Op-Ed

 
Obama’s spending ideas unbalanced
Jeffrey A. Rosen - 09/27/11 06:30 PM ET

President Obama recently proposed roughly $200 billion in new spending, along with some temporary tax relief. 

Obama reduced to tactical maneuvering
Will Marshall - 09/26/11 06:50 PM ET

President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the rich has liberals brimming with excitement. Finally, a Democrat who fights back against the plutocracy!

A continuing call for service
Rep. Mike Honda
(D-Calif.) - 09/26/11 06:48 PM ET

As the Peace Corps celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, it is time to take stock and commit to making it bigger, better and bolder.

Deterring attackers in cyberspace
Retired Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege - 09/23/11 06:00 AM ET

In the cyberspace age, we must develop capabilities to deter would-be attackers from wreaking destruction or disruption on our country.

Tea Partiers dead wrong
Bill Press - 09/22/11 06:48 PM ET

Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, Troy Davis was killed by agents of the state of Georgia.

It’s time to bring the US postal system into the 21st century
J. Morton Davis - 09/21/11 08:14 PM ET

The United States Postal Service, an independent government agency that does not currently receive taxpayer dollars, lost $8.5 billion in fiscal 2010. Based on first-quarter results, it is on track to lose almost $10 billion this year.

Heroes in a hero’s no man’s land
Sheila Wetherbee - 09/21/11 07:07 PM ET

This month, we have been remembering the many victims of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Solar flap misses point on energy subsidies
Mark Cooper - 09/21/11 07:05 PM ET

The combination of the debt-ceiling debate and the recent bankruptcy of a solar firm with a $535 million loan guarantee is certain to give energy subsidies a leading part in the Washington budget drama this fall.

The green jobs rabbit
Kenneth P. Green - 09/21/11 07:04 PM ET

Proponents of green economic planning have long fallen prey to Bullwinkle-thinking — the idea that you can make the same failed magic trick work by saying “This time for sure!” 

Great achievements begin with bold ideas
Jim Albaugh - 09/20/11 07:22 PM ET

The challenges we face as a nation have been well-documented. 

 
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