Opinion Columns
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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...
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Mark a date for immigration billNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - It's time to send Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York a slew of calendars. Here's why. One of my favorite stories from the civil rights movement involves James L. Farmer Jr....
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No climate for a change treatyNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Intelligent people agree that, absent immediate radical action regarding global warming, the human race is sunk. That is a tautology because those who do not agree are, ...
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What option for Afghan women?Nov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - It's been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman. "This is a doctor," she said, pointing to one picture. "This ...
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Can the Tenth Amendment save us?Nov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Does the U.S. Constitution stand for anything in an era of government excess? Can that founding document, which is supposed to restrain the power and reach of a centrali...
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Respectful, varied use of words can nudge the worldNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Paul Rusesabagina spoke in the suburbs this week about the power of words. It's an important message for anyone, but especially for people who produce and who read newsp...
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Lessons from Bernie MadoffNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - In his own telling, Bernard Madoff was a version of the serial killer who leaves notes saying, "Stop me before I kill again." In Madoff's case, he was waiting for the Se...
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Saving the newsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Each time another report surfaces about the decline of newspapers, I feel like a death-row inmate counting the warden's footsteps. The latest echo of doom arrived a few ...