Articles filed under Commentary
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Google's lonely standMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - In 1992, Francis Fukuyama published a book with what may be the best title ever: "The End of History and the Last Man." In it, he argued that the end of the Cold War rep...
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Hiding behind HydeMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care is the next-to-last thing I want to write about. The last thing is abortion, so this column is a banquet of tortures. Usually, I would not return so soon to ...
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Uncovering the cover-upMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - God knows - and He does - Protestants shouldn't be throwing stones at the Roman Catholic Church for the scandals involving the abuse of children by some priests. Protest...
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Will the grown-ups step up?Mar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Let's not pretend anymore that the tea party movement is harmless. The right to protest is one of our cherished American freedoms. But there is no right to vandalism, no...
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Guts and gloryMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - No Republicans supported Medicare in the House of Representatives until it reached the floor. It came out of the House Ways and Means and Rules committees on strict part...
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Now comes ThermidorMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - "And everybody praised the Duke, Who this great fight did win." "But what good came of it at last?" Quoth little Peterkin. "Why that I cannot tell," said he, "But 'twas ...
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European-style sales tax on its wayMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - As the night follows the day, the VAT cometh. With the passage of Obamacare, creating a vast new middle-class entitlement, a national sales tax of the kind near-univers...
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Still waiting for answer on that layoff thingMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I'd like to apologize for our failure to report one of the biggest stories of the year: the complete breakdown for more than a week of all electronic communications devi...
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A pretense masquerading as a virtueMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Stupak. Etymology: Eponym for Congressman Bart Stupak. Function: verb 1: In a legislative process, to obstruct passage of a proposed law on the basis of a moral principl...
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The Catholic dichotomy on health careMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - When it comes to health, the "least of our brethren" are the 47 million Americans without health insurance. Studies show the lack of insurance results in the unnecessary...