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Viewpoint: Joe Klein
feature From Time: “[Rick and Karen Santorum] have spent the past three years caring for their daughter Isabella, whose genetic defect...
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The GOP’s suicidal swing to the right
feature In recent years, the GOP’s best minds have stood mute while right-wing ideologues seized control of the party, said David Brooks at The New York Times.
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Viewpoint: Michael Gerson
feature From The Washington Post: “General Motors has announced the largest profits in its history. [Yet] both Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney have stumped across Michigan...
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Exaggerating the China threat
feature Is the U.S. “locked in a deadly struggle with Beijing”? asked Steve Chapman at the Chicago Tribune.
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The drug problem we ignore
feature In our “censorious’’ public discussions about substance abuse, drinking often gets a pass, said Frank Bruni at The New York Times.
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Infidelity tells us little about leaders
feature Many of history’s greatest leaders cheated on their wives: Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Martin Luther King Jr., to name just three, said Victor Davis Hanson at NationalReview.com.
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The Mormon threat to evangelicals
feature Simply put, evangelicals see the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as “competition’’ for souls—and dues-paying members, said David S. Reynolds at NYTimes.com.
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The slippery slope of cohabitation
feature Most young couples now live together as a safe first step before marriage.
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Were our ancestors stupid?
feature Over the past century, Americans have gained three to five IQ points per decade, on average.
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Viewpoint: Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan
feature From The New York Times: “The device in your purse or jeans that you think is a cellphone—guess again....
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Iran’s next attack might be here
feature The director of National Intelligence recently warned that as tensions with the West grow, Iran’s fanatical mullahs are “more willing to conduct an attack in the U.S.,” said Mitchell D. Silber at The Wall Street Journal.
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The need for a sane GO
feature America needs two parties to move forward into the 21st century; sadly, one is clamoring for a return to the 19th, said Thomas L. Friedman at The New York Times.
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The joys of living alone
feature It may not be for everyone, but going solo has clearly become a viable option, said Eric Klinenberg at The New York Times.
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A modest proposal for bribing voters
feature Super PACs are just the start, said Steven Pearlstein at The Washington Post.
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