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A new study finds that 1 in 100 American children has the disorder, but columnists have their doubts
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A new study finds that 1 in 100 American children has the disorder, but columnists have their doubts
Columnists call the president out, again, for his self-admiring personality
Why the comedian's mea culpa didn't win him many fans--particularly among women
A blogger bashfully admits that racing didn't grant him a lifetime of fitness
A "recovering print journalist" lays into the consultants who cut her job at Time before they struck at Conde Nast
Liberal pundits see parallels between the financial crisis and flaws in our food safety system
Predictions for the new justice's first week on the bench
Days after Thomas Friedman's warning, two prominent conservatives say the threat of political violence is real
Why are a handful of conservative columnists reviving complaints about talk radio and the coarsening of discourse?
A landmark study suggests that women need to have more choices and to be judged less
A new survey says one in four Americans has been affected by job loss. Liberal pundits claim this is the root of American anger.
Three columnists set the stage on the day of Obama's Copenhagen visit
Political polarization reaches dangerous new heights
Thomas Friedman warns that the president is in more danger than ever before. Just how dangerous is the anti-Obama rhetoric?
The New Republic's Christopher Orr and The Spectator's Alex Massie condemn Hollywood's rush to defend the director
Newsmax says a coup would fix the "Obama problem." Left and right agree: the lunacy has gone too far
Conservatives serve up some speculation on the president's push to bring the games to Chicago
Commentators make a moral case for staying in Afghanistan
Americans have rediscovered frugality. But is cheapness a moral virtue or a hereditary trait? Two interesting takes.
As Polanski's lawyers try to stop his extradition to the United States, three columnists call for different forms of punitive justice
Many American columnists can't understand why Europe wants Roman Polanski to be free
Joan Z. Shore says she'll never forgive the Swiss for turning over the talented director--and convicted rapist -- to American authorities
Is the "VRWC" out to get Obama or is the former president just paranoid? Five takes on Clinton's latest claim.
Remembering Washington's most beloved wordsmith
Conservative columnists say leaving Afghanistan will let Al-Qaeda topple governments across the Middle East. Is the domino theory making a comeback?
Columnists say the global economy and nuclear treaties have stolen the spotlight from the environment
A breakthrough trial sparks measured hope among scientists and bloggers
Liberal writers claim a small victory as the President changes his mind on institutionalizing preventive detention.
The community organizing group sues to save its reputation and funding on Capitol Hill. Pundits say it's probably a lost cause.
Obama's first summit with Netanyahu and Abbas failed to meet even low expectations
Ahmadinejad may talk a big game at the UN today, but these columnists say it's because he's so weak at home.
The Libyan dictator wants to pitch a tent in New York. The Big Apple says no. Donald Trump says yes. Columnists say Qaddafi might fit in with his tony new neighbors.
Black commentators on the left and right agree: at least some of the president's opposition is driven by race
In the wake of Irving Kristol's death, columnists wax nostalgic for the intellectual conservatism he championed
Historian Taylor Branch's interviews with Bill Clinton give pundits unexpected insight into his presidency
The White House wants New York's first black governor to quit. Did his lousy performance do him in--or was it his race?
The president was in the hot seat, but columnists say it's the media that looked silly after Obama's Sunday talk show blitz
First reactions to the "Godfather" of neoconservatism's death
Dana Milbank snarls as the first lady hits the farmers market in search of Tuscan Kale
It's deeply flawed, columnists say, but it's a start. Three takes on what to do with Max Baucus's health care bill.
At The New York Times, Peter Baker unpacks a push to make the House more proportional
George Will says artists have become "another servile interest group seeking morsels from the federal banquet"
Controversy over the South African track star brings the intersex debate out of the closet
They have little in common, other than a distaste for the Baucus bill as it has been written
Three signs of life among the Democrats' beleaguered interest group
Gawker and The National Review share a rare moment of outrage against a proposed smoking ban in parks
Columnists, and Jimmy Carter, voice concerns about racial undertones tied to Joe Wilson's outburst and a recent remark from Rush Limbaugh
Michael Lind says it's no coincidence that ethnically homogeneous countries have the most generous health care
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