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Mon, January 25, 2021 | 16:24
Oregon occupation acquittals
The jury system is one of the glories of American law, giving ordinary people responsibility over many serious matters between the government and its citizens. Thursday's acquittal of seven people who occupied a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon could be taken as a vindication of that institution. Or it could be taken as proof that even the noblest human inventions are subjec...
2016-11-02 16:25
Tehran sends ambiguous signals on nuke program
Like the U.S. Congress, Iran has pushed its most pressing national problem until after the Nov. 6 presidential elections. Unlike Congress, Iran is indicating that it is then willing to sit down and deal.
2012-10-24 17:30
It's time to quit spanking children
Down here in Texas, spanking is in the news. And I'm not talking about the Texas All-State Spanking Party, a "three-day Spankapalooza" that was celebrated by a couple of hundred of committed adult spankers this summer in Dallas.
2012-10-24 17:19
What is the context of S. Korea’s Africa policy?
What is the context of S. Korea’s Africa policy?
In keeping with its tradition over the last six years, the just-ended Korea Africa Economic Cooperation Forum was yet another opportunity for Seoul to extend a compelling historical narrative that reconciles empathy with brotherhood as the context for establishing an agenda for dialogue with the powerful African delegation that convened here. I can imagine the usual mantra s...
2012-10-24 17:15
‘Honest loans’ to support young soldiers
We love our troops, but some of us love ripping them off even more.
2012-10-23 17:18
Cuban missile crisis offers lessons relevant today
October is the scary month, and not just because of Halloween. Half a century ago, the Cuban missile crisis dominated global news as Washington and Moscow sparred right on the edge of thermonuclear war.
2012-10-23 17:14
Scary pictures
Scary pictures
PRAGUE ― Campaigners on important but complex issues, annoyed by the length of time required for public deliberations, often react by exaggerating their claims, hoping to force a single solution to the forefront of public debate. But, however well intentioned, scaring the public into a predetermined solution often backfires: when people eventually realize that they have been ...
2012-10-23 17:10
Charter-school case underscores divide
Gloria Romero grew up in Barstow, Calif., the daughter of a railroad worker, and like many of the desert community's young, left for the big city ― in her case Los Angeles, where she earned advanced degrees and became a college professor and later a Democratic state legislator.
2012-10-22 17:07
Missing from the election ― the ‘fiscal cliff’
A pressing question that the voters need ― indeed, deserve ― answered is how both parties will deal with the "fiscal cliff." Frankly, the range of answers is so unpleasant that President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney would be foolish to answer before the election.
2012-10-22 17:06
Missouri Senate race serves as model
A new poll from Wenzel Strategies shows Rep. Todd Akin leading incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in the race for the Senate seat in Missouri.
2012-10-22 17:03
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