtNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - One of the many television commercials exhorting viewers to buy gold says solemnly that it is an asset whose value "has never dropped to zero," a boast that surely sets ...
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Cutting our losses in AfghanistanNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Between World War I and World War II, Britain fought all across the Islamic world, battling insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, to name just two, and usually losing. T...
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There's still a place for ardor in the newsroomNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The so-called "newsroom brawl" between an editor and a writer at The Washington Post recently has been a fine distraction for the health-care-weary. The two men apparent...
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Communism's enablers and excusersNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of...
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The myth of '08 demolishedNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and...
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'I cannot comprehend that the enemy was among us'Nov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - As if on cue, shortly after the gun smoke cleared at Ft. Hood, law enforcement and defense officials announced that it wasn't terrorism. That was such a relief, wasn't i...