Articles filed under Opinion
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In changing times, what is NATO’s purpose?May 03, 2011 12:00 am - Osama bin Laden’s death was announced by the president on May 1, a date that once had worldwide significance on the Revolutionary calendar of communism, which was Americ...
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Smart politicians will court Hispanics and AsiansMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - CHICAGO — Would you rather have your vote taken for granted or be ignored? Neither is acceptable but that’s how it’s shaking out for Latinos and Asians as we head toward...
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Author of the earthquakeMay 02, 2011 11:00 pm - On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, with President Bush visiting Florida, I was working from home in Alexandria, Va., on some forgotten domestic speech the president never...
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The president and the preachersMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - If anyone can explain to me President Obama's choice of preachers, please do so because I am very confused. You would think Obama would have learned his lesson after the...
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A page has been turnedMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - The flag-waving, horn-honking crowd that converged at the White House Sunday night was brimming with unrestrained joy, unmitigated patriotism and a sense of unlimited po...
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Osama gone, but not terrorismMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - Of course, we're celebrating. And of course, they're threatening retaliation. Osama bin Laden is dead, and with him died as much twisted malice as can be found in a man ...
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Go-it-alone ObamaMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - With any luck, more than Osama bin Laden has been killed. So, too, has the doctrine that America has to work with allies or with other countries, especially in the Islam...
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In search of 'neuter' judgesMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - Many years ago, the late and great U.S. District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley of the Southern District of New York was assigned to hear a case alleging sex discrim...
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Justice has been doneMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - “Ding dong the witch is dead!” As crowds gathered outside the White House, at the site of ground zero, and in other public places to cheer news of the death of Osama bin...
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A foreign policy of leading from behindMay 01, 2011 12:00 am - Obama may be moving toward something resembling a doctrine. One of his advisers described the president's actions in Libya as “leading from behind.” #8212; Ryan...