Articles filed under Opinion
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Our reading-instruction hodgepodgeNov 08, 2011 4:00 am - When the Nation’s Report Card for grade school math and reading was released, the adjectives describing the overall lack of upward momentum in reading scores were: lackl...
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The Mitt might not fitNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican Party’s inevitable decision to nominate Mitt Romney for president is starting to look evitable after all. That’s certainly not a consensus view among the...
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The futility of class warfareNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Republicans aren’t mistaken when they say President Obama is declaring class warfare. He’s been working that turf with a pretty big shovel. How many times have we heard ...
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Who lost Iraq?Nov 06, 2011 5:00 am - Barack Obama was a principled opponent of the Iraq War from its beginning. But when he became president in January 2009, he was handed a war that was won. The surge had ...
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Let Herman be goneNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - Responding to his insurgent campaign’s first crisis, Herman Cain was upbeat and defiant. “To quote my chief of staff and all the people around this country, ‘Let Herman ...
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Herman Cain’s gauntletNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - When it comes to sex, the media apply different standards to Republicans and Democrats. Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton allegedly trolled for women, using state troopers as h...
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Diversity’s compulsory conformityNov 03, 2011 5:00 am - Illustrating an intellectual confusion common on campuses, Vanderbilt University says: To ensure “diversity of thought and opinion” we require certain student groups, in...
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Here’s reality you can sink your teeth intoNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - What is reality? I love that line. It takes me back to college, which takes me back to one of my favorite Firesign Theater scenes, which takes me back to high school gym...
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Ethnic politics will do GOP no goodNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - What is it about the immigration issue that brings out the worst in politicians? Neither Mitt Romney nor Rick Perry has a history of being an immigration hard-liner. Ro...
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Selling smoke on Wall StreetNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - As a mere youth, I bought a used car in New York to drive to California to be with the woman of my dreams. Inexplicably, she decided to rush back to New York and so I pr...