Articles filed under Opinion
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Victim of a digital mobJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - A date has been set — and the candidates chosen — for an election to fill the seat of the disgraced Anthony Weiner. To my disappointment, none of the candidates is Weine...
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Warming up for Alibi IkeJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - “If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn’t was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only...
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Making a progressive caseJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Do progressives care about reducing the national debt? Of course they do, no matter what the White House might believe. “We think that obviously there are some Democrat...
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The just-vote-no crowdJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - A debt crisis is a terrible thing to waste in a presidential election season, and Democrats and Republicans alike are responding on cue. The news Saturday night that Re...
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We are (largely) what we eatJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Quick quiz: What’s the difference between deep-fried Kool-Aid and potato chips? If you haven’t yet made it out to the San Diego County Fair for a mouthwatering ball of ...
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A nation born in painJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - AWEIL, South Sudan — Days away from becoming the world’s newest nation, nearly every dusty street here has a splash of flags — raised on high poles over ramshackle huts,...
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Stumbling along on the deficitJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Here we go again. An approaching crisis. A looming deadline. Nervous markets. And then, from the miasma of gridlock, rises our president, calling upon those unruly congr...
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The people want higher taxesJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Poll after poll shows that the American people want higher taxes. That’s not the same as liking higher taxes. The people have simply concluded that higher taxes are pref...
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The cultic tendencies of the GOPJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Someone ought to study the Republican Party. I am not referring to yet another political scientist but to a mental health professional, preferably a specialist in the po...
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The dream of home ownership gone awryJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - “The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” — Emerson The louder they talked about the disadvantaged, the more money they made. And the m...