Author: Mara Gay

Celebrating The Princess and The Frog

What columnists say Disney's first movie to feature a black princess got right--mostly

By Mara Gay

Sep 15, 2009

Wall Street's Miraculous Recovery

Columnists say Obama hasn't done enough to end to the reckless behavior on Wall Street

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By Mara Gay

Sep 15, 2009

Screed

The Washington Post's Slap-Happy Columnist

Eugene Robinson's track record on open-hand threats

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By Mara Gay

Sep 14, 2009

By Mara Gay

Sep 14, 2009

Did He Really Mean "You Lie, Boy"?

Columnists say some Americans still can't accept a black man as president

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By Mara Gay

Sep 11, 2009

Health Care Is for Immigrants, Too

In his speech to Congress, the president insisted illegal immigrants won't be covered under his plan. A few columnists say that they should be.

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By Mara Gay

Sep 11, 2009

'She's a Woman ... and a Man!'

Outrage from women pundits as the intersex track star is mocked before the world

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By Mara Gay

Sep 11, 2009

Remembering September 11

The president joins columnists in commemorating the eighth anniversary of the attacks

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By Mara Gay

Sep 10, 2009

My Ears Rang With the Joy of a Small Child on Christmas Morning

A brief round up of strange reactions to the President's health care speech

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By Mara Gay

Sep 10, 2009

How to Remember 9/11

On the eve of the eighth anniversary, columnists say there's a right -- and a wrong -- way to commemorate the attacks

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By Mara Gay

Sep 9, 2009

Lightning Rod

Friedman Falls Flat

The NYT columnist faces scorn and ridicule for remarks about China's autocratic rule

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By Mara Gay

Sep 9, 2009

Three Cheers For Merit Pay

As the Obama administration pushes performance pay in the classroom, some columnists say the once controversial practice is now simply common sense

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By Mara Gay

Sep 9, 2009

5 Best Reactions to Obama's Classroom Cameo

Thoughts from a Washington Post columnist, an 11-year-old, and more

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By Mara Gay

Sep 8, 2009

Why Valerie Jarrett Could Be Next

Conservatives say her role in hiring Van Jones proves she brought a radical agenda to the White House

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By Mara Gay

Sep 8, 2009

Liberals Bring Heat on Health Care

The day before Obama delivers a make-or-break speech on health care reform, liberals tell the president to go for broke

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By Mara Gay

Sep 8, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

American Discourse Is Fundamentally Broken

David Brooks and Bob Herbert offer similar calls for a new national discourse on the same op-ed page

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By Mara Gay

Sep 3, 2009

The Sensational Town Hall

E.J. Dionne says the media made a fringe movement look mainstream

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By Mara Gay

Sep 3, 2009

The Biggest Moment of His Presidency

First takes on Obama's plan to take back the health care debate with a speech to a joint session of Congress

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By Mara Gay

Sep 3, 2009

Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of today's columns on debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Sep 2, 2009

Prime Time, Secondary Story

Why is Diane Sawyer's ascent to prime time making less waves than Katie Couric?

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By Mara Gay

Sep 2, 2009

Michael Steele's Howard University Town Hall

Last night, the chairman of the RNC was mocked and heckled during a health care speech at the historically black university. What's the story behind his brutal reception?

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By Mara Gay

Sep 2, 2009

Laura Ling and Euna Lee Speak Out

Does their account raises more questions than it answers.

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By Mara Gay

Sep 2, 2009

Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of today's columns on debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Sep 1, 2009

Let it Burn

Some say California's wildfires are inevitable. Two sharp takes on how to live amongst the smoke.

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By Mara Gay

Sep 1, 2009

Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of today's columns on debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Aug 31, 2009

The Golden Age of Weed?

Mexico and Argentina decriminalized marijuana. Some columnists say United States is next.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 31, 2009

How the Climate Debate Is Shaping Up

Columnists warn that the battle over the climate change bill could make the health care debate look friendly

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By Mara Gay

Aug 28, 2009

Remembering Katrina, Four Years Later

The anniversary elicits a $400,000 investigative report and a storm of commentary

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By Mara Gay

Aug 28, 2009

How to Fix the CIA

Christopher Hayes rouses liberals with a call to bring back the Church Committee--the comprehensive 1970s investigation that uncovered CIA assassination plots and more.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 28, 2009

Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of today's columns on debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Aug 27, 2009

The Kennedy-Obama Bond

Commentators explore the ties between the nation's first black president and the deceased liberal warrior.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 27, 2009

Hillary Clinton's Quiet Revolution

David Rothkopf says the Secretary of State is crafting the first meaningful foreign policy doctrine since the end of the Cold War. Columnists say he's way off the mark.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 27, 2009

The Row Over Circumcision

Hanna Rosin's pitch for circumcision hits a nerve among male columnists.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 27, 2009

Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of today's columns on debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Aug 26, 2009

More Torture Inquiry Reactions

A step toward justice, or a dangerous blow to the CIA?

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By Mara Gay

Aug 26, 2009

First Reactions to Sen. Kennedy's Passing

The Senate's "liberal lion" ends a battle with brain cancer at 77. First reactions.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 25, 2009

Did Addiction Kill the King of Pop?

Commentators look for scandal after Michael Jackson's death is ruled a homicide. Instead, they find tragedy.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 25, 2009

The Wire's Pundit To-Do List

Pundits go on summer vacation too. But as they take some time away, the work keeps piling up. A list of debates-in-waiting.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 25, 2009

Does Health Care Prove the Press Is Impotent?

Yes, says an exasperated Howard Kurtz. Even armed with facts and bluntness, journalists have been unable to dispel health care lies.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 24, 2009

Free Market Fixes for Health Care

Free-market-friendly ideas to counter the Democratic plan

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By Mara Gay

Aug 21, 2009

A Healthy Dose of Populism

Gene Lyons says Democrats can win the health care debate if they start appealing to townhallers instead of making fun of them. Some aren't convinced.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 21, 2009

Did Plaxico Burress Get a Fair Sentence?

The Giants wide receiver gets 2 years for gun possession

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By Mara Gay

Aug 21, 2009

A Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of today's columns on the debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Aug 20, 2009

She Doesn't Run Like a Girl

Rejecting the notion that Caster Semenya needs to prove that she's female

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By Mara Gay

Aug 20, 2009

Rove: Say You're Sorry

Declaring that his name is cleared of wrongdoing, Karl Rove says that it's time for apologize

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By Mara Gay

Aug 20, 2009

A Round Up: Catching Up on the Morning's Columns

A round up of leading commentators on debates we covered yesterday

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By Mara Gay

Aug 19, 2009

When Zombies Enter the Debate

Columnists say new research on the walking dead suggests we may have a lot to learn about infectious disease

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By Mara Gay

Aug 19, 2009

The Fall of Annie Leibovitz

As she teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, columnists try to understand how the renowned photographer lost it all.

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By Mara Gay

Aug 19, 2009

Today's Columns: Catching Up on Op-Eds and Editorials

A round up of leading commentators on the debates we covered yesterday

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