Archive for the ‘tragedy’ Category
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How Boston Will Impact Washington
Posted on April 22, 2013
The Boston attacks will have an inevitable, if unpredictable, impact on the debates in Washington D.C. We now know that the perpetrators were legal residents, that they were Muslim, that...
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The Rule of Threes
Posted on April 18, 2013
Why do these things always happen in threes? First, the Boston attacks at the conclusion of the Marathon. Then, the ricin letter sent to Senator Wicker. Finally, the explosion in...
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The False Sense of Insecurity
Posted on April 16, 2013
Here we go again. On my morning walk with my dog, I saw the Capitol Police friend of mine. We both shook our heads at the events that happened yesterday. ...
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Not a Trivial Moment
Posted on March 24, 2012
The Trayvon Martin incident is no trivial moment in American history. Mr. Martin was gunned down by George Zimmerman in a Sanford, Florida gated community. Zimmerman says he was defending...
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Obama’s Hollow Victories
Posted on October 25, 2011
The president does a pretty good job of declaring victory. He doesn’t do a particularly good job of explaining the cost. He ended last week declaring that our troops in...
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