Articles filed under Opinion
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Mayor Bloomberg’s 5,600 lives savedMay 15, 2012 1:05 pm - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new kind of crime statistic. It is not the astoundingly low number of murders committed in his fair city — 471 in 2009 vs. about 2...
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Evolution of a narrativeMay 15, 2012 5:00 am - The past week’s news cycle has produced two narratives: One, Barack Obama is an evolutionary, 21st-century hero who supports equality for all. Two, Mitt Romney is a gay...
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The American dream in an automobileMay 14, 2012 12:00 pm - “You have a Prius. ... You probably compost, sort all your recycling, and have a reusable shopping bag for your short drive to Whole Foods. You are the best! So, do we r...
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Who’s on first?May 14, 2012 5:00 am - Depending on which poll you believe, Obama is either up by 3, 7 or 9 points, or down by 1, 3 or 5. Or none of the above. Figuring out who’s going to be on first in Novem...
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Echoes of ’67: Israel unitesMay 13, 2012 5:00 am - In May 1967, in brazen violation of previous truce agreements, Egypt ordered U.N. peacekeepers out of Sinai, marched 120,000 troops to the Israeli border, blockaded Eila...
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Education should have 2nd and 3rd actsMay 11, 2012 11:34 am - On the HBO series “Girls,” Hannah asks her boss at a publishing house for a salary. The 24-year-old has been working as an unpaid intern for over a year, and her parents...
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A generational shift in cultural attitudesMay 11, 2012 10:37 am - Principled or calculating or a bit of both, President Obama’s choice on gay marriage is a bet on the political future — a wager on the views and values of the millennial...
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Marriage and political expedienceMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williams made an excellent point Monday night on “The O’Reilly Factor.” Williams said the major reason President O...
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Austerity as a bridge to nowhereMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - Economic austerity is a dangerous, self-defeating intellectual fad. Perhaps I should say that’s what it was, given Sunday’s election results in Europe. Perhaps I should ...
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Our responsibility against obesityMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - Close your eyes and picture 110 million obese people waddling around America’s sidewalks. You’ll probably want to keep your eyes closed. Such is the scenario suggested ...