Articles filed under Opinion
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‘Reform conservatism’ revisitedMay 01, 2012 5:00 am - In a recent column, I described two forms of conservatism that coalesced in opposition to President Obama’s polarizing expansion in the size and role of government. Rej...
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Slow jamming the presidencyApr 30, 2012 5:00 am - It was fun. It was odd. It was just a little bit ... unseemly. Doubtless you’ve heard plenty by now of President Obama’s slow jam, which, for all you drips out there, r...
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Campaign an adventure for NewtApr 30, 2012 5:00 am - Every four years, there is one presidential campaign that is much more fun to watch than the rest, even if it has no realistic chance of success. I loved watching Mike H...
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While Syria burnsApr 29, 2012 1:00 am - Last year President Obama ordered U.S. intervention in Libya under the grand new doctrine of “Responsibility to Protect.” Moammar Gadhafi was threatening a massacre in B...
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How dumb can you be?Apr 26, 2012 5:00 am - I went to a strip club once. OK, maybe it was twice. The guys were going; I was curious. It reminded me of the first time I walked into a casino, in a hotel in Reno whe...
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Requiem for one of life’s true storytellersApr 26, 2012 5:00 am - We talk often these days in almost mystical tones of “storytellers” and “storytelling.” I don’t like the term. It is a glaze that calls attention to itself more than the...
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Pardon my zeitgeistApr 25, 2012 5:00 am - I think it is fair to say that the shark has been permanently displaced by the dog. When scriptwriters have run out of mustard, the show hasn’t “jumped the shark,” as w...
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Stop your panderingApr 24, 2012 5:00 am - Little else brings me as much joy as learning a new word — especially if it perfectly captures the spirit of the moment. “Hispandering” — isn’t that great? I can’t bel...
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Our turbulent skiesApr 17, 2012 5:00 am - DALLAS — From his office window, Thomas W. Horton, in his fifth month as CEO of American Airlines, can see in the distance the Manhattan-size footprint of Dallas-Fort Wo...
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Education and activism -- a fine lineApr 17, 2012 5:00 am - We are now a nation of activists living in a “movement” society. If something upsets enough of us, we try to get the situation rectified through online or actual take-to...