Emergency rule in Pakistan: Your views

Send us your thoughts on President Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule in Pakistan.


Seeing the light of day

Oh, the light! The autumn light! Is there anything more glorious than an October day, awash in the sun's low-slung amber rays? And yet ... perhaps you feel the dread, too.


In the first place, simple pleasures were fun and free

Sunday, November 04, 2007 November marks the first anniversary of Tales of the City. During the past year, we've received personal essays on every sort of topic: geek love, accidental encounters, the saving grace of music and dealing with cancer and Alzheimer's disease.


PARKER: Waffling, not being a woman, makes Hillary a target

Saturday, November 03, 2007 When you're leading the Democratic presidential race, as Hillary Clinton is, you might expect other candidates to focus their sharpest criticism your way. Yet the spin coming out of the Clinton campaign is that the men were ganging up on Hillary.


Black: Have it all,or have what makes you happy

Saturday, November 03, 2007 NEW YORK — There's a phrase that came into vogue awhile back: "having it all.


The immigration question, from a historical perspective

Saturday, November 03, 2007 Gregory Rodriguez lends a scholarly voice to the national shouting match over immigration, and anyone interested in historical context should listen to him.


Should we protect greenfield sites?

The National Trust is considering buying greenfield land to protect it from further housing development. Should we do more to protect our countryside?


Bonner: We must fight cancer

Friday, November 02, 2007 I was "on the road again" in a campaign bus rolling through East Texas when I got two e-mails. One of the most creative and bright talents of Austin, Karen Kuykendall, had lost her battle with lung cancer.


Support Texas roads

Friday, November 02, 2007 359 million hours. That is how many hours Texans will spend in congested traffic this year. Unfortunately, that is the good news.


Africa's chance

Things are looking up in Africa. Now's the time to help it.


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Thompson: "Wrong Answer"

Thompson: "Wrong Answer"

Fred Thompson has some thoughts on Hillary: I've mentioned it before, but Fred does very well in this kind of informal chat video, which is not really an ad. But what if this is what Fred's ads will look like?...



Confronting the Terror

Putin performed a service to his people by acknowledging that millions of their ancestors had been "killed and sent to camps, shot and tortured."


Big Brother meets Big Parent

If you are not monitoring, you are a bad parent.


Collins: Everybody vs. Hillary

You'd have to be a very committed Hillaryite to be comfortable with two hours of dodging and weaving.


How Iraq's elections set back democracy

I propose that a new electoral law be devised to move Iraq toward a completely district-based electoral system, like the American Congress.


The new imperialists

Humanitarians in Africa are more powerful and less benign than they appear.


The driveway philosophers

Intellectuals who explore maleness do not include the Men Leaning Against The Car Murmuring archetype.


Bin Laden speaks; Return the marbles; Doing the right thing

Bin Laden speaks; Return the marbles; Doing the right thing


Is troop surge in Iraq working?

Latest figures suggest the number of violent deaths in Iraq has continued to fall. How much can the US military take credit for this?


The Gender Card

Speaking at her alma mater, Wellesley College, yesterday, some think Hillary Clinton dropped the "gender card" with comments like this one: "In so many ways this all women's college prepared me to compete in the all-boys club of presidential politics."...


Rudy's Thoughts on VP Pick

Rudy Giuliani was on South Carolina's ETV's "The Big Picture on the Radio Show" and had some thoughts on vice presidential picks. From the ETV press release: I would want a vice president who was a partner. Someone who was...


The New Edwards Ad -- 'Heroes'

When you're John Edwards and you have much less money than your principal opponents, how you choose to spend it is key. Thus, his new 60-second ad, "Heroes," -- part of an apparent almost million dollar buy -- is extremely...


Newt: Hillary's Chances Have Dropped

Via Jim Geraghty, Newt Gingrich, speaking on Sean Hannity's radio program yesterday, said that Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the nomination have dropped from 80% to 50% on account of her performance Tuesday night: Her performance in that debate was...


Huckabee Hits Mark

The Huckabee campaign set an October fundraising goal of $1,034,487 -- which was the campaign's total take in a disappointing third quarter. The campaign hit that goal with $1,064,271 raised by Oct. 31. Now the campaign has set a November...


DeMint vs. Daschle

On the front page, Sen. Jim DeMint and former Sen. Tom Daschle argue SCHIP politics....


Top Liberals and Conservatives

The Telegraph just released its top 20 American liberals and conservatives. Not to give away the ending, but a certain frontrunner tops the conservative list....


Menezes verdict: Your reaction

London's police force broke health and safety laws over the shooting dead of a Brazilian man mistaken for a suicide bomber, a jury finds. Your reaction?


How should we teach children to read?

Reading standards have barely improved since the 1950s according to a study. What is the best way to teach reading?


SC Poll: Romney Rises, Hillary Leads

New Winthrop /ETV poll in South Carolina (Oct 7-28, 522 likely GOP primary voters, MoE 4.29%, and 534 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE 4.24%). The big news in the poll comes on the Republican side, where Romney, Giuliani and Thompson...


Bonus PM Line

A little bonus PM Line for you: Reid is reporting that Senator Obama was not among the 29 Senators who signed onto a letter to authored by Jim Webb of Virginia warning President Bush not to take military action against...


Salas: Get a read on the future

Friday, November 02, 2007 Twelve years is a long time. It is the normal span to complete primary and secondary education, which can seem like a lifetime. Historically, at 12 years old, one arrives at the age of reckoning, the time for children to confront maturity and take on responsibility.


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