Articles filed under Commentary
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Note to tea party: Don’t help ObamaJul 22, 2011 2:00 am - The tea party, the most welcome political development since the Goldwater insurgency in 1964, lacks only the patience necessary when America lacks the consensus required...
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‘Hot off the presses’ takes on new meaningJul 21, 2011 4:00 am - Random thoughts: Ÿ Editors at the Daily Herald begin every day with a question from Executive Editor Madeleine Doubek: “What will people in the suburbs be talking about ...
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Harry Potter and the power of mythJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - LONDON — Arguably the most famous living Englishman is, technically, not alive. But Harry Potter now determines the American conception of Britishness as thoroughly as S...
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Fixing the present, ensuring the futureJul 19, 2011 3:00 am - PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. — If your disgust over America’s crushing debt and the irresponsible leaders who refuse to reduce unnecessary spending has reached the fed-up point, ...
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Just deserts for ‘Citizen Murdoch’Jul 19, 2011 3:00 am - It’s a pity Orson Welles is no longer with us. He would be the perfect one to play Rupert Murdoch in the movie about the current newspaper scandal in Britain. Welles, of...
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What happened to the jobs?Jul 19, 2011 3:00 am - So where are the jobs? Job creation has basically flattened over the past two months — very bad news, as unemployment exceeds 9 percent. The Democrats’ economic stimulu...
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A story not quite rightJul 19, 2011 3:00 am - Most would agree that one would have to stoop pretty low to question the story of a man’s mother’s death. But what if that deathbed story were the locus of a sweeping p...
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First, take care of those outside prisonJul 18, 2011 3:00 am - When I first heard the news story about “Pelican Bay,” all I could think of was the elegant new resort in Southern California, the Resort at Pelican Hill, where the view...
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No kids? No kiddingJul 18, 2011 3:00 am - Let’s set a few things straight. None of us were promised that we could make it through our lives without ever being bothered, inconvenienced or made to feel uncomforta...
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Policy pledges have limited valueJul 17, 2011 3:00 am - A revolt gathers among Republicans against the place of pledges in politics. First, Sen. Tom Coburn declared his independence from a portion of the Taxpayer Protection ...