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Gun control crusades are fact-free

Amid all the heated, emotional advocacy of gun control, have you heard one person present convincing hard evidence that tighter gun control laws have reduced … Full story    

Trumped-up war between generations

During the big health care fight, the right told older Americans that Obamacare was grabbing money from their Medicare and giving it to young people. … Full story    
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Schultz: In praise of oh-so-human journalists

For most of us, our first glimpse into the horrors of the Boston Marathon tragedy came through the lens of Boston Globe photojournalist Steve Silva. … Full story    
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Kass: In the world of acts, the urge to help overwhelms

There is the world of acts and there is the world of words. And America saw both the other day when the bombs went off … Full story    
Published:  April 20, 2013
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Filler: We should all run Boston next year

If you want to understand the nature of the United States, how we respond to attacks and how unwilling we are to back down from … Full story    
Published:  April 19, 2013
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York: New data on border crossings could change immigration debate

There’s a confrontation coming between the Obama administration and Republicans in Congress over the most basic question of immigration reform: How secure is the U.S. … Full story    
Published:  April 18, 2013
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Sunstein: Why well-informed people are also close-minded

How do people form political beliefs? When will they change their minds? When will actual facts matter? A recent study, conducted by political scientist Brendan … Full story    
Published:  April 17, 2013
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Harrop: Senate immigration fix for real

By FROMA HARROP

Not only is a Senate plan for reforming the immigration program smart, it may actually become law. Those two things don’t necessarily go together. That … Full story    
Published:  April 16, 2013
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McManus: Can the president sell ‘chained CPI’?

President Barack Obama didn’t release his proposed budget for 2014 until last Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something … Full story    
Published:  April 15, 2013
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Dvorak: Gun-control debate reaches every aspect of US culture

By PETULA DVORAK

Americans can’t seem to exist without a tribe to join and a tribe to loathe. We are directionless without rivalry, without a constant us vs. … Full story    
Published:  April 14, 2013
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Abcarian: McConnell was ready for Ashley Judd

Mother Jones strikes again. The magazine that brought us the “47 percent” speech that killed off Mitt Romney’s presidential candidacy came out Tuesday with a … Full story    
Published:  April 13, 2013
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Zuckerberg: Knowledge economy needs immigrants

Earlier this year, I started teaching a class on entrepreneurship at an after-school program in my community. The middle-school students put together business plans, made … Full story    
Published:  April 12, 2013
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Michaud: Treat these young men before they kill

A 17-year-old who had no issues growing up begins to be annoyed by everything: Lights in the bathroom, the sound of water running. He has … Full story    
Published:  April 11, 2013
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York: Will immigration reform kill Rubio’s presidential chances?

Passing major legislation is not a path to the presidency. So why is Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost surely running for the 2016 Republican … Full story    
Published:  April 10, 2013
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Harrop: Do groups really foster creativity?

By FROMA HARROP

We’re not done with the Yahoo story yet. Much has been said about whether workers produce more at home and whether CEO Marissa Mayer had … Full story    
Published:  April 9, 2013
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Schmich: Roger Ebert: Beyond movies, a lesson in dying

Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google’s top 10 trends early last week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his … Full story    
Published:  April 8, 2013
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Klein: Health care law: Higher premiums or better insurance?

On Monday, we got a first look at insurance premiums under Obamacare when Vermont’s insurers became the first in the nation to set their bids. … Full story    
Published:  April 7, 2013


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