Don't export horses for slaughter
As an icon of hope in American imagination, nothing beats the mustang.But that hope is being dashed by a federal law that permits the federal Bureau of Land Management to round up and auction off any...
View Article50 centers hold court in China
In case you missed it, you can now get 50 cents for each political posting advocating for a position to try to sway public opinion.Of course, that money is coming from the Communist Party of China,...
View ArticleThomas Friedman: EU's allure is a threat to Putin
While you can talk about Ukraine until the cows come home, this story is 95 percent about Vladimir Putin and how he has chosen to define Russia's interests. The truth is, Russia and its neighbors need...
View ArticleMaking 'Mockingbird' accessible to a new generation
The following appeared in a Dallas Morning News editorial:"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're...
View ArticleEditorial: A political prescription
THE ISSUE:A senator offers a compromise to break New York's impasse on medical marijuana.THE STAKES:Will politicians let medical professionals make the medical decisions? In a perfect world,...
View ArticlePreparing for Derby no run for the roses
Today will mark the 140th Kentucky Derby. Cameras will transmit an elite field of 20 magnificent thoroughbreds prancing to the tune of "My Old Kentucky Home."Press coverage will spotlight celebrities,...
View ArticleRex Smith: Exercising a right, losing another
Assuming you buy the Supreme Court's argument that spending money is an exercise of free speech, you'd have to say that Donald Sterling has been exercising his right to racist rant for a long time.But...
View ArticleCourt ruling provides EPA with legal backing to fight climate change
Court ruling provides EPA with legal backing to fight climate change The following appeared in a San Jose Mercury News editorial: The Supreme Court decision handing the Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleNotable Quotes Of The Week
"I know I'm a moral man, a man of integrity."—Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y, in response to federal charges of evading taxes"He cheated, evaded, and then lied."—George Venizelos, head of the FBI's New...
View ArticleEditorials: Long story short
A vote to flip overAnyone involved in competitive cheerleading can tell you the Board of Regents' vote to recognize it as a high school interscholastic sport was long overdue.From complicated...
View ArticleEditorial: A way out of entitlements
THE ISSUE:The U.S. Senate fails to vote on a minimum wage hike as some blame poverty on welfare.THE STAKES:Wages that keep people impoverished must be part of the discussion. Though you wouldn't know...
View Article1939 World's Fair full of promise
Seventy-five years ago this past Wednesday, the 1939 New York World's Fair opened, and over the next year-and-a-half, 45 million visitors flocked to "a place of bright lights, colors, and streamlined...
View ArticleCasey Seiler: Portrait of a real Mad man
My first impression of Al Feldstein was that he looked like an Eastern rube who had been taken for the proverbial ride at a Western-wear emporium.When I met him in the spring of 1991, this son of...
View ArticleKathleen Parker: Lessons learned at correspondents' dinner
WashingtonThis is the time when Americans renew their hatred of Washington and Washington wallows in a bittersweet cocktail of self-love and self-loathing.Which is to say, this is White House...
View ArticleMaureen Dowd: Lack of oxygen leaves Obama gasping
Washington The First Family is all over the news, discussing the management of the economy, income inequality, raising the minimum wage, the vicissitudes of press coverage and the benefits of healthy...
View ArticleThomas Friedman: Not smart at home or abroad
There has been a festival of commentary of late bemoaning the pusillanimous foreign policy of President Barack Obama. If only we had a president who rode horses shirtless, wrestled a tiger or took a...
View ArticleToward a common goal
There's been a lot of heated debate in New York around education issues. Discussions are under way about the best way to move forward. As the debate proceeds, there are a few basic facts and goals on...
View ArticleA step back for education
THE ISSUE:The Board of Regents has approved a delay to new K-12 teacher certification requirements.THE STAKES:At a time when we ask children to meet higher standards, teachers should, too. Parents,...
View ArticleClemency a good first step to ending failed War on Drugs
The following appeared in a Seattle Times editorial:Finally, the U.S. government is waking up to the realization that it cannot jail its way out of a drug problem.President Obama's Department of...
View ArticleWords can link faith to bad actions
On May 21, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum in New York is scheduled to release "The Rise of Al-Qaeda," a seven-minute film telling the story of the attacks. Full disclosure: I have not...
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