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They’ve Had Their Six

How will you spend your tax cut? I expect to save some and pay off some bills, but I will not be making any major purchases, such as a car. I will certainly not be employing anyone with my tax cut, and I cannot see how my new spending habits will lead to anyone becoming employed. (read more)

Politicians Enrich Farmers, Treat Detroit like Manure

Instead of giving their products names invoking speed and freedom— Impala, Mustang, Cougar—Chrysler, Ford and GM ought to have gone barnyard and called their cars the Cow, the Hog, or the Hen. (read more)

It’s Our Party, We’ll Buy if We Want To

Barack Obama is already at work crafting the details of the latest economic stimulus package: his own inauguration. (read more)

Rules! There’s No Rules in an Election Fight!

The election is over, at last!! No more insulting ads, no more robocalls, no more terrorist candidates. (read more)

Throwing Smoke: Baseball, Bull Durham and the Classroom

I have come to see that my classes over the span of a semester are a lot like a baseball season. (read more)

Approve This Message: Let’s Have a Real Election

Is it possible to have an election in which the focus is on the issues? If it’s ever going to happen, this is the year. (read more)

Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a...

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Why I want to be Stephen Colbert's running mate

Seduced by war: Our power does not make us great; our greatness gives us power

What Would Jesus Talk About: Conspiracy Theories and Gossip

Walk The Line: Colleges, Towns Should Team Up

Invading Ants Make Living Conditions No Picnic

Clearing Up the Symptoms of Religious Intolerance

Disenfranchisement Deadlines

Speak No Evil: The Language of Separation

Wailing WalMart: Dispensing Justice with Miles of Aisles

Paying the Freight is Not Taxing for Good Government

Not Your Father's NFL

Intelligent designer? More likely, God is a chemist

Intelligent Design

On Flag Burning

Killing Africa Softly with their Songs

Keep the Filibuster

Racial Stereotypes Go Underground

Is Social Security Going Down the Drain?

Should Government be God's Work?

Foxed by Botox

Creating Worlds and Within Them, Religion

It's Not Rocket Science: No Child Left Behind Will Force Schools to Put Science Ed on Front Burner

Hung Up on Land Lines, Pollsters Miss Crucial Cell Phone Culture

Upon this Rock, Thou Shalt Not Grandstand: The Ten Commandments

The Carolinian's Legacy

It's A Beautiful Day in the Nibor Hood

Time Will Tell if No Child is Left Behind

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