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Syria Debate Prompts a Newfound Respect for John Kerry. Yes, John Kerry.
4 comments on Syria Debate Prompts a Newfound Respect for John Kerry. Yes, John Kerry.When Nobel Peace Prize laureate Obama launched his third war, in Libya, I was astonished and skeptical. Syria is different.
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On Reflection, I’m Surprisingly OK With Where Obama Is on Syria
Future presidents will also have to wrestle with how to make war against Middle Eastern terrorists and despots, and I’m thankful that Obama is helping to build a bipartisan history of asserting America’s strength.
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Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of “The Dream Series”
What may be the greatest speech in American history led to what undoubtedly was the most lucrative week of my brief career in journalism.
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5 Questions About George Zimmerman’s (Appropriate) Acquittal
1. Did the prosecution prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that George Zimmerman was not acting in self-defense when he pulled the trigger? This actually was the only question the jury needed to decide. If the…
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SCOTUS Gets It Right on Same-Sex Marriage — and on Voting Rights Act
The South no longer deserves a presumption of guilt on racial matters.
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Boy Scouts Teach an Imperfect Lesson Against Discrimination
Today’s vote is the equivalent of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — the best that could be accomplished at the time.
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Three Questions on the IRS Scandal
Is this Obama’s Watergate? Not even close. However…
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We “Shouldn’t” Speculate About Boston Bombing Perpetrators, But of Course We Do
In which President Obama calls evil by its name.
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Partisan Lines Start to Blur in Drone Debate
I’m a critic of the president, but it had never occurred to me to worry that Obama might drone-bomb Jane Fonda.
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A Dime’s Worth of Balanced Thoughts on SOTU
The national debt has increased by 58 trillion dimes since Obama took office.