November 07, 2009

The Myth of the 2008 Election Demolished

Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans...


November 06, 2009

Our Stranger in Kabul

WASHINGTON Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing here, portraying someone less than regal—flurried, anxious Blanche...

So Much for Being Cautious

Six years ago San Franciso, a black hole of liberalism—infinitely dense—became the first major U.S. city to adopt the precautionary principle....


November 05, 2009

Ellen Goodman: Who Says Women Were Happier Before Feminism?

SOCIAL TRENDS BOSTON Not long ago a group of writers decided to publish a book of essays we called: Feminism Made Me Happy. It was an in-your-face title,...


November 04, 2009

‘Take No Prisoners’: This Time, Post’s Strategy Failed

WASHINGTON Bob McDonnell’s decisive victory is even more impressive if one stops to acknowledge that it came in the face of incredibly daunting opposition,...


November 03, 2009

What Others Are Saying About Health Care

Amy Sullivan, Time Magazine: Does Focus on the Family fund abortions? It does if you hold the organization to the same standard it uses to insist that...

Charles Krauthammer col. Afghanistan

WASHINGTON Old Soviet joke: Moscow, 1953. Stalin calls in Khrushchev. “Niki, I’m dying. Don’t have much to leave you. Just three envelopes....


November 02, 2009

Younger Generation: It’s Time to Invest in Millennials

WASHINGTON Regardless of age, the economic crisis has had an impact on all of our lives. It has touched every family in some way, and its effects continue...

Economics Affects Foreign Policy, National Security

CHARLOTTESVILLE Afundamental foreign policy dilemma faces President Obama this fall: How can the United States pay for its growing economic and security...


November 01, 2009

A Conversation on Manipulation and Consensus

An imaginary conversation . . . Obama: You’re back. Yes indeed. Happy holidays, Mr. President. Aren’t you pushing the season a little? Not...

Higher Education: Virginia Is Innovating for Success

The recession and resulting loss of jobs and business activity present state leaders with a unique set of challenges to attract and retain top industries...

Higher Education: The Commonwealth, Colleges Stand at a Crossroads . . .

Having had the honor to serve on the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) for the past four years, and having completed a two-year term...


October 31, 2009

Correction

Mark Ryan’s Op/Ed column yesterday misstated Wellpoint’s profits. In 2008, the health insurance company reported $61 billion in revenue and...


October 30, 2009

HEALTH CARE: Only the Public Option can Resuscitate Reform

The public health insurance option has been declared dead many times over the past few months. Monday, it was revived once again. Harry Reid’s inclusion...


October 29, 2009

A Dose of Realism in the Drug War

WASHINGTON During his immersion in his new job, Gil Kerlikowske attended a focus group of 7-year-old girls and was mystified by their talk about “farm...

Jump Through Hoops to Please the Ladies?

WASHINGTON As if President Obama didn’t have enough on his plate with health care and Afghanistan, he’s now faced with the problem that can’t...

Voting Machines: State Has Long Way to Go

Our votes must be counted accurately even if computer software fails. That simple concept has been championed by technology experts in Virginia and around...


October 28, 2009

Involvement: Minding the Education Achievement Gap

The math scores from a national test called “The Nation’s Report Card” are in, and there’s reason to be concerned. According to...


October 27, 2009

The Promise of a ‘Public Plan’ Is Merely a Mirage

WASHINGTON In the health care debate, the “public plan” is all things to all people. For supporters, it would discipline greedy private insurers...


October 26, 2009

Thornhill: The Future Belongs to the Old

Have you seen the advertising campaign for Dos Equis beer featuring “The Most Interesting Man in the World”? Each commercial depicts exploits...

Krauthammer: What’s With White House War on Fox News?

WASHINGTON Rahm Emanuel once sent a dead fish to a live pollster. Now he’s put a horse’s head in Roger Ailes’ bed. Not very subtle. And...

Goodman: Make a Donation to Those Who Need It

BOSTON This story begins, as do so many dramas, at the box office. We are standing in line, three generations defined by a three-tier price structure:...


October 25, 2009

Mackenzie: Recent News Items Suggest the Direction of Things

On the landscape of happenings suggesting the direction of things these days, maybe you missed . . . That Democrats supposedly are “vexed”...

Governor’s Race: So Who’s Going to Win? Look to the North Stars

CHARLOTTESVILLE We’re heading ‘round the final bend in this year’s Virginia contest for governor, so it’s time to take a look at...


October 24, 2009

Marines: The Real Heroes of the Republic

One Friday in late August, I attended the United States Marine Corps Evening Parade with an unusual guest, a retired judge and combat veteran from Alexandria,...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTINUED: Deeds Appreciates State’s Rich Diversity

Deeds Appreciates State’s Rich Diversity Editor, Times-Dispatch: Creigh Deeds should be our next governor. Currently representing the 25th District...


October 23, 2009

Media Cheer White House’s Two-Minute Hate

If the Bush administration had spent two consecutive weeks urging the nation’s media to ignore anything reported by, say, The New York Times because...

VITA: Remember Why There’s an IT Infrastructure Partnership

FAIRFAX The ground was soft and muddy, but the atmosphere was jovial. Gov. Tim Kaine and then-Attorney General Bob McDonnell were in attendance. Fried...


October 22, 2009

Another Entitlement For Seniors . . .

WASHINGTON Three years before Rep. Wilbur Mills, the Arkansas Democrat who then chaired the Ways and Means Committee, had his fling with a stripper named...

EDUCATION: Let Virginia Give Every Child Every Chance, Every Day

Most educators are committed to the idea of giving every child every chance to succeed every day in our public schools. Yet Virginia’s 2009 on-time...

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