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Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal

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Well, Happy New Year to you, too…

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Does 'Django Unchained' get the history of slavery right?

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Does 'Django Unchained' make slavery safe for the masses?

OPINION - The broad takeaway of 'Django Unchained' appears to be this: whether you love the movie or hate it,…
/ December 21, 2012

Eggnog, mistletoe and grief: Coping with the loss of loved ones during the holidays

ESSAY - Even though your loved one may not be here physically, he or she can be here in spirit…
/ December 20, 2012

Cork Booker's safe Senate move ensures his place on national stage

ANALYSIS - Today he made the obvious, safe choice that most preserves his options for the future, including a potential…
/ December 20, 2012

Robert Bork dead at 85: May his brand of judicial ideology rest in peace

OPINION - Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas had much in common in terms of judicial ideology...
/ December 20, 2012

On the Sandy Hook tragedy: The God we know

ESSAY - We can’t answer why awful people choose to kill our children, whether in 1963 Birmingham or 2012 Newtown.…
/ December 19, 2012

How will Tim Scott help Republicans in the Senate?

OPINION - The evidence suggests Senator Scott will be useful to Republicans, but only up to a point...
/ December 18, 2012

Why gun control could pass now

ANALYSIS - Gun control advocates have urged bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines after all of the mass killings…
/ December 17, 2012

Susan Rice's withdrawal reminds us of Guinier, Elders and more

OPINION - Such treatment, then and now, is a telling message about how women continue to be scapegoats in the…
/ December 14, 2012

From ‘Lincoln’ to ‘Django’: Slavery takes center stage at holiday box office

OPINION - 'Django Unchained' – Quentin Tarantino’s latest ode to unrestrained violence and blood-soaked mayhem – and 'Lincoln', the celebrated…
/ December 14, 2012

The war against Susan Rice takes toll on GOP, women

OPINION - It was a bad day for the Republican Party, which already has, to put it mildly, an image…
/ December 14, 2012

Rob Parker on RGIII: ‘Is he a brother or a cornball brother?’

OPINION - ESPN's 'First Take' program features a daily dose of sports topics debated and discussed exhaustively by hosts. Sometimes,…
/ December 13, 2012

Does Hollywood negatively stereotype darker-hued black women?

OPINION - In 'Alex Cross,' one of the few women in the movie who was of a darker complexion was…
/ December 13, 2012