Articles filed under Opinion
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Democracy still has a chance in TunisiaMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - If you read most of the stories on the terrible terrorist attack in Tunisia recently, you would have, at best, an incomplete picture of the reality of that lovely little...
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Slusher: Even 'wrong' reviews have an important job to doMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - I should have known from the pretentiously enigmatic title: "Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Innocence." I hated that movie. There, I've said it. I've surrendered m...
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How to block a bad deal with IranMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - It is the common temptation of Republicans and Democrats to support a strong executive when it does things they like, and to condemn it when it does things they don't. T...
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Cotton and the war caucus count on constituents' ignoranceMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - When a Man's fancy gets astride on his Reason; When Imagination is at Cuffs with the Senses; and common Understanding, as well as common Sense, is Kickt out of Doors; th...
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When facts are eclipsed by passionsMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - Ferguson has become the liberal Benghazi. It is more of a cause than a place, more of an ideological statement than an incident. Ferguson was not the racist murder it wa...
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Nigerians' stance for democracy important to AmericaMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - In 1983, as a young undergraduate student, I eagerly cast my first vote in Nigeria's election, a momentous chapter in the history of our nation. We had joined a cohort o...
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Wanna talk over coffee? Let's notMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - I'm standing in the Starbucks line behind 10 other sleepyheads waiting to order my tall skinny cappuccino, otherwise known as a shot of coffee described as I wish to be....
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Hillary's Nixonian path to officeMar 22, 2015 1:00 am - The effective kickoff of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was an act of deck clearing so breathtaking, so brazen, that it remains difficult to process. A former ...
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Getting money back in circulation key to middle-class prosperityMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - The middle class is losing ground at a startling pace, posing a significant threat to all Americans. Real-life stories abound. Paul, a sales clerk, earns $10.45 per ho...
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Hillary and the media: Act 2016Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - Amid all the verbiage about Hillary Clinton's email, one irrefutable fact emerges: Polls will drive us crazy before the Clintons do. The latest CNN/ORC poll shows that a...