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The Battle for the Soul of the GOP
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at the Economic Club of New York, May 9, 2011. (Photo: Yana Paskova / The New York Times) The real battle …
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The Education of Jose Pedraza: Why Fixing Schools Isn’t Simple Math
(Photo: boutmuet) Last year in East LA, Jose Pedraza was struggling mightily in his classes and drifting listlessly through his days. It was worrying enough to his …
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Helping the Neediest Among Us
Yachts docked at Corpus Christi, Texas. (Photo: Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits) To be fair to lawmakers, it's not easy making the tough spending choices in these …
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Obama Touts Border Successes, Mocks GOP Immigration Policy
Washington - President Barack Obama traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to court Hispanic voters and renew his call for Congress to overhaul immigration policy. He …
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Britain Still Awaits Good Results From Bad Ideas
Protesters gathered in central London in March to demonstrate against government spending cuts. (Photo: Andrew Testa / The New York Times) The bad gross domestic product …
Gary Johnson: “I Would Get Out of Afghanistan Tomorrow“
Last month, I wrote a piece suggesting that Americans who want to end the war in Afghanistan ought to consider supporting former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson in the …
Inflation Fears: Real or Hysteria?
Debate continues to rage between the inflationists who say the money supply is increasing, dangerously devaluing the currency, and the deflationists who say we need more money in the …
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The Targeted Assassination of Osama bin Laden
When he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by a Navy Seal team in Pakistan, President Barack Obama said, “Justice has been done.” Mr. Obama misused the …
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Evangelical Homophobia-Planting in Uganda: A Tough Seed With Poisonous Fruit
Christian extremists in Uganda's parliament are hoping that hunger and high gas prices will provide the cover they need to finally subject gay men to punishment of biblical proportions. …
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Why the NFL Would Do Us a Favor by Calling Off the Coming Season
There's nothing like a little dust-up between millionaires and billionaires to start us thousandaires yawning. And when the upcoming pro football season is in danger of being cancelled because …