Author: Katharine Rust

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Bret Stephens on BP and Gadhafi, Steven Pearlstein on Obama and big business, and more

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Yves Smith and Rob Parenteau on profits hurting capitalism, Kathryn Jean Lopez on women in politics, and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jul 2, 2010

Brazil Loss Stuns, Saddens, Elates Twitter

Reactions to another slain sports giant

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5 Best Friday Columns

Charles Krauthammer on terror and Islamism, Peggy Noonan on a cold man's warm words, and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jul 1, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Karl Rove on Obama's fiscal road to gell, Anne Applebaum on Russia's old spy tricks and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 30, 2010

Beards, Sandwiches, and Speedways: What Cities Are Using to Woo LeBron

As free agency draws near, the top runners are getting desperate

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 30, 2010

Shock as Tennis Giants Fall at Wimbledown

Why you won't be seeing the Williams sisters and other top players in the finals

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By Heather Horn , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 30, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Ruth Marcus on the unhinged right, David Wise on the spy who came out to the suburbs and more

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By Heather Horn , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 29, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

David Ignatius on reconciling with the Taliban, Stanley Fish on student evaluations, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 25, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Ronald Brownstein on the sinking ship of state, Joan Wickersham on marital shibboleths and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 24, 2010

After Grueling Three-Day Tennis Match, Who Comes Out on Top?

Wimbledon's record-breaking match has more than one winner

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 24, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

David Broder on campaign finance, Joe Klein on Petraeus's way forward and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 23, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Holman Jenkins on blowout preventers, Glenn Greenwald on the causes and effects of the War on Terror, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 22, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Birth control, lithium, and those damn vuvuzelas

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 21, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

David Ignatius on Afghanistan and trade partnerships, Nancy Bauer on lady power, and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 17, 2010

Best Tweets: Non-Soccer, Non-Hayward Edition

Was no one paying attention to the oil hearings?

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 17, 2010

By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 17, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Deficits, divorce, health-care disaster. Someone think of the children!

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 16, 2010

Switzerland 1, Spain 0: Reactions to the First World Cup Upset

With the fall of the favored champions, it's anyone's game

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 16, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Wes Davis on Bloomsday, Claire Berlinski on Sarah Palin as Thatcher's second coming and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 15, 2010

North Korean Team: Face of Dictatorship, or Lovable Underdogs?

Commentators fret over whether they can cheer

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 15, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Obama's Katrina, refugee reform, and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 14, 2010

By Katharine Rust

Jun 14, 2010

New Kings of New York Theater: London, Hollywood

Some unexpected victors cleaned up at the Tonys

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By Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 14, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

On conservative women and feminism, the future of biotechnology, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 11, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Deficits! Distractions! The Department of Education! And... soccer?

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 10, 2010

Vuvuzela: Pride of South Africa or Bane of World Cup?

What fans and critics think of the noise-making horn

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By Alex Eichler , Jared Keller and Katharine Rust

Jun 10, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

David Broder on Strasburg and soccer, Joshua Green on the oil spill and the Tea Party, and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 9, 2010

Best Tweets: Down Time Edition

A recap of those who were down and out today

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5 Best Wednesday Columns

Jet engines, greenhouse gas, digital youth, and Landon cads

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 8, 2010

Can Stephen Strasburg, Baseball's Great Hope, Live Up to the Hype?

The jaw-dropping pitcher makes his debut with the Nationals tonight

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5 Best Tuesday Columns

David Brooks on majoring in humanities, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway on science denialism and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 4, 2010

Drogba and Ferdinand's World Cup Exit: First Reactions

A week before the tournament, two top-tiered players are out. What's next?

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 4, 2010

Best Tweets: Liz Cheney Critic Edition

Somehow, this means you should buy popcorn futures

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By Heather Horn and Katharine Rust

Jun 4, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Dierdre Bair on the 40-year itch, Michael Gerson on politics and sex and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 3, 2010

Finding the Upside of the Perfect Game That Wasn't

Why a bad call isn't always a bad thing

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5 Best Thursday Columns

Joshua Green on the cerebral president, the Israeli ambassador on the attack this week, and more

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5 Best Wednesday Columns

Jonah Goldberg on the welfare state, Arianna Huffington on corporate tax havens, and more

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 1, 2010

Even Dethroned, Federer Wins Praise for Long Streak

The champ may have lost, but his reputation won

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 1, 2010

Best Tweets: Angry Palin Edition

Oh right, and the Al-Tipper Gore split

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By Katharine Rust

Jun 1, 2010

Lunchtime Vid: Bill Maher Gets Slammed for Racist Obama Joke

A "real black president" would apparently deal with BP differently

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5 Best Tuesday Columns

Susan Boyle, senators, and some very fair-minded chimps

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By Heather Horn and Katharine Rust

May 28, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Change in China, torture in Iran, and a case for making satellite images public

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By Katharine Rust

May 28, 2010

Morning Vid: Maddow Questions Whether 'Top Kill' Worked

The MSNBC anchor continues her substantive coverage

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