Articles filed under Opinion
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Our salutary debt-ceiling scareJun 04, 2011 7:00 pm - As the sun rises in the east, the debt ceiling will be raised. Getting there, however, will be harrowing. Which is a good thing. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warns t...
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The one who’s grabbing the attentionJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - “The Rules” urged women trying to hook a man to play “hard to get.” As insulting, dehumanizing and childish as the rules might have been (for instance, say no if he does...
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The Huntsman factorJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - Donald Trump's pathological political exhibitionism has ended, Newt Gingrich has incinerated himself with an incoherent retraction tour, Mitt Romney has reaffirmed his e...
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Crime and the recessionJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - “Counter to the prevailing expectation that crime would increase during a recession,” it actually dropped last year and violent crime is now at nearly a 40-year low. So ...
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Medicare reform or bustJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - The political lore of the 1964 presidential campaign has a reporter asking an elderly woman why she was supporting Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater. Goldwater, she an...
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Troubled waters ahead?Jun 01, 2011 1:00 am - In a slender essay titled “Here Is New York,” E.B. White wrote about the implausibility of the great city, mentioning among other things the millions of gallons of water...
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In cyberspace, everyone’s a criticJun 01, 2011 1:00 am - On the prowl for a good dinner in a Florida town we didn’t know well, I went on Yelp. Yelp is a social networking website that lets anyone review a business. One Italian...
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What Obama is doing to IsraelMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral. The long-standing...
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Doping is a matter of conscience, not lawMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - Let’s suppose the new doping allegations against cyclist Lance Armstrong are true. Should his seven Tour de France victories be marked with an asterisk, or even erased? ...
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Pawlenty’s pace picks upMay 29, 2011 5:00 am - Asked three weeks ago if he would like to run for president, Mitch Daniels replied, “What sane person would like to?” His decision against running, following Haley Barb...