Kathleen Parker February 14, 2014
February 17, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 14, 2014 It is easy these days to imagine that one is living in a fairy tale, albeit a dreary one.In fairy tales, as in Washington,…
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Kathleen Parker February 14, 2014
February 17, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 14, 2014 It is easy these days to imagine that one is living in a fairy tale, albeit a dreary one. In fairy tales, as in…
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Kathleen Parker February 11, 2014
February 13, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 11, 2014 Groundhog Day isn’t just a movie. Here it is early 2014 — still almost three years away from a new presidency — but it’s high…
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Kathleen Parker February 11, 2014
February 13, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 11, 2014 Groundhog Day isn’t just a movie. Here it is early 2014 — still almost three years away from a new presidency — but it’s high…
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Kathleen Parker February 4, 2014
February 11, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 4, 2014 We have officially reached the take-a-step-back moment in the unfolding — or unraveling — of the Chris Christie alleged bridge/political retribution/Sandy funds political scandal. It…
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Kathleen Parker February 7, 2014
February 11, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 7, 2014 President Obama gave a lovely speech at the recent National Prayer Breakfast — and one is reluctant to criticize. But pry my jaw from the floorboards. Without a hint…
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Kathleen Parker February 7, 2014
February 10, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 7, 2014 President Obama gave a lovely speech at the recent National Prayer Breakfast — and one is reluctant to criticize. But pry my jaw from the…
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Robert Samuelson February 9, 2014
February 10, 2014By Robert Samuelson February 9, 2014 Something strange is happening in Washington. We are slowly dismantling the federal government, even as its spending is growing larger. The paradox is…
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Kathleen Parker February 7, 2014
February 10, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 7, 2014 President Obama gave a lovely speech at the recent National Prayer Breakfast — and one is reluctant to criticize. But pry my jaw from the…
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Robert Samuelson February 9, 2014
February 10, 2014By Robert Samuelson February 9, 2014 Something strange is happening in Washington. We are slowly dismantling thefederal government, even as its spending is growing larger. The paradoxis that governmental…
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Robert Samuelson February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014By Robert Samuelson February 5, 2014 How well-off are the elderly? The answer is crucial to public debateabout Social Security, Medicare and other programs to help olderAmericans. If most…
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Kathleen Parker February 4, 2014
February 5, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 4, 2014 We have officially reached the take-a-step-back moment in theunfolding — or unraveling — of the Chris Christie allegedbridge/political retribution/Sandy funds political scandal. It always happens…
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Kathleen Parker February 4, 2014
February 5, 2014By Kathleen ParkerFebruary 4, 2014 We have officially reached the take-a-step-back moment in theunfolding — or unraveling — of the Chris Christie allegedbridge/political retribution/Sandy funds political scandal. It always happens…
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Robert Samuelson February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014By Robert Samuelson February 5, 2014 How well-off are the elderly? The answer is crucial to public debateabout Social Security, Medicare and other programs to help olderAmericans. If most…
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Kathleen Parker January 31, 2014
February 3, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 31, 2014 President Obama’s imaginary son is back in town, and this time he can’t play football. Dad says so. And Mom probably would, too. On this…
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Robert Samuelson January 29, 2014
February 3, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 29, 2014 Americans care about mobility — and are baffled by it. Therags-to-riches story is part of national folklore. And yet, mobility issaid to be…
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Robert Samuelson January 30, 2014
February 3, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 30, 2014 “For several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorousargument over the proper size of the federal government. It’s animportant debate.”…
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Kathleen Parker January 31, 2014
February 3, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 31, 2014 President Obama’s imaginary son is back in town, and this time he can’t play football. Dad says so. And Mom probably would, too. On this…
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Robert Samuelson February 2, 2014
February 3, 2014By Robert Samuelson February 2, 2014 Unless you are exceptionally coldblooded, it’s hard not to bedisturbed by today’s huge economic inequality. The gap between the richand the poor is…
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Robert Samuelson February 2, 2014
February 3, 2014By Robert Samuelson February 2, 2014 Unless you are exceptionally coldblooded, it’s hard not to bedisturbed by today’s huge economic inequality. The gap between the richand the poor is…
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Robert Samuelson January 30, 2014
February 3, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 29, 2014 “For several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorousargument over the proper size of the federal government. It’s animportant debate.”…
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Robert Samuelson January 29, 2014
February 3, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 29, 2014 Americans care about mobility — and are baffled by it. Therags-to-riches story is part of national folklore. And yet, mobility issaid to be…
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Kathleen Parker January 31, 2014
February 2, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 31, 2014 President Obama’s imaginary son is back in town, and this time he can’t play football. Dad says so. And Mom probably would, too. On this…
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Kathleen Parker January 31, 2014
February 2, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 31, 2014 President Obama’s imaginary son is back in town, and this time he can’t play football. Dad says so. And Mom probably would, too. On this…
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Kathleen Parker January 28, 2014
January 29, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 28, 2014 President Obama is correct in wanting to makehigher education more affordable and accessible, but Americans wouldalso be correct in wondering just what they’re paying for.…
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Kathleen Parker January 28, 2014
