Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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Oprah the Capitalist
Posted on May 26, 2011
Without Oprah Winfrey, there would be no President Obama. And Republicans should be okay with that. Let me explain. While Oprah campaigned for Barack Obama in the last election, that...
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Israel
Posted on May 20, 2011
About a decade ago, I visited the Golan Heights as part of a broader trip that took me all around Israel. Back then, visiting Israel brought out a jumble of...
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Audit Uncle Sam
Posted on May 19, 2011
Where does our money go? In 1994, Congressional Republicans promised during the campaign to audit the books of the House of Representatives in their famous Contract with America. This promise...
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Men Behaving Badly
Posted on May 18, 2011
The best show on television, in my humble opinion, is “The Good Wife.” Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth star as a political power couple thrown on the rocks by a...
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A Grand Bargain
Posted on May 17, 2011
The single best thing President Obama could do to ensure his reelection is sign a bill that would cut Medicare. It wouldn’t hurt if the bill included some tax increases,...
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