Michael Gerson
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A peace process on holdJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - TEL AVIV — The Green Line, across which generations of Israelis and Palestinians have fought and haggled, was given its name because the United Nations mediator, Ralph B...
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Bringing democracy to abortion debateJul 09, 2013 5:00 am - Much time is spent during abortion debates on the imputing and impugning of motives. Without it, coverage of the Texas legislative battle over late-term abortion, for ex...
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The tragic success of mass incarcerationJul 03, 2013 5:00 am - At a time of earnest debate on the size and role of government, relatively little attention has been paid to the Hoover Dam of American social engineering: mass incarcer...
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The tragic success of mass incarcerationJun 30, 2013 5:00 am - At a time of earnest debate on the size and role of government, relatively little attention has been paid to the Hoover Dam of American social engineering: mass incarcer...
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The GOP’s leadership challengeJun 20, 2013 5:00 am - It is often argued, including by me, that the GOP needs its own Bill Clinton or Tony Blair -- a leader to reposition the party and reinvigorate its political appeal. But...
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Snowden: all-seeing, or myopic?Jun 16, 2013 5:00 am - Edward Snowden, the youthful information technician who leaked our nation's top-secret cyber-spy program, has made his mark on history. I suspect his “moment of fame” wi...
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The poisoning of patriotismJun 16, 2013 5:00 am - A number of libertarians and conservative populists have found data collection by the National Security Agency to be the final confirmation of their worst fears about Ba...
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A power of convictionJun 12, 2013 5:00 am - President Obama’s newly designated national security adviser, Susan Rice, and his proposed United Nations ambassador, Samantha Power, are political loyalists. They are a...
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The fresh air of Pope FrancisJun 11, 2013 5:00 am - We tend to remember leaders in characteristic poses. For Pope Benedict XVI, the college professor, it was delivering a much-misunderstood lecture at the University of Re...
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The other IRS scandalJun 05, 2013 9:28 am - Let us stipulate that now might not be the best time — with IRS officials exposed for abusing power, caught in self-serving deceptions, invoking their constitutional rig...