Michael Gerson
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Mr. President, meet Mr. HolderMay 30, 2013 2:30 pm - So, Attorney General Eric Holder approved a search warrant targeting Fox News’ James Rosen for the crime of journalism with malice aforethought. Then the Justice Departm...
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Baseless fears of Common CoreMay 21, 2013 1:25 pm - Modern conservatism comes in two distinct architectural styles. The first seeks to build from scratch, using accurate ideological levels and plumb lines, so every wall i...
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Government’s heavy handMay 19, 2013 5:00 am - So, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has investigated the IRS investigation of conservative groups. And the FBI has launched a criminal investigatio...
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The IRS needs an auditMay 15, 2013 5:00 am - Suppose that the Environmental Protection Agency were to admit offhandedly that the fluoridation of water had only modest communist mind-control effects. Or the United N...
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The fog on BenghaziMay 10, 2013 9:15 am - In some cases, the fog of war is initially thick, then dissipates. Following the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans including Ambassador J. Chri...
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‘Common good’ can revive common decencyMay 06, 2013 3:24 pm - The Rev. Jim Wallis is a man of the left — perhaps the defining figure of the evangelical left. So it is not surprising that I should find some of the policy views expre...
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The stakes of being too lateMay 05, 2013 5:00 am - On Syria, President Obama has sometimes seemed isolated within his own administration. As the atrocities have escalated — from the shelling of neighborhoods, to airstrik...
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For GOP, obstruction’s riskMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - Since Franklin Roosevelt busted the curve, presidents have generally tried to avoid the 100-day measure of their effectiveness. But as President Obama’s second term reac...
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A principled presidentApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum here has been an occasion for both friends and critics of the former president to press their case. ...
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Ideological impairment over IslamApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - In 2009, Ruslan Tsarni and his nephew Tamerlan Tsarnaev had a bitter argument over the implications of their faith. Tsarnaev announced he had chosen “God’s business” ove...