Editorials

We salute service on Veterans Day

Some call it our quietest holiday. We salute a very special group of Americans today with the celebration…

Editorials

Don’t avoid debate and transparency

The November elections are over, and we have a holiday break — Hallelujah! — before the spring primaries…

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Universal rights must be guarded

When Secretary of State John Kerry went to Saudi Arabia last week to try to smooth over relations,…

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Health care system will need a bailout

New woes for HealthCare.gov: Wrong tax info sent out Latest effort to enroll healthy young adults in Affordable…

Editorials

Private giving still has a role to play

During the recent government shutdown, an exceptionally American thing happened numerous times, and in numerous ways. Individuals and…

Editorials

Individual problem, collective solution?

One of the most popular criticisms of the Affordable Care Act — more substantive than just pointing out…

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GOP ‘war on poor’ just another myth

The New York Times’ Paul Krugman always is a little shrill in his defense of Keynesian economics and…

Editorials

Poverty isn’t about not having money

It’s a common mistake to think that poverty is caused by a lack of money. It’s not. Being…

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Local, state texes also are important

Fiscal conservatives seem fixated on Washington these days — and they have plenty of reason to be. The…

Editorials

Texas can abolilsh state property tax

It’s a little known fact that much of the work of the Texas Legislature is actually done in…