Latest articles by Tish Durkin
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Unintended consequences in Wisconsin
feature If public-sector unions continue to fight for concessions from states, American workers will pay the price
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Stop blaming China
feature Americans are ever eager to complain about their problems dealing with China. But the source of most of these troubles is much closer to home.
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Three cheers for Christiane Amanpour
feature Christiane Amanpour, the capital's newest talking head, has been roundly abused for lacking insider status. But she has something more important
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Autism and the madness of crowds
feature Having discovered that my child has autism, I have even more reason to call out the anti-vaccination conspiracy theorists for the damage they inflict.
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Vanity Fair's Tiger Woods Gross-Out
feature I gather that Tiger Woods couldn't break free of his compulsively tacky behavior until it was too late. But what's Vanity Fair's excuse?
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Remembering the real Robert Byrd
feature There's no denying the long-serving Senator's many accomplishments. But they shouldn't erase the more troubling aspects of his record.
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Every picture tells a story
feature But Obama is right. There's nothing to be gained by releasing bin Laden's
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In defense of Christians
feature By standing up for religious minorities in the Islamic world, Obama would be standing up for moderate Muslims, too
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Obama, health-care reform, and the abortion card
feature Abortion foes want to make sure health-care reform doesn't advance abortion rights. Here's why Obama should give them what they want.
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Should Obama confront China on currency manipulation?
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Obama in China: What the media missed
feature Even through a veil of censorship and propaganda, the Chinese people managed a clearer view of Obama's visit than the US media did.
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Is China dangerous?
feature Sarah Palin was widely ridiculed for her speech in Hong Kong last month. But Chinese nationalism bubbles nonstop and the alarm Palin raised about the authoritarian regime wasn't stupid—not by a long shot.
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Eunice's death reminds me: I'm a Kennedy, too
feature Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a model of the kind of energetic idealist that big, roiling families like the Kennedys once produced. If hypocrisy was a byproduct of their ideals, it was a price well worth paying.
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Sarah Palin's Pavlovian response
feature Whatever Palin's defenders may cry, her troubles don’t stem from ideology, misogyny, or snobbery but from personality. To run for national office is to have shots fired constantly at oneself and one's family. To win is to master the art of whe
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The foolish fairy tale of 'Mr. Good Enough'
feature Author Lori Gottlieb exhorts women to "settle for Mr. Good Enough." But in her mixed-up manifesto, she has simply replaced one marriage myth with another.
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What the heck happened to Hillary?
feature What has gotten into Hillary Clinton?
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The Irish Debacle
feature Ireland surged in the 1990s with low taxes and soaring home values. Now not even St. Patrick can save the Irish economy.
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The strange justifications of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
feature No matter what he says, he is not about exposing the abuse of power. He is about thwarting the exercise of power
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What Google tells us about China
feature It seems Google doesn't know if Chinese authorities are truly committed to reform. Welcome to the club
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Autism journal: 'There is nothing wrong with my son'
feature Coming to terms with a child's autism is a process of surprises
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The China conundrum
feature We all support more human rights and political freedom in China. But does anyone really know how to achieve that—or what it would even mean to the Chinese?
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Chinese women redraw the social map
feature No longer bound by ancient village ties, urbanization has unleashed a new generation of Chinese women. For some, it means a Western haircut and a degree from an elite technical college. For others, it means a chance to forage in the city garbage hea
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Two kinds of zealots at Notre Dame
feature I can't help but play Devil's Advocate, even with myself.
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Welfare mothers, hired help and Susan Boyle
feature Why was it such a shock that Boyle is so good? Why did a huge crowd laugh out loud at the very notion that she had real talent?
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