June 20, 2013

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  • Steve Chapman: Presidents, 2, Democracy, 0

    By Steve Chapman | 06/12/13 07:35 PM

    "And so the charges of the hysterics are revealed for what they are: castles in the air. Built on misrepresentation. Supported by unfounded fear. Held aloft by hysteria. On this and every other tool provided in the Patriot Act, charges of abuse of power are ghosts unsupported by fact or...

  • Steve Chapman: Immigration bill puts people who forged documents on path to citizenship

    By Steve Chapman | 06/04/13 09:20 PM

    Americans might generally think that if someone forges a document and uses a Social Security number that does not belong to them, they should go to jail. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., believes if you are an illegal alien and you do these things, you should become a U.S. citizen. He made his...

  • Steve Chapman: A congressman's racial slur

    By Steve Chapman | 05/31/13 07:00 PM

    Today we start with a quiz. Two politicians, one black and one white, have a disagreement on an issue. One airs an opinion, and the other responds with a racial insult. What will happen next? A) The politician who used the racial insult will be roundly and widely denounced and forced to resign...

  • Steve Chapman: Jerry Garcia's nameless grace

    By Steve Chapman | 05/21/13 08:15 PM

    I was sitting in a classroom in McCosh Hall at Princeton University one spring day in the late 1970s, when I learned something that helped me understand the artistic genius of Jerry Garcia. No music played in that room that day -- only the amiable voice of professor Henry Miller. I don't...

  • Steve Chapman: Let the market set the price of natural gas

    By Steve Chapman | 05/08/13 05:55 PM

    For decades, Americans have been told of the evils of importing energy. It sends our money abroad, the argument goes, makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions, strengthens our enemies and weakens the economy. Now, though, the tide is turning. Domestic natural gas production is booming. Not...



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    The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was moving forward with its attempt to negotiate with the Taliban, which has opened a long-awaited political office in Doha, Qatar. The...

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