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Rubio’s False Promise

Sen. Marco Rubio will release his memoir, “An American Son” in June. In what his publisher is billing as an inspirational story, the Florida Republican writes about his family’s emigration from Cuba, and details the sacrifices that his working-class parents made so he could succeed.

The Great White Mancave

by Emily Schwartz Greco

For years, researchers have parsed the nation’s top op-ed sections and deemed them to be too male and too white. With this problem so openly acknowledged, you’d think that there’d be some improvement. Well, you’d be wrong.

Taxation without Representation

by Matias Ramos

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. I’ll give them some taxation without representation.

Riding on the Wrong Track

by Donald Kaul

I can feel some sympathy with those people who keep telling pollsters that they think the country isn’t on the right track. What I don’t understand is why so many of them keep trying to make things worse.

Grand Old Pedagogy

by Donald Kaul

It seems as though the 2012 Republican presidential primaries began the day before forever. But oh the lessons we’ve learned.

The Humanity of Poetry

by Sarah Browning

Take it from Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple. “Poetry can be sharper than a sword in cutting through lies.”

I Don’t Like Ike’s Memorial

by Donald Kaul

Stop already. Does the National Mall really need yet another monument the size of Pittsburgh?

Playing Politics with the Courts

by Marge Baker

Americans rely on having a fair and functioning judicial system that’s there for us when we need it. The courtroom is one place where we can go, no matter who we are, and know we’ll have a fair hearing — no matter whom we’re up against. But for our judicial system to function, the Senate must do its job and confirm our judges. And right now, the Senate isn’t doing its job.