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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:34:44 AM
 What is happening in the republic of Georgia is all too reminiscent of what happened back in 1956, when Russian tanks rolled into Hungary-- and the West did nothing.Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:29:30 AM
When amateurs outperform professionals, there is something wrong with that profession. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:00:12 AM
We take it for granted that a vote means a secret ballot but it was not always that way. Moreover, it will not remain that way for workers who vote on whether or not they want a labor union, if legislation sponsored by Congressional Democrats and endorsed by Senator Barack Obama becomes law. Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:40:10 AM
Many years ago, when I was a college student, I took a course from John Kenneth Galbraith. On the first day of class, Professor Galbraith gave a brilliant opening lecture, after which the students gave him a standing ovation. Wednesday, August 06, 2008 07:00:16 AM
We have forgotten so much about the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that many people may not remember the deadly anthrax spores that were mailed to various prominent people in politics and in the media during that time. Tuesday, August 05, 2008 06:55:36 AM
If our era could have its own coat of arms, it would be a yak against a background of mush. This must be the golden age of endless and pointless talk. Tuesday, July 29, 2008 02:00:00 PM
Over the years, many statements have been falsely attributed to me, but this is the first year in which a whole column has been made up and circulated in a chain letter on the Internet, claiming that I wrote it. Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:07:00 AM
The Fourth of July is a patriotic holiday but patriotism has long been viewed with suspicion or disdain by many of the intelligentsia. As far back as 1793, prominent British writer William Godwin called patriotism "high-sounding nonsense." Monday, July 28, 2008 08:58:32 AM
A number of friends of mine have commented on an odd phenomenon that they have observed-- conservative Republicans they know who are saying that they are going to vote for Barack Obama. It seemed at first to be an isolated fluke, perhaps signifying only that my friends know some strange conservatives. But apparently columnist Robert Novak has encountered the same phenomenon and has coined the term "Obamacons" to describe the conservatives for Senator Obama. Tuesday, July 22, 2008 02:00:00 PM
We don't look to arsonists to help put out fires but we do look to politicians to help solve financial crises that they played a major role in creating. Tuesday, July 22, 2008 08:00:00 AM
In one of those front-page editorials disguised as "news" stories, the New York Times blames "the lucrative lending practices" of banks and other financial institutions for helping create the current financial crisis of millions of borrowers and of the financial system in general. Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:00:00 AM
"New Ways to Diagnose Autism Earlier" read a recent headline in the Wall Street Journal. There is no question that you can diagnose anything as early as you want. The real question is whether the diagnosis will turn out to be correct. Tuesday, July 15, 2008 08:29:00 AM
In an election campaign in which not only young liberals, but also some people who are neither young nor liberals, seem absolutely mesmerized by the skilled rhetoric of Barack Obama, facts have receded even further into the background than usual. Wednesday, July 09, 2008 06:57:47 AM
Over the years, many statements have been falsely attributed to me, but this is the first year in which a whole column has been made up and circulated in a chain letter on the Internet, claiming that I wrote it. Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:00:00 AM
A number of friends of mine have commented on an odd phenomenon that they have observed-- conservative Republicans they know who are saying that they are going to vote for Barack Obama. It seemed at first to be an isolated fluke, perhaps signifying only that my friends know some strange conservatives. But apparently columnist Robert Novak has encountered the same phenomenon and has coined the term "Obamacons" to describe the conservatives for Senator Obama. Tuesday, July 01, 2008 07:15:51 AM
Recent landmark court decisions are reminders that elections are not just about putting candidates in office for a few years. Friday, June 27, 2008 10:00:00 AM
Some of the people who are most adamant against outsourcing economic activity from the United States to other countries often seem to think we should outsource our foreign policy to "world opinion" or act only in conjunction "with our NATO allies." Thursday, June 26, 2008 05:38:21 PM
It must be a bitter disappointment to those in the media and in politics who have been dying to use the word "recession" that, for the second quarter in a row, there has been no downturn in the economy, though growth has been slow. Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:00:00 AM
If anyone suggested that Tiger Woods should try to be more like other golfers, people would question the sanity of whoever made that suggestion. Tuesday, June 17, 2008 01:00:00 AM
The obsession of many high school students and their parents about getting into a prestige college or university is part of the social scene of our time. So is the experience of parents going deep into hock to finance sending a son or daughter off to Ivy U. or the flagship campus of the state university system. Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:00:00 AM
Only with Tim Russert's sudden death at the age of 58 has his true stature as a landmark journalist become as widely recognized as it has long deserved to be. Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:00:00 AM
Now that the two parties have finally selected their presidential candidates, it is time for a sober-- if not grim-- assessment of where we are. Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:00:00 AM
It is amazing how seriously the media are taking Senator Barack Obama's latest statement about the latest racist rant from the pulpit of the church he has attended for 20 years. But neither that statement nor the apology for his rant by Father Michael Pfleger really matters, one way or the other. Nor does Senator Obama's belated resignation from that church. Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:00:00 AM
Years ago, when Jack Greenberg left the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to become a professor at Columbia University, he announced that he was going to make it a point to hire a black secretary at Columbia. Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:00:00 AM
"Killing an Unarmed Man." That is how the front-page headline in the New York Times characterized an incident in which a man tried to run over a policeman with his car and was shot by three policemen on the scene, including his intended victim. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 08:00:00 PM
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:00:00 AM
Some parents who are concerned about their children receiving a steady diet of liberal-left indoctrination in schools and colleges regard the summer vacation as a time to show these young people a different way of looking at things, with readings presenting viewpoints that are unlikely to be heard in classrooms that have become indoctrination centers. Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:00:00 AM
In one of those typical San Francisco decisions that makes San Francisco a poster child for the liberal left, the city's Board of Supervisors is moving to block a paint store from renting a vacant building once used by a video rental shop. Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:16:29 AM
Let's face it. Supply and demand will never replace "need" and "greed" in political discussions of economic issues. Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:02:18 AM
Some people think that the reason the public misunderstands so many issues is that these issues are too "complex" for most voters. But is that really so? |