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Cuddly Welcome for Mr. Daschle
Tom Daschle’s confirmation hearing did not tell us much about how the incoming Obama administration intends to pay for its health care programs.
Europe’s Big Chill
Europe should reduce its dependence on Russian gas by building more storage facilities and finding alternative energy sources.
Census Crunch Time
Any further delay of naming a new director of the Census Bureau increases the chances, which are already too high, of a botched census in 2010.
Apple’s Long-Awaited Shift on Music
Doing away with digital copyright protection makes sense. Shared music is the best advertisement for the music we will eventually purchase.
Letters
Jordan Awan
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You Won't Remember This Either
In this installment of the Animated Life series, the filmmaker Jeff Scher's portrait of his second son captures the boy during his toddler years.
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Bloggingheads: Can We Save the World?
Heather Hurlburt of the National Security Network and Andrew Bacevich, author of "The Limits of Power," debate America's ability to safeguard the world.
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DAVID BROOKS
The Confidence Surplus
Since there is no historical experience to tell us how a stimulus package should work, economists’ prescriptions are all over the map. The problem is overload.
PAUL KRUGMAN
The Obama Gap
President-elect Barack Obama explained why the nation needs aggressive action to deal with the economic crisis, and he’s right. But his economic plan falls well short of what’s needed.
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Op-Ed Contributors
Don’t Touch That Dial
Unless Congress delays the nationwide switch of over-the-air TV signals to digital from analog for a few months, we are heading for a train wreck.
The Chief Justice on the Spot
How a voting rights case could explain the evolution of the chief justice of the United States — and in the process set the direction of the debate of race and politics to come.
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The Opinionator
Bruce Sterling's Annual Report on 'Things in General'
A sample of one writer's take on, well, everything.
Measure for Measure
‘Hot Math’
The songwriter immerses himself in the making of an instrumental record to supplement his most recent release.
Columns
Think Again
Roland Burris and St. Augustine
In determining the fate of the Roland Burris appointment, politicians might want to consult Thomas Hobbes, St. Augustine and the crown’s lawyers of the late 16th century.
Outposts
Hibernation Blues
In deep, gloomy winter, there are signs that a metaphorical winter is coming to an end.
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A new blog convenes outside experts to discuss news and issues, starting with a forum on unemployment and workplace anxiety.
Stanley Fish
Politicians determining the fate of the Roland Burris appointment might want to consult Thomas Hobbes and St. Augustine.
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Op-Classic, 1993: A View of Democracy
Barack Obama’s inauguration is only a few weeks away. Before Bill Clinton was sworn in as president, Edmund Morris looked out his window at the Capitol Dome and back upon a century of inaugurations.
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