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03/10/2010

Thomas Friedman: An Iraq worth fighting - and dying - for
If Iraq has any sort of decent outcome – and becomes a real Shiite-majority, multiethnic democracy right next door to the phony Iranian version – it will be a source of permanent pressure on the Iranian regime.

Carl Leubsdorf: Good news in Iraq doesn't wipe away the bad
Nearly seven years after President George W. Bush initially proclaimed success, the American mission in Iraq finally seems as close to being accomplished as it may ever be. But doubts will remain if it was worth the massive cost in lives and treasure.

Anchia and Johnson: A challenge to build on solar idea
We were thrilled by TXU’s announcement last week that it will team with SolarCity to provide an option for residents wanting to install rooftop solar panels, but the program will not be sustainable once the Oncor funding is exhausted. What's next?

Kathleen Parker: Health deals add up to mind-boggling debt
Not only are the sweetheart deals still part of the health care bill, but they're bigger and worser, as the bard gave us permission to say. And the health care "reform" bill is, consequently, more expensive by billions.

03/09/2010

Thomas Sowell: Economic stimulus or sedative?
Government money alone was never supposed to restore the economy. It was supposed to get the private sector spending, lending, investing and employing. The question: Is that what has actually happened?

Mark Davis: Two who want to stand in path of Democratic tank
Political analyst Charlie Cook's Partisan Voting Index is a measure of the nation's political landscape. In congressional districts, the index is derived by averaging voter totals from the previous two presidential elections and comparing them to the national presidential vote.

Eugene Robinson: The 'Al-Qaeda 7' smear campaign
Liz Cheney, the former vice president's ambitious daughter, has in her hand a list of nine Justice Department lawyers whose "values" she has the gall to question. She ought to spend the time examining her own principles, if she can find them.

03/08/2010

William McKenzie: The next horizons in education reform
For 25 years, a reform movement has driven education policies around the nation. We saw it take root in Texas with the 1985 no-pass, no-play law, and it has been alive in Washington with efforts like the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act.

Jeff Jacoby: How separating school and state would pay off
If the goal is to have more American students get a successful education, it is far from clear that imposing a single set of benchmarks from above is the best strategy for getting there.

Jonah Goldberg: Big business is not bad, but simply vampiric
It turns out that's what most big businesses and fat cats do: back the winner. And that's probably the best explanation for why the Republicans are getting more money from Wall Street these days.

Clarence Page: Desiree Rogers and the fickleness of D.C.
As soon as Desiree Rogers announced her departure as President Barack Obama's White House social secretary, her image in major Washington media spun around from negative to positive fast enough to give an average mortal whiplash.

03/04/2010

Tod Robberson: Obama should just let Chávez implode
Just like a child prone to tantrums, Hugo Chávez thrives on attention. The more he is ignored, the bigger fool he makes of himself. Against this backdrop, it seems silly to suggest the United States should say or do anything to engage him.

Marcela Sanchez: Venezuela, a bastion of democracy?
To no one's surprise, Hugo Chávez's 11-year-old populist revolution in Venezuela has a less-than-stellar record on democracy and human rights. Like other Latin American leaders, he shrugs off such criticism. He may have a point.

Dawn McMullan: From Congo to Dallas, women helping women
I grew up in a middle-class family in small-town Texas. My dad called me Princess and Blue Eyes. I wanted to be the Dallas Cowboys' first female quarterback, so my dad tossed the football with me for hours in the yard to practice.

Nicholas Kristof: The link between child brides and terrorism
It's hard to imagine that there have been many younger divorcees – or braver ones – than a pint-size third-grader named Nujood Ali.

03/05/2010

Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow: Why own anything?
In many purchases, we don't want the thing per se – we want what it can do for us. You don't crave a lawn mower, you want shorter grass; the desire is not for a refrigerator but for cold, unspoiled milk. Wouldn't renting make more sense than owning?

Point Person: Our Q&A with Lauren Marchetti
As part of her "Let's Move" campaign against childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama wants more children to walk to school. Lauren Marchetti, director of the federal National Center for Safe Routes to School, talks about the realities.

George Will: Self-esteem, self-destruction
The theory that praise, self-esteem and accomplishment increase in tandem is false. Children incessantly praised for their intelligence (often by parents who are really praising themselves) often underrate the importance of effort.

Edward Baca: Improve our democracy by ... getting a kitten?
The almost daily scapegoating in Washington plays out more like a Tom and Jerry cartoon than meaningful discourse. One option for an ordinary citizen is to let it build resentment and anger in his soul. My wife and I went out and got a kitten.

Chuck Bloom: Improve democracy with a 'None' ballot option
Critics might claim that such a voter option would result in stymied government and a less-than-effective means to exercise democracy. I would counter with one question: Is it really working that well right now?

Joe Sissom: Improve democracy by inverting the ballot
Reversing the ballot order would encourage voters to take the time to research each race separately. Why not put those elected offices first that are not only physically closer to you but that have more direct effect on your life than governors or senators?

Chase Wofford: I chose cash over experience
If I were not a high school teacher, I probably would not have this regret. But I regularly receive e-mails and letters about internship opportunities, and they sound so intriguing. Often, I stop and think, "Man, I wish I could apply for this."

03/04/2010

Marc Rosenblum: How we can change E-Verify for the better
To be successful, a verification screening system must be accurate: Illegal workers should be flagged and legal workers cleared. It must also be efficient and give employers a simple red light or green light. E-Verify fails to meet these goals.

Lynn Woolley: Why Hutchison needs to resign
What about integrity? Kay Bailey Hutchison is an excellent senator – but this is about politicians telling the truth. Is it OK to essentially tell a fib if it helps out during a campaign – knowing you can always squirm out of it later?

Balance of Opinion: Hot water on Capitol Hill
Though the health care reform debate continues to dominate the Washington circus, the punditry's attention has been partially diverted by Democrat Charles Rangel's ethics problems and Republican Jim Bunning's temporary block of a federal aid bill.

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