Articles filed under Commentary
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Bringing democracy to abortion debateJul 09, 2013 5:00 am - Much time is spent during abortion debates on the imputing and impugning of motives. Without it, coverage of the Texas legislative battle over late-term abortion, for ex...
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So much about our rights can change in just a weekJul 07, 2013 5:00 am - Every once in a while, the United States Supreme Court decides a landmark case that changes the course of American history. For the nine justices, “every once in a while...
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The sudden sainthood of Wendy DavisJul 07, 2013 5:00 am - I like Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis. I admire her intelligence, chutzpah, tenacity and, to be perfectly honest, her enviable continence. But her elevation to national he...
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Misguided parents should just say ‘no’Jul 05, 2013 5:00 pm - Summer means lots of things — baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and, unfortunately, underage drinking. With graduation parties, backyard barbecues and three months of homewo...
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Misguided parents should just say ‘no’Jul 05, 2013 10:21 am - Summer means lots of things — baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and, unfortunately, underage drinking. With graduation parties, backyard barbecues and three months of homewo...
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Daily journalism with a shelf life of a lifetimeJul 04, 2013 5:00 am - The shelf life of a daily newspaper has always been, well, pretty much by definition, just one day. But we aren’t always limited to journalism that’s so short-lived. Cas...
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A poor choice for FBI directorJul 03, 2013 5:00 am - It was probably the most famous hospital visit since Bob Woodward snuck into the room of dying CIA Director William J. Casey in 1987. This time it was James Comey, a dep...
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The tragic success of mass incarcerationJul 03, 2013 5:00 am - At a time of earnest debate on the size and role of government, relatively little attention has been paid to the Hoover Dam of American social engineering: mass incarcer...
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The N-word vs. crackerJul 02, 2013 5:00 am - The trial of George Zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, inevitably and quickly devolved into a contest of who is more racist — the victim or the accus...
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Congress needs to remember how to make policyJul 02, 2013 5:00 am - I’ve noticed a recurring question as I talk to people about Congress. What can be done, they wonder, to get Congress back on track? Is our national legislature capable o...