Latest articles by Paul Brandus
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You are better off than you were four years ago
feature The question isn't whether things were better in 2008. They weren't. The question is whether Obama handled an unprecedented economic crisis competently or not
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Why you're wrong about gas prices and politics
feature Think gas station owners are raking it in? Think Republicans loathe renewable energy? Think again
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5 myths about gas prices, Big Oil, and the presidency
feature Our national discussion on uncomfortably high gas prices is filled with exaggerations and distortions. It's time we wised up
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Why does Wall Street hate Obama?
feature The titans of Big Finance are raking it in like never before
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My advice to high school grads
feature For starters: Beer is really an awful thing to drink. Costs too much, tastes lousy, and makes you fat.
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A Fourth of July channeling of Thomas Jefferson
feature As we celebrate our nation's 236th birthday, let's assess how the author of the Declaration of Independence might judge how we've executed his mission
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The Arab mess — and America's dilemma
feature The Arab world is plagued by poverty, repression, and unsustainable population growth. What's a global superpower to do?
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Why I like guns but hate the NRA
feature The gun-rights lobby shamelessly continues to peddle piles and piles of big fat lies
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Reflections from the Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK's car
feature "I think about it every day," says retired Secret Service agent Clint Hill. "It never goes away."
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What I learned at the gun show
feature If you've never been, you really must go. It's a fascinating sociological expedition
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JFK's murder was not a conspiracy
feature It's been nearly 50 years. It's time to face facts.
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Congress won't act on gun control. But Obama and the states can
feature For starters, the president can and should close the "gun show loophole"
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Ronald Reagan would demand more gun control
feature The GOP hero fought the NRA, and won. It's time for more Republicans to follow his example
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Edward Snowden: Traitor and hero?
feature It seems counterintuitive, but the NSA secret-spiller might be both
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Nearly all Americans think of themselves as patriots
feature And they're right
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The lessons of Boston
feature Monday's tragic bombings were undeniably a terrorist attack. Now, let's learn from our post-9/11 mistakes
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How the U.S. should deal with North Korea
feature Ambiguity has no place here; clarity, conviction, and a stealth bomber or two — that's the way to go
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Remembering 9/11: How safe are we today?
feature Your chance of dying in a terrorist attack is infinitesimal. And yet, many of us remain quite worried.
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Washington's gun debate: What's next?
feature Despite the NRA's fierce opposition to gun control, Obama has an opening
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10 years later, the Iraq war is still a failure
feature The mission, muddy as it was, remains unaccomplished
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How America is failing its veterans
feature The problem is far worse than long wait times at VA hospitals
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Forget Russia. America has a raft of more pressing problems.
feature It's time we stopped fighting Cold War demons and dealt with real catastrophes here at home
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How much privacy will you trade for security?
feature They are both important. But they don't always coexist nicely
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Did JFK predict his own death?
feature He was certainly preoccupied with the possibility of assassination
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