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Kissinger’s shady record is a bad omen for his new job

August 20, 2021 at 3:16 a.m.

President Bush hit a sour note Wednesday when he named former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger--of all people--to head a supposedly independent investigation into the federal response to the Sept....

Closing gaps in black-white test scores

August 20, 2021 at 12:20 a.m.

Studies about the state of education in America remind me of high school. That's a major reason why I hate reading studies about education in America. Nevertheless one intriguing new...

`What for?’ questions nag Iraq policy

August 19, 2021 at 11:16 p.m.

If you keep saying something long enough, according to an old axiom of politics and human nature, people will begin to believe it--whether you have evidence to back it up...

Gore’s gutsy gambit on health care for all American citizens

August 20, 2021 at 3:23 a.m.

Like a dateless and desperate guy who is calling up a girlfriend about two years late, Al Gore finally is expressing serious interest in single-payer health care. Better late than...

Beware: Uncle Sam wants all of your data

August 19, 2021 at 11:54 p.m.

Some people read George Orwell's "1984" with a sense of dread. Others read it and think, "Hmmm, cool idea!" It must have taken such a mind to dream up the...

Marital bliss eludes J-Lo and the rest of American society

August 20, 2021 at 3:04 a.m.

Jennifer Lopez must love weddings. She has so many of them. She has not quite shed her old marriage and, lo and behold, it is time for her friends to...

Wish list for stunned Democrats

August 19, 2021 at 10:01 p.m.

Memo to the Wizard of Oz: Please send the Democratic Party what they need most these days--a heart, some courage and brains. Democratic leaders are wringing their hands and gnashing...

The president’s boat people

August 19, 2021 at 9:02 p.m.

Some White House policies are proudly announced. Others just sort of ooze out when nobody's looking. That was how the Bush administration quietly--but radically--changed its refugee policy last December to...

We reserve the right to be complicated

August 20, 2021 at 1:51 a.m.

My recent chiding of singer Harry Belafonte for calling Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice "house slaves" produced a robust response from readers. Some praised...

Why Wellstone will be missed

August 20, 2021 at 3:54 a.m.

In politics, the enemies you make say as much about you as the allies you keep. With that in mind, it is illuminating to watch conservatives lavish praise on the...

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