Articles filed under Commentary
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Slusher: From Brussels terrorism, the too-frequent deliberations on an iconic image of tragedyMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Nearly every afternoon's meeting of news editors concludes with a review of options for the next-day print edition's most prominent Page 1 picture. On Tuesday, March 22,...
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Sinking to old lowsMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - When a presidential election devolves into a hydrant-watering contest between leading contenders about the relative attractiveness of their respective wives, not only do...
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Change is in the air in HavanaMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Observing President Obama and his beautiful family in Cuba this week, one could still be convinced, as many Americans are, that this voyage for "freedom" was a serious m...
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Why women must be eligible for the draftMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Rosie the Riveter wasn't drafted to do her essential work during World War II. If she had been, she would have collected a pension and some praise. For women to be trul...
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Donna Brazile: Killing terrorism without killing freedomMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - By Donna Brazile Last week, three men out of 7 billion souls on this planet blew themselves up in a Brussels airport and a subway station, killing at least 31 civilians,...
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Why women must be eligible to the military draftMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Rosie the Riveter wasn't drafted to do her essential work during World War II. If she had been, she would have collected a pension and some praise. And the women who ser...
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Brazile: Killing terrorism without killing freedomMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Last week, three men out of 7 billion souls on this planet blew themselves up in a Brussels airport and a subway station, killing at least 31 civilians, wounding more th...
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Gerson: Limbaugh's misguided view of GOP boosts TrumpMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, one of the main reasons will be that many in the conservative movement found him acceptable. And one of the main reasons ...
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In terror environment, cities must find balance between trust, securityMar 28, 2016 1:00 am - To be a global city is not just to be any city. It is to be a city of particular global importance. But there is a flip side to the prestige and attention that is aligne...
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Anti-Muslim rhetoric profits the enemyMar 27, 2016 1:00 am - After the Brussels murders, and the Paris murders, and the San Bernardino murders and dozens of previous, tragic iterations of innocent blood on the sidewalk, the two le...