Casey Seiler: For bikes, a bridge too far
If you want to cross the Hudson River on a bicycle anywhere south of Troy's Green Island Bridge, first say a prayer.I re-learned this last Sunday afternoon on a ride that started in my beloved Pine...
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"I told him I loved him. Then I shot him."—Trinity Copeland, testifying in her murder trial, in which she was convicted of killing her father."This should not be confused with civil disobedience. This...
View ArticleMaureen Dowd: Rancher's ugly talk and the GOP
WashingtonWhen a cranky anarchist in a cowboy hat starts a sentence saying "I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro," you can be dang sure it's going downhill from there.The...
View ArticleKathleen Parker: Bundy's racist views whiplash Republicans
WashingtonThe Cliven Bundy spectacle in Nevada has provided a Wild West backdrop for our hottest political issues as we gallop toward the midterm elections.Politically, the conflict between the Bureau...
View ArticleThomas Friedman: Meaning of influence cuts two ways
Kiev, Ukraine Sometimes the simplest question speaks the biggest truth. I was meeting with some Maidan activists here in Kiev last week, and we were talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin's...
View ArticleMichael Brannigan: Just how safe is safe?
A few weeks ago, three years after the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986, the Japanese government finally allowed some Fukushima Prefecture residents to return to their homes....
View ArticleBundy needs to know violating laws won't be tolerated
The following appeared in a Los Angeles Times editorial:Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is being portrayed by some as a man of principle, an iconoclast who should be admired for his willingness to stand...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: A decision for people's courtroom
Washington Every once in a while a great, conflicted country gets an insoluble problem exactly right. Such is the Supreme Court's ruling this week on affirmative action. It upheld a Michigan...
View ArticleRichard Brodsky: Political equivalent of pine tar
I've joined the widening group of those fascinated with the scandal surrounding New York Yankee pitcher Miguel Pineda's use of pine tar to get a grip on things. I'm not sure why; it's a demonstrably...
View ArticleEditorial: First, cards on the table
THE ISSUE:Casino interests place their first bets, in some cases anonymously. THE STAKES:Citizens deserve to know what they're getting into, and with whom. Imagine a gambling hall where all the...
View ArticleEconomic sanctions will halt the Russians from coming
The following appeared in a San Jose Mercury News editorial:The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!No, seriously, they are.But instead of the hilarious landing on New England beaches...
View ArticleFracking's personal tragedies
As Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to weigh whether to allow hydraulic fracturing in New York, it is important to remember fracking's dangerous past.About a year ago, an Ohio operator was caught after...
View ArticleEditorial: Equality remains elusive
THE ISSUE:The Supreme Court has upheld a Michigan ban on affirmative action.THE STAKES:Efforts to achieve racial equality still have a long way to go. There is a legitimate role for government in...
View ArticleCongress should fix Obamacare and move on
The following appeared in a Chicago Tribune editorial:House Speaker John Boehner is catching a little heat for making fun of his fellow Republicans' reluctance to deal with immigration reform. "Here's...
View ArticleDavid Brooks: Little woes are gouging the system
All around, the fabric of peace and order is fraying. The leaders of Russia and Ukraine escalate their apocalyptic rhetoric. The Sunni-Shiite split worsens as Syria and Iraq slide into chaos. China...
View ArticleEditorial: A delay for train safety
THE ISSUE:The federal government needs to move quickly to require the rail and oil industries to upgrade their tank car fleet.THE STAKES:Albany and other communities with freight rail running through...
View ArticleRing up new patent policies
There's no question that the iPhone changed the broadband Internet. As opposed to the "dumb" phone that produced a dial tone and nothing else, the iPhone initiated a multidimensional cage match in...
View ArticleEditorial: Is this a war on defense?
Has the war on terror become a war on lawyers who defend terrorists?Sparking that concern are two recent episodes in which defense attorneys on cases stemming from 9/11 have drawn what appears to be...
View ArticleMaureen Dowd: Obama, it's time to hit home runs
WashingtonStop whining, Mr. President.And stop whiffing.Don't whinge off the record with columnists and definitely don't do it at a news conference with another world leader. It is disorienting to...
View ArticleClippers owner had to get bounced, and the NBA knew it
The following appeared in a San Jose Mercury News editorial:The world now knows what the NBA has to have known for 30 years: Donald Sterling is a racist.One way or another, he had to go. NBA...
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