January 29, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 28, 2014 President Obama is correct in wanting to makehigher education more affordable and accessible, but Americans wouldalso be correct in wondering just what they’re paying for.…
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Kathleen Parker January 24, 2014
January 27, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 24, 2014 We know what Mike Huckabee meant. Sort of. Kind of. But, really? Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidentialcandidate, talk-show host and erstwhile Baptist…
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Kathleen Parker January 24, 2014
January 27, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 24, 2014 We know what Mike Huckabee meant. Sort of. Kind of. But, really? Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidentialcandidate, talk-show host and erstwhile Baptist…
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Robert Samuelson January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 27, 2014 As Ben Bernanke, the outgoing chairman of the Federal Reserve, mustrecognize, he is the victim of the law of diminishing returns. In theinitial…
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Robert Samuelson January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 27, 2014 As Ben Bernanke, the outgoing chairman of the Federal Reserve, mustrecognize, he is the victim of the law of diminishing returns. In theinitial…
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Kathleen Parker January 21, 2014
January 22, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 21, 2014 The question du jour is, why did Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer wait so long to step forward and level her corruption allegations at New Jersey…
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Kathleen Parker January 21, 2014
January 22, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 21, 2014 The question du jour is, why did Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer wait so long to step forward and level her corruption allegations at New Jersey…
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Robert Samuelson January 16, 2014
January 20, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 16, 2014 This minimum wage business is tricky. On its face, raising the wage seems an easy way to fight poverty. Just pay low-wage workers…
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Robert Samuelson January 16, 2014
January 20, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 16, 2014 This minimum wage business is tricky. On its face, raising the wage seems an easy way to fight poverty. Just pay low-wage workers…
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Robert Samuelson January 19, 2014
January 20, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 19, 2014 The baffling Bitcoin boom is either an exercise in self-delusion — a high-tech Ponzi scheme that will come crashing down — or an imaginative new…
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Kathleen Parker January 18, 2014
January 20, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 18, 2014 Everybody’s doing it — confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways — so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding, kidding. Anyone over 30 recognizes the old adage:…
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Robert Samuelson January 19, 2014
January 20, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 16, 2014 The baffling Bitcoin boom is either an exercise in self-delusion — a high-tech Ponzi scheme thatwill come crashing down — or an imaginative new Internet…
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Kathleen Parker January 18, 2014
January 20, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 18, 2014 Everybody’s doing it — confessing their youthful, pot-smoking ways — so here goes. I don’t remember. Kidding, kidding. Anyone over 30 recognizes the old adage:…
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Robert Samuelson January 12, 2014
January 14, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 12, 2014 We are awash in retrospectives of the War on Poverty, launched 50 years ago this month by Lyndon Johnson. A furious debatehas developed between…
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Kathleen Parker January 14, 2014
January 14, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 14, 2014 As we evaluate the efficacy of the War on Poverty, a single, unquantifiable factor stubbornly demands attention: luck. When it comes to the fortunes of the…
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Robert Samuelson January 12, 2014
January 14, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 12, 2014 We are awash in retrospectives of the War on Poverty, launched 50 years ago this month by Lyndon Johnson. A furious debate has developed…
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Kathleen Parker January 14, 2014
January 14, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 14, 2014 As we evaluate the efficacy of the War on Poverty, a single, unquantifiable factor stubbornly demands attention: luck. When it comes to the fortunes of the…
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Kathleen Parker January 10, 2014
January 13, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 10, 2014 In the days since revelations surfaced about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s office orchestrating the now-infamous George Washington Bridge lane closings, I’ve had at least…
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Robert Samuelson January 8, 2014
January 13, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 8, 2014 Call it the $2.8 trillion enigma. That’s the amount Americans spenton health care in 2012. The good news is that health spending slowed…
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Kathleen Parker January 10, 2014
January 13, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 10, 2014 In the days since revelations surfaced about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s office orchestrating the now-infamous George Washington Bridge lane closings, I’ve had at least…
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Robert Samuelson January 8, 2014
January 13, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 8, 2014 Call it the $2.8 trillion enigma. That’s the amount Americans spenton health care in 2012. The good news is that health spending slowed…
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Kathleen Parker January 3, 2014
January 7, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 4, 2014 If you happen to be one of those who enjoy politics as a blood sport, 2014’s midterm election promises to be a carnival of gore.…
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Kathleen Parker January 7, 2014
January 7, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 7, 2014 In politics, it’s all in how you say things. George Orwell knew what he was talking about when he described political language as “designed to…
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Robert Samuelson January 5, 2014
January 7, 2014By Robert Samuelson January 5, 2014 There is more than a little hypocrisy to the outcry that thegovernment, through the National Security Agency (NSA), issystematically destroying Americans’ right to…
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Kathleen Parker January 3, 2014
January 7, 2014By Kathleen ParkerJanuary 4, 2014 If you happen to be one of those who enjoy politics as a blood sport, 2014’s midterm election promises to be a carnival of gore.…
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