Articles filed under Opinion
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The citizen and the governmentMay 22, 2012 5:00 am - In Aesop’s fable “The Grasshopper and the Ant,” there are moral, economic and political lessons for our time. As the story goes, the lazy grasshopper wiles away his summ...
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Grief is not a mental illnessMay 21, 2012 9:36 am - We moderns seem determined to suppress all unhappiness with one exception: grief. The intense sadness following loss of a loved one still occupies a warm spot in our cul...
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A whiff of ‘hope and change’May 21, 2012 5:00 am - President Obama’s evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation’s long march toward equality and justice. It is also a bold political gambit...
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Same-sex marriage: Empathy or right?May 21, 2012 5:00 am - There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance...
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The menace of bipartisanshipMay 20, 2012 5:00 am - Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent. Since 2001, it has produced No Child Left Behind, a cou...
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Dealing with life’s disappointmentsMay 20, 2012 5:00 am - It’s that time of year. What’s the old song? “I can still remember ...” And I do. It’s what I talk about when I’m invited to be a graduation speaker and what I write abo...
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Preserve home-visit funds for kids’ sakeMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - For law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, it’s a harrowing experience to come face to face with child abuse and neglect. As Kane County sheriff and state’s...
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Silicon slummingMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - The Victorian era gave birth to a very unpleasant custom called slumming. Parties of swells in London and New York would descend on impoverished neighborhoods as a form ...
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Religion as partisan trump cardMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - Mitt Romney did not rise on the power of his rhetoric. At the Detroit Economic Club in February, his speech was swallowed by its stadium venue, overshadowed by a gaffe (...
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Romney is short on specificsMay 16, 2012 5:00 am - Republicans say they’re eager for the presidential campaign to turn away from “distractions” and focus instead on the economy. Someone should warn them that if they’re n...