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Why the Ken Burns documentary “The Central Park Five” finally turned me against the death penalty
April 18, 2013
I've been a holdout, declining to join the progressive movement to abolish the death penalty everywhere in the United States and the world. I've thought that in an open, democratic society with a fully developed modern legal system and lots of lawyers, there would be no risk of error in high stakes, high profile criminal cases. The documentary "The Central Park Five", by Ken B... More »
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Rutgers abuse cover-up continues. NJ taxpayers and students will pay. Board protects itself by protecting President Barchi.
April 9, 2013
Rutgers men's basketball head coach Mike Rice was fired on April 3, after video of his physical and homophobic verbal abuse of his players was broadcast on ESPN, setting off a growing scandal ove... More »
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Immigration amnesty is a formula for permanent dysfunction
April 6, 2013
Our immigration system is not broken. We don't need, and Congress shouldn't enact, amnesty. Both my parents were immigrants. All Americans are either immigrants or descendants of ancestors ... More »
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Public school closings reflect our priorities. Weapons are more important.
March 13, 2013
Thinking and reading about last week's closing of 23 public schools by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, I've concluded that the closings are necessary, though insufficient to addre... More »
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Obama’s fiscal cliff tax deal led us into sequestration
March 1, 2013
I believe President Obama genuinely opposes the sequestration spending cuts now going into effect. I don't believe the cynics who think he secretly welcomes the spending cuts as long as he can bl... More »
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Why the proposed immigration amnesty should and will fail
February 28, 2013
The so-called comprehensive immigration reform proposed by a group of Senators and President Obama amounts to immediate amnesty for millions of immigration law violators, the lifting of limits on futu... More »
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No one needs snail mail more than 3 times a week
February 7, 2013
The current controversy over eliminating Saturday mail delivery prompted me to look up something I wrote two years ago. Here it is: The U.S. Postal Service is probably the government agency which has... More »
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Obama should make Chuck Hagel our Secretary of Defense
January 5, 2013
Having lofted Chuck Hagel's trial balloon for Secretary of Defense, and having taken political fire for it, President Obama needs to move forward with that nomination and make it a key test for h... More »
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