GAIL COLLINS
The Tale of Ticks and Other Excess
Be careful, people, when you’re out there in your gardens this season! Just take a look at the devastation the deer have been causing lately. 
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Research shows that the closer bonds between young adults and their parents should be celebrated, and do not necessarily compromise the independence of the next generation.
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In America, it seems as though anything and everything can be bought and sold. But can we put a price tag on human dignity? Comment
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Trumped
By ROSS DOUTHAT
Mitt Romney should do himself a favor and stiff-arm Donald Trump.
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Too Much Power for a President
The Obama administration should not have the power to choose targets for assassination, including Americans, without any oversight. Comment
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Should Latin America End the War on Drugs?
Instead of an ever-escalating war, governments could approach drugs as a public health issue. Would that reduce the body count?
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The Fire Next Term
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Race is likely to be the focus of the next Supreme Court term.
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A Peace Plan in Name Only
By HAITHAM MALEH
The West must recognize that the regime has reached a point of no return and that the only future for Syria is without the Assad political dynasty.
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The Credit History Underclass
Lawmakers should stop employers from unfairly using credit checks to shut out job applicants.
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Charles Taylor and the Next 50 Years
The prison sentence for the former president of Liberia should serve as a warning to other murderous leaders.
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Things I Saw — No. 13
By JASON POLAN
The artist draws things he saw in Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and New York.
Editorial | Appreciations
Doc Watson
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Young guitarists used to listen to old records and try to pick out the notes to master a song. But the arrival of Doc Watson and his flat pick changed everything.
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The Dawn of the Evidence-Based Budget
By DAVID BORNSTEIN
The White House effort to base its spending decisions on hard evidence is a step toward delivering more social good per taxpayer dollar.
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The Presidential Cage Match
By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
Brooks and Collins on the Obama campaign's shift from hope to fear and whether Mitt Romney is the second coming of Perry Como.
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By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
A Fox and Friends "news segment" looks an awful lot like a super PAC attack ad.
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A Power Play Over Power Cuts
By SWE WIN
Recent protests in Myanmar over electricity shortages are a challenge for the government and even more so for Aung San Suu Kyi and the opposition.
Opinionator | Disunion
Extra-Strength Re-Enacting
By MATT DELLINGER
A group of latter-day Civil War "soldiers" takes role-playing to the extreme.
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How to Respond to the Violence in Syria
Readers offer opposing views on what the world should do.
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