Articles filed under Opinion
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Misunderstanding wartime leadershipSep 11, 2013 5:00 am - In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt told his speechwriter Sam Rosenman, “It’s a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead — and to find no ...
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Where’s the moral outrage?Sep 11, 2013 5:00 am - Generals fight the last war. Liberals protest them. The statements of groups on the left regarding Syria are redolent with references to Iraq, Afghanistan and, of course...
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Examining our conversations about raceSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - When people call for a national “conversation” about race, what they really have in mind is a lecture. Sometimes President Obama is among them. So at the expense of alie...
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A little bit of warSep 09, 2013 9:24 am - Waging a little bit of war is like being a little bit pregnant. History and human experience tell us that neither is possible, yet we seem bent on believing it. Or, sho...
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China's rich, yearning to breathe freeSep 08, 2013 5:00 am - Thousands of Chinese are fleeing to the United States. We are not talking about impoverished peasants hiding in cargo containers. We're talking about millionaires flying...
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How Illinois Democrats plan to raise taxes again (in five easy steps)Sep 06, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois politicians have their faults, but one of their most salient traits is that they are creatures of habit. They often wear their political playbook on their sleev...
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Rallying around a gestureSep 06, 2013 5:00 am - In mid-June, the Obama administration said it would begin arming Syrian rebels, partly in response to the use of chemical weapons by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Refug...
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Republicans look to change structure of campaign debatesSep 05, 2013 5:00 am - “They’re really thinking outside the box,” says one well-connected source of the Republican National Committee’s effort to reform its system of presidential primary deba...
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The ‘More or Less Diet’ and the online news cycleSep 05, 2013 5:00 am - Yes, that headline is deliberately gratuitous. Here’s why: Ron Fournier, a national political commentator and former Associated Press executive, tweeted the following on...
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Mirror, mirror: The president contemplates warSep 04, 2013 5:00 am - The president is up early, already showered and preparing to shave. Wiping steam from the mirror, he grimaces slightly at his image. Obama: Good grief, I look old. So m...