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Wikileaks busts myth about the irrelevance of mainstream media
Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
Thank you, WikiLeaks. I didn't think it was possible, but Julian Assange has done it: By releasing 92,000 pages of intelligence documents relating to the Afghanistan war onto the laptops of an unsuspecting public, the proprietor of WikiLeaks has made an iron-clad case for the mainstream media. If you were under the impression that we no longer need news organizations, editors or reporters with Read More

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Brown could keep Calif. blue
Ben Goddard, Boston Globe
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The latest poll out of California shows that the synergy between the quirky politician and his just-as-quirky electorate may be working again — at the very least, it is far too early to write his political obituary. I’ve never fully trusted published polls in California, and the Public Policy s .. Read More
1 Soldier or 20 Schools in Afghanistan?
Nicholas Kristoff, New York Times
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The war in Afghanistan will consume more money this year alone than we spent on the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War — combined. A recent report from the Congressional Research Service finds that the war on terror, including .. Read More
Editorial: Showdown in Arizona
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The federal judge who ruled on Arizona’s tragic, noxious new immigration law on Wednesday did not stop all of it from taking effect Thursday, but she preliminarily halted the worst of it. And although appeals are certain, Judge Susan Bolton offered clear and well-reasoned arguments affirming the f .. Read More
Detaining Arizona
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Attorney General Eric Holder could have dictated most of Judge Susan Bolton’s decision blocking key parts of the Arizona immigration law. The judge twists facts and logic to support the Justice Department’s claim that the state law preempts the federal immigration scheme. To do so, she accepts J .. Read More
Why debt is bad
Bob Goodlatte, Politico
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For thousands of years we have heard somber warnings about becoming perpetual debtors. Thomas Jefferson addressed this: “to preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and s .. Read More

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Roughly a year ago, Americans gathered at town halls to hear from their elected officials. But the people didn’t just listen; they spoke up. They weren’t passive spectators. Instead, they let their representatives know exactly how they felt. The candid exchanges went viral across the Internet, .. Read More
Jump-Starting Health Reform
Frank Micciche, New York Times
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GIVEN the continuing partisan rancor over the health care reform act signed in March, how can responsible policymakers in the White House and in state capitols move forward to expand access to health insurance and reduce health care costs, goals that both parties share? The answer is simple: health .. Read More
Lost in a Maze
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
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The waterfall of leaks on Afghanistan underlines the awful truth: We’re not in control. Not since Theseus fought the Minotaur in his maze has a fight been so confounding. The more we try to do for our foreign protectorates, the more angry they get about what we try to do. As Congress passed $59 .. Read More
Want the Good News First?
Thomas Friedman, New York Times
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It is pretty much a tossup for me: Who poses a greater long-term threat to America’s Gulf Coast ecosystem: the U.S. Senate or BP? Right now, from what I’ve seen flying over the Louisiana coast at the mouth of the Mississippi, my vote is the U.S. Senate. BP at least seems to have finally gotten i .. Read More
Obama's Real Problem
Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online
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According to a popular myth, President Obama’s declining poll numbers are a consequence of his failure to be liberal enough. On race, in the wake of the Shirley Sherrod mess, we are told he needs to appoint more African Americans and bring in more advisers from the black community. On the economy, .. Read More
Cut to Grow
Stephen Spruiell, National Review Online
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The word “austerity” has achieved ubiquity in 2010 almost as rapidly as “stimulus” did in 2009 and “bailout” in 2008. All three were ushered in by “subprime,” 2007’s economic buzzword. “Austerity” implies pain, but all it means is balancing the budget, and most economists would .. Read More
Senate Dems Fail on Campaign Finance Bill
Nicole Allan, The Atlantic
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In a vote that could have a tangible effect on midterm elections in November, the Senate today denied cloture to the DISCLOSE Act, which would increase transparency of corporate spending in political campaigns. With the August recess drawing nearer and midterm elections around the corner, this vote .. Read More
The great wind power bait and switch
David Tuerck, Boston Globe
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How much are you willing to pay for green energy? Almost any ratepayer would say that if the electric utilities could obtain a significant amount of their power from a renewable source, and do so without raising rates, then that would be a good deal. It would certainly appear to be a good deal if th .. Read More

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Nearly 77,000 of the 92,000 military documents unveiled by WikiLeaks this week are individual incident reports from the war in Afghanistan. Each report tallies the number of soldiers, civilians, and enemy targets both wounded and killed. While no one was hurt in the majority of the incidents, these .. Read More
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When is a tax hike not a hike? When it's a tax un-cut! As Republican and Democrats clash over whether to extend the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, the battle has become largely rhetorical. The GOP paints the prospect of letting the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire—which would reduce s .. Read More