Articles filed under Commentary
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Don't go to the head of the classMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - If there's one group the education establishment wants to stop, it is parents, many of them Asians who push their students to excel. Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci...
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Why your child's personality should determine how you parentMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - "He gets that from you." How many times have you said that to your partner about one of your children? My son talks nonstop and when he's upset, he's loud about it, whic...
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On warFeb 27, 2022 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich Before the critics start piling on (even more) about everything that has been wrong about the administration's response to Russian President Vladimir P...
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Ukraine's fate is rooted in a tragic historyFeb 27, 2022 12:00 am - For those trying to keep up with the fast-moving events in Ukraine, it may be helpful to consider some lessons of history. Mistakes made in the past week, added onto dev...
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Understanding the enemyFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Vladimir Putin looks a little like a guy who used to run a liquor store not too far from where I lived. That liquor store owner is dead. Or maybe he went to Russia and b...
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The 50th anniversary of 'The Godfather'Feb 25, 2022 12:00 am - On March 14, 1891, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Italians found not guilty in a murder trial were dragged from their jail cells by a crowd estimated to be 5,000 strong, ...
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The simple, but complicated strategy for getting the truth to RussiansFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The other morning, Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, wondered out loud about America's ability to speak directly to the Russian people an...
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Cynicism and skepticism in the run-up to global conflictFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - We talk often around the Daily Herald about the importance of distinguishing between cynicism and skepticism. The distinction seems especially timely in these dangerous ...
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What else Juwan Howard needs to learnFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Yes, Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard needs to take some anger-management classes while he sits out his five-game suspension for striking an opposing coach during ...
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The (continuing) border crisisFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - These days, the news is dominated by reporting on the Russian threat to Ukraine, by increasing fatigue with COVID restrictions across the United States and by the contin...