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The Tyranny Of Fear

Arnold Hamilton - February 7, 2013 0

BY VERN TURNER For the two months since the dreadful tragedy in Newtown, CT I’ve resisted writing any formal pieces discussing the issue of guns....

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Forty years after he was convicted for his involvement in two murders committed by Charles Manson, a California parole board has found that Bruce Davis is suitable for parole. His crimes, if it matters [and why should it?], didn’t involve the notorious murder of the pregnant Sharon Tate; he participated in the […]

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Saving Schools, Saving Lives

Arnold Hamilton - February 6, 2013 0

BY SHARON MARTIN The shooting death of Hadiya Pendleton in Chicago can’t be characterized as anything but a tragedy. Here was a young prep school...

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‘Baby Bust’ Baloney

Arnold Hamilton - February 5, 2013 0

BY FROMA HARROP America’s alleged “baby bust” is pushing the country over “a demographic cliff.” So argues Jonathan V. Last in The Wall Street Journal. Stacking one highly debatable claim on the next, Last builds a palace of hooey, in the basement of which sits a conservative agenda that’s not very conservative. Here are the […]

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Fiscal, Health Policy Malpractice

Arnold Hamilton - February 5, 2013 4

BY CAL HOBSON Just when you think Gov. Mary Fallin and legislative leaders couldn't top last year's display of fiscal and health policy ignorance when...