Articles filed under Opinion
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America’s fast track to secularizationMar 28, 2013 5:00 am - First of two parts. There is a close relationship between culture and cult — between the shared attitudes and values of a people and their religious views and practices....
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The GOP’s primary problemMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - “The problem with the Republican Party is Republicans.” This quote is taken not from the recent report of a Republican task force but from the mind of yours truly. It is...
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Probing intentions in the cyber-fogMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - Two Ohio girls stand accused of saying vile, menacing things on Twitter — seriously accused. The high-schoolers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested and face a possible six mo...
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Lawmakers on both sides flunk math testsMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - There’s a lot of hand-wringing about American students lagging their foreign counterparts in math skills. That should not be a big surprise, since many of our political ...
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The Clintons on gay marriageMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Since at least 1992, the Clintons have been a very public family. They have evolved and grown on the national stage. Their changes, we are coming to realize, reflect our...
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Decency in a handheld deviceMar 25, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The recent rape conviction of two teenagers, one of whom also distributed a photo and sent cruel text messages about their victim, has captured the “bystander...
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The GOP’s strategic failureMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - Recent brutal attacks on the GOP have claimed that minorities often think that “Republicans do not like them or want them in the country.” That younger voters are “rolli...
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Congress falls short on national securityMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - Wherever you stood on Sen. Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster to delay John Brennan’s confirmation as CIA director, or on the Senate’s confirmation hearings for Brennan and ...
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Keep our water supply fresh, plentifulMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - The United States is one of the world’s biggest users of water — many Americans use as much water as approximately 900 Kenyans. As a result, water resources in the U.S. ...
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Silent on rape no moreMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Mariska Hargitay, better known as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Detective Olivia Benson, is the human intersection of life and art. Precisely, the line between the...