Opinion
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George Will: Taming the tax code beastAug 15, 2013 1:00 am - "Colleagues," said the June 27 letter to 98 U.S. senators, "now it is your turn." The letter's authors are Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the chairman and...
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Esther Cepeda: Defining learning downAug 12, 2013 11:00 pm - When prospective educators go through training to prepare for teaching low-income, minority or at-risk children, they learn how to empathize with their students' lives. ...
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George Will: Detroit's death by democracyAug 05, 2013 1:00 am - In 1860, an uneasy Charles Darwin confided in a letter to a friend: "I had no intention to write atheistically" but "I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnip...
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E.J. Dionne: Can gays help save marriage?Aug 04, 2013 1:00 am - The rapid evolution of attitudes toward gay marriage is a wonder to behold. On few issues has public opinion moved as quickly or decisively. Many who are against the for...
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Dana Milbank: Itching for a shutdownAug 03, 2013 1:00 am - House Republicans, in their final days at work before taking a five-week vacation, have come out with a new agenda: "Stop Government Abuse." A more candid slogan might...
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Michael Gerson: Will Republicans alienate or inspire on immigration?Aug 02, 2013 1:00 am - The tone of the immigration debate has recently taken a sharp downward turn, which may not be a bad thing for immigration reform's legislative prospects. Rep. Steve K...
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Kathleen Parker: Doubling down on double standardsJul 29, 2013 1:00 am - Redemption is in the air, we keep hearing. Americans don't care about a person's sex life because, well, they have one, too, and, hey, we all have weeds in our garden. ...
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Eugene Robinson: The words Obama had to sayJul 28, 2013 1:00 am - Sometimes it's good to be proved wrong. Last week, I wrote a column doubting that President Obama could speak powerfully and effectively about the racial issues raised b...
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Esther Cepeda: Targeted by a memoJul 27, 2013 1:00 am - Three discharged employees at a California distribution facility are suing Target Corp., alleging that they were let go after complaining to the human resources departme...
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E.J. Dionne: The painful paradoxes of raceJul 25, 2013 1:00 am - "In the jewelry store, they lock the case when I walk in," the young African-American man wrote. "In the shoe store, they help the white man who walks in after me. In th...