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Opinion - Linda Chavez

Linda Chavez

Wed Aug 9, 6:49 AM ET

It's hard to imagine that there might be any shock value left in what one might do to the human body. Where "The Illustrated Man" was once the stuff of science fiction, you can now see illustrated men and women walking down Main Street, or others with exposed body parts pierced from head to toe only hinting at what strange mutilations might lurk beneath their clothes.

  • THE NEW ANTI-SEMITISM Thu Aug 3, 6:49 AM ET

    Mel Gibson is in trouble with the Jewish community again. In 2004, Gibson produced a movie based on the death of Jesus, "The Passion of the Christ," which was both highly successful and controversial. Many people felt the movie depicted Jews in hateful stereotypes and would stir up anti-Semitism among Christians, who were the film's target audience.

  • TESTING TEACHERS Wed Jul 26, 6:50 AM ET

    If you were ever one of those students who wished you could be the one grading your teacher instead of the other way around, the federal government may be about to grant your wish, vicariously anyway. This week, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has threatened to give failing grades to some states for not testing teachers adequately.

  • OUR COMMON ENEMY Wed Jul 19, 6:50 AM ET

    Hezbollah is not just an enemy of Israel, it is an enemy of the United States.

  • CONGRESS' THEATER OF THE ABSURD Wed Jul 12, 6:50 AM ET

    For the past week, members of Congress have been engaged in theater of the absurd. Both the Senate and the House have passed immigration bills, but instead of getting down to business and negotiating their way to a compromise, committees of both the House and Senate have decided to hold "field hearings" around the country.