Articles filed under Commentary
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Easy answer to question of mayor’s timingJan 23, 2014 4:00 am - The question du jour is, why did Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer wait so long to step forward and level her corruption charges at Chris Christie? As surely everyone knows by n...
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Does Obama finally own the economy?Jan 22, 2014 4:00 am - For years, Republicans have marveled at President Obama’s success in blaming former President George W. Bush for the nation’s problems, particularly its economic problem...
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Industry of health horrorsJan 22, 2014 4:00 am - On Jan. 1, Colorado began permitting the legal sale of marijuana. Even before that, the nation’s news media had swung into action, arguing just about everything — mariju...
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America still has much to learn from Elizabeth SmartJan 21, 2014 4:00 am - If I had to describe Elizabeth Smart with a single adjective, that word would be “sane.” If allowed a second, I’d add “courageous.” Most people recognize Smart as the 14...
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Gates’ rogue memoirJan 20, 2014 8:57 am - Some autobiographies emerge from careful reflection, others from career calculation. Robert Gates’ “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War” seems the result of a good, long...
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Leave pot-smoking decision to each adultJan 19, 2014 4:00 am - Everybody’s doing it — confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways — so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding, kidding. Anyone over 30 recognizes the adage: If you rememb...
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Selective finger-pointing unfair to MuslimsJan 17, 2014 4:00 am - One of the bigoted themes often promoted by the growing cottage industry of Muslim-bashers is that the increasing level of Islamophobia online and in the public arena is...
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Think critically, think depth when reading about pollsJan 16, 2014 2:51 pm - If it’s election season — and it is, with the March 18 primary barely more than 60 days away — it must be time for a public-opinion poll, and with it, this warning: read...
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Whatever else happens, the issue still is jobsJan 16, 2014 4:00 am - There was a lot to talk about when House Speaker John Boehner appeared before reporters recently for the first time since the holiday break. There are continuing fights ...
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What the boycotts tell IsraelJan 15, 2014 4:00 am - Yet another academic group is mulling censuring Israel. This time it is the Modern Language Association. Just recently, it was the American Studies Association, which ca...