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Preserve a Lie or Save Lives -- You Pick Jul. 23, 2014
Days before two federal courts issued dueling interpretations of the Affordable Care Act, I came acr... Read More
What Fools These Politicians Be Jul. 02, 2014
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. This saying is bot... Read More
Who Owns You? Jun. 11, 2014
Darcy Olsen, president of the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute, and Richard Garr, president of Neur... Read More
Wee Pals
May. 23, 2014
Washington Is Hollywood for the Ugly Apr. 30, 2014
Washington is Hollywood for ugly people. That line — or a variation thereof — was first ... Read More
The Closed Mind of the Open-Minded Mr. Kaiser Mar. 04, 2014
Former Washington Post Managing Editor Robert Kaiser took to the opinion pages of the Post to lament... Read More
Campaigns Battle Citizen Journalists Feb. 12, 2014
I have rarely met a political operative who believes that journalism is actually on the level. They ... Read More
Schoolteacher Cheating Feb. 05, 2014
Philadelphia's public school system has joined several other big-city school systems, such as those ... Read More
The State of Our Union Jan. 29, 2014
So the economy, it turns out, is better than it's been since Barack Obama took office. We are better... Read More
Consumer Finance Needs Better Morals Dec. 05, 2013
Drawing moral lines in our rough-and-tumble capitalist system can be hard. But it should not tax too... Read More
Can We Agree on Agreement? Nov. 27, 2013
Politicians may not always reach agreement, but we should always seek agreement — between subj... Read More
Random Thoughts Nov. 26, 2013
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Many people take pride in defying the conventions of society.... Read More
Peeking Under the Big Top at This Year's Three-Ring Election Circus Nov. 13, 2013
In last week's elections, the national media focused tightly on the center ring, where two gubernato... Read More
A Real Term Limit Mar. 17, 2013
The main thing wrong with the term limits movement is the "s" at the end of the word "... Read More
Will the Rich Make Us Rich, Too? Aug. 30, 2012
In politics, you're supposed to want to elect the richest candidate because if he figured out how to... Read More
An Ignored 'Disparity': Part III Jan. 15, 2012
Anyone who has ever been in a Third World country, or even in a slum neighborhood at home, is likely... Read More
An Ignored 'Disparity': Part IV Jan. 15, 2012
Different histories, geography, demography and cultures have left various groups, races, nations and... Read More
Politics Versus Reality: Part II Jun. 30, 2011
No one is more of a master of political talking points than President Barack Obama. Remember "s... Read More
