Articles filed under Opinion
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Slow-Growing Population? Great!Dec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - The analyses of the new census numbers were predictable, and I take issue with nearly every one. Let's start with the suggestion that population rising at the lowest rat...
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Obama's quick, unthinkable revivalDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Riding the lamest of ducks, President Obama just won the Triple Crown. He fulfilled (1) his most important economic priority, passage of Stimulus II, aka th...
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Obama the great — if he does say so himselfDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - It took President Obama fewer than 50 days to go from shellacking to swashbuckling. Seven weeks earlier, the president faced harsh questions about his leadership as he ...
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Would you say it never rains in California?Dec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Except when it does. Which isn't often. Usually, when it rains, we apologize to tourists and visitors, take out our (perpetually) almost new raincoats and say things li...
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Santa Claus and religions worldwideDec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - An earnest academic, writing on the website Patheos, recently made the case against Santa Claus. Saint Nick is a multicultural nightmare: “A person shouldn't have to pan...
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The news doesn't take a holiday, so we don't eitherDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Are we distracted at this time of year — or just finally putting a priority on what's really important in life? Perhaps a little of both. Perhaps a lot of both. If your ...
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Can we finally break the China habit?Dec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - It's been tough watching fellow shoppers fill their carts with Chinese imports as the People's Republic stomps on American interests and values. At Walmart, Bed Bath & B...
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Mega deal only brings more spendingDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The Republican congressional leadership congratulated itself for leading nine “moderate” GOP senators away from a cliff and back to solid footing by persuading them not ...
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A commandant out of stepDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a fan of the old World War II movies, the ones where the platoon was composed of typical Americans, Hollywood-style. There was a guy named Farmer and one called Pre...
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The fantasyland of no labelsDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - As the new political group No Labels convened in Manhattan, a judge was issuing a decision that illustrated why the group's premise is preposterous and its pretense is c...