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Intel’s $1.25 Billion Settlement
Intel may have reached a deal with Advanced Micro Devices, but that does little for consumers hurt by anticompetitive practices.
The ‘Highly Qualified Teacher’ Dodge
Recent decisions in Washington continue to allow poorer schools to be disproportionately staffed by unqualified teachers.
A Farewell to Lou
Lou Dobbs calls himself Mr. Independent, but he is closer in style and method to the right-wing ranters who mold the facts to shape the argument.
Ethics Watchdogs Snarl at the Messenger
The House ethics committee should focus on policing members’ behavior rather than complaining about the new Office of Congressional Ethics.
Multimedia
Redistricting, New York Style
Mapmaking in New York can be a dark art form designed to make certain that incumbents in the majority party are safe from electoral competition (aka democracy).
Bloggingheads: Afghanistan as Duty
Christopher Preble, left, of the Cato Institute and Peter Beinart of the New America Foundation debate public support for the Afghanistan war.
My Grandmother’s War Stories
An artist shares his grandmother’s tales of hardship during World War I.
Columnists
Free to Lose
With long-term unemployment at its highest levels since the 1930s and on the rise, the U.S. should consider policies that address job growth directly.
Meet John Thune
The junior senator from South Dakota has conservative roots but is pragmatic at the surface, and may be a strong Republican candidate in 2012.
Of Fruit Flies and Drones
President Obama has shown a quiet predilection for drone warfare, but the U.S. should not be targeting people for killing without a public debate.
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Op-Ed Contributors
Eating by the Numbers
Research shows calorie posting is unlikely to have much impact on obesity. Lawmakers should consider a range of methods to tip people towards healthier food choices.
Where Credit Isn’t Due
The unintended consequences of proposals like credit card rate freezes and tax credits for home buyers may wind up creating even worse problems.
Op-Extra
'Mad Men,' Maddening Times
The Stupak-Pitts amendment is a distressing throwback to an era when women's rights were considered expendable.
The Betrayal
If last year's sale of Anheuser-Busch -- and Budweiser! -- to a European brewer was a hint that a social contract had been broken, the evidence has only been piling up since then.
Awed and Depressed by a Health Care Bill
Why Congress -- and Joe Lieberman -- are driving Gail Collins crazy.
Social Medicine
Same as "traditional" infectious diseases, good health (like happiness) and bad (like depression) can spread through social networks.
Lives During Wartime
A selection of remembrances submitted by friends and family of veterans, and from veterans themselves.
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