DAVID BROOKS
Make Everybody Hurt
Debt fighters everywhere, including Wisconsin, must establish a set of practices to help us cut spending effectively now and in the future. 
Comment
On what would have been Ted Kennedy’s 79th birthday, remembering an internship with the lion of the Senate and his famous pooch.
Chris Buzelli
BOB HERBERT
At Grave Risk
Some letters to an independent senator describe the erosion of America’s great promise. Comment
ROGER COHEN
Berlusconi’s Arab Dancer
Europe has long connived with Arab subjugation. Its response to the Arab spring has been abject. Comment
Editorial
The Dirty Energy Party
Even President Obama’s more modest climate policy is sure to whip the Republicans into a fresh frenzy of opposition.
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Opinionator | Fixes
A Families-First Approach to Foster Care
By DAVID BORNSTEIN
A program in Memphis is improving the lives of at-risk youths by working to reunite them with their original families.
Opinionator
What Did Watson the Computer Do?
By STANLEY FISH
Despite the hype, the I.B.M. machine that recently beat two humans at "Jeopardy" has little to do with human intelligence.
Room For Debate
Cutting Tuition: A First Step?
What does it mean when a selective college announces a drop in its (expensive) prices?
Opinionator | Disunion
The War for (George) Washington
By ADAM GOODHEART
Both sides joined in hailing the father of the country in 1861 — but to which side did he really belong?
Opinionator | Disunion
All or Nothing
By TED WIDMER
Lincoln visits Independence Hall under the looming shadow of assassination rumors.
Interactive Map: Lincoln on the RailsVIDEO
Bloggingheads: Abortion War
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Sarah Posner, left, of Religion Dispatches and David Weigel of Slate debate the G.O.P.'s fight against abortion.
Editorial
Mr. Bloomberg’s Not-So-Bad Budget
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s budget for the next fiscal year is less painful than expected.
Editorial
Lucking Out Inside the Beltway
It’s shameful that the House and its ethics committee continue to duck the pay-to-play implications of their relentless fund-raisers.
Editorial
What Quincy Can Teach New York City
We are intrigued by a report that Quincy, Mass., has found a way to get rid of snow more efficiently than New York City.
Opinionator | Specimens
Species Seekers and Spies
By RICHARD CONNIFF
Secret agents take note: naturalists are often the first to spot environmental upheavals that fuel our wars.
VIDEO
A Little Off the Top
The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof has time to get a haircut during a day of relative peace in Manama, Bahrain, and reflect on what a democracy there could look like.
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