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The vital role of shame in society
feature Liberals are horrified by a new New York City ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy.
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The curious hatred of Tim Tebow
feature What galls his critics, it seems, is that a pro athlete could be more earnest than a Boy Scout; “there isn’t an ironic bone in Tim Tebow’s body,” said Daniel Foster at NationalReview.com.
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Political science isn’t science
feature In May, Congress voted to eliminate $11 million in government grants for political science research.
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The costly fallacy of green energy
feature For years, greens have relentlessly insisted that replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy “will create jobs and stimulate the economy.”
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America, the chosen nation
feature On what do politicians base their claims about America’s divine role? asked Andrew Bacevich at the Los Angeles Times.
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Why doctors refuse heroic medical care
feature Like most doctors, I have made it clear that when my time comes, “I will go gently into that good night,” said Ken Murray at The Wall Street Journal.
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We need a new national anthem
feature “Anything would be better than those ‘bombs bursting in air,’” especially since they usually arrive off-key, said Michael Kinsley in The Washington Post.
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Our broken health-care system
feature “If we don’t act, we’re surrendering our future to runaway health spending,” said Robert Samuelson at The Washington Post.
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Shed no tears for Qaddafi
feature For all the suffering the tyrant inflicted over decades, he suffered “perhaps an hour of torment” and a bullet to the head, said Charles Krauthammer at The Washington Post.
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