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Tyranny of the Minority

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If Obama maintains any aspirations of passing the significant portions of his agenda, what alternative does he have?


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Across the Pond

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Considering itslimited interest in the outcome of this war and the political cost of staying involved, there is something heartening about the fact that Europe continues to show such solidarity with us.


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House of Cards

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As a country, our collective credit-card debt now tops $960 billion. To shame that these costs fall on the shoulders of those who are least well positioned to shoulder them.


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Yes We Have?

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Speaking to friends back in Ashtabula over the last couple of days I tried to get a sense of attitudes toward Obama and the state of the union.


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Operation Enduring Deficits

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Why not propose a surtax on the wealthiest Americans to pay for an Afghan surge and, for that matter, to pay for the entire Afghan war from this point forward?


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Thanks, But No Thanks

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At the end of last month, although I knew the funds in my checking account were running low, I nevertheless chose to pay for lunch with my debit card.


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So You Think You Can Shout

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On Wednesday night, during the commercial breaks of “So You Think You Can Dance,” I caught a few minutes of


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The Melting Pot Beckons

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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—I recently returned stateside from a trip to France and Holland where I was visiting family. Over the


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Falling Behind

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—This summer I'm interning at the San Francisco offices of a Chinese solar panel company, which by some


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The Internet Has Added You as a Friend

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Sometime in the next few weeks, Facebook is going to unveil a new privacy policy aimed

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