| Oct 14, 2009 | Peace / SecurityLate last month, five U.S. troops died within 24 hours in southern Afghanistan. Taliban militants have killed more Americans and other troops deployed by NATO this year than in any of the previous years since President Bush ordered the invasion in 2001. Will President...
| Oct 7, 2009 | Economy / BusinessWe’re rooting for President Barack Obama and Congress to fix the economy, hoping they’ll find a way to compensate for the 7.4 million jobs that have disappeared since 2007 and assist the 1.7 million people who have lost their homes. But we also need to...
| Oct 1, 2009 | Rights / DemocracyPresident Barack Obama’s drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, should be commended for initiating some basic reforms in U.S. drug policy. One of his first sensible acts was to drop the phrase “War on Drugs.” “Regardless of how you try to explain to...
| Sep 23, 2009 | Economy / BusinessIt’s time for a constructive debate about health care that hinges on facts instead of fear. Let’s have no more circus-type antics in our town halls or perpetuating silly myths about how “big government wants to kill grandma.” Or warnings that...
| Jun 24, 2009 | Economy / BusinessLast February, amid public anger over millions in bonuses at bailed-out insurance giant AIG, our top national political leaders rushed to express their outrage — and even took some steps to place a lid on over-the-top executive pay. That lid has now come off....
