Doughnuts on Mars!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If that strange-looking rock on Mars is alive, it’s mighty lonely
George Zimmerman’s death wish
My sincerest hope is that the fight will be canceled. For Zimmerman’s sake and for our own.
Florida GOP hangs Joshua Black out to dry
Republican candidate for the state House called for the execution of President Obama. State party leaders do the right thing.
The wrong allies in Egypt
Rather than standing with democratic dissidents, the Obama administration offers support for a police state.
A path to Mideast peace?
John Kerry’s outreach to Israel and the Palestinians may yet bear some fruit.
Jesse Ryan Loskarn: A victim of abuse, an abuser or both?
Jesse Ryan Loskarn killed himself after arrest. In suicide letter, he described his own childhood abuse.
Virginia should lead change on executions, gay marriage
Attorney general is challenging ban on same-sex marriage, but proposal on electric chair is misguided.
Senators: Kerry admits U.S. failure in Syria
Can the secretary of state bring President Obama around to a more activist policy?
Obama’s loss of idealism
A shift in his Afghanistan policy signaled a foreign policy transformation.
Events in Egypt demand a shift in U.S. policy
The alternative is not only morally unconscionable, but also a direct threat to regional stability and U.S. interests.
Holder’s political cowardice in seeking the death penalty
The Boston bombing was a horrible crime which will now be compounded by yet another one.
A war without purpose
Why are U.S. troops still in Afghanistan long after the initial mission was accomplished?
A change of tone for Obama
He has to deal with the Congress he has, not the Congress he wishes he had.
America owes Pete Seeger a debt
The folk singer and activist retained his capacity for outrage without ever losing his ability to sing love songs.
Obamacare’s infection
It is incubating a distrust of liberalism, with potential trouble for the country.
Bitterness in the West Bank
As Israelis and Palestinians work for peace, a real end to their conflict may be impossible.
Stop jerking Canada around
America’s most reliable friend deserves an answer on the Keystone XL pipeline.
In Virginia, not politics as usual
The McDonnells’ indictment is not about the criminalization of ordinary business.
Judicial inequality
A union case gives the Supreme Court conservatives another chance to line up against the have-nots.
Kathleen Parker: The lower returns of a higher education
COLUMN | As college costs spike, what are you getting for that money?
What Christie now wishes he’d said about David Wildstein
Never insinuate someone wasn’t cool in high school.
Morning Plum: GOP may kill immigration reform because #OBUMMER
Here’s a guide to what Paul Ryan really means.
Going nowhere fast
A vision of bullet trains in California runs into the reality of American political and legal gridlock.
D.C. region needs to dig up the facts about ‘fracking’
COLUMN | Controversial gas-drilling method could threaten cleanliness of D.C. region’s drinking water.
Teen pregnancy stays stubbornly high in poor areas of D.C.
New study says teen births are high east of Anacostia because of low expectations, lack of activities.
New health center is oasis for poor D.C. neighborhood
COLUMN The Conway center offers convenience, affordable care and respect to Bellevue community.
Republicans blindsiding their conservative base
It’s a tough spot for GOP lawmakers because the activists who brought them to power are feeling betrayed.
Goodbye to ambition
In his State of the Union, Obama effecitively admitted his once-grand legislative aspirations are over.
Welcome to Prince George’s, Mr. Obama. It’s for more than just takeoffs.
COLUMN | Courtland Milloy invites the president to see the county that has been very supportive and loyal to him.
Why Kitty is ruffling a few feathers
Bird lovers and some others are bothered that Courtland Milloy allows his pet to go outside and act like a cat.
Andy Shallal, a D.C. mayoral candidate with courage
The Iraqi American restaurateur and activist refuses to steer clear of controversies or play racial politics.
The federal outsourcing boom and why it’s failing us
NSA leaks, health-care rollout make clear that contractors do too much while federal workforce atrophies.
Refighting the ‘mortgage wars’ could create new risks
The big banks’ campaign of blame against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is misguided.
How new technologies will drive an economic growth spurt
‘The Second Machine Age,’ by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee.
Obama’s best State of the Union speech
Apparently none of the commentators who’ve been saying his presidency is on its last legs bothered to let him know.
The mobility muddle
The convention wisdom is wrong: Americans jump classes as frequently now as decades ago.
What Obama didn’t say on the Affordable Care Act
The president needed to talk about how he messed up.
Environmentalists should hope nuclear power sticks around
The nuclear industry’s plight is harming the fight against climate change.
Cellphones on planes shouldn’t be the government’s call
Instead of enforcing politeness, a job best left to airlines, flight attendants and individual passengers, it should simply loosen up. And so should the critics.
A compromising situation
The main obstacle Iran and the U.S. face in making a deal is their domestic audience.
Fanning the Mideast flames
The roots of regional violence reach back decades but Washington’s involvement has made things worse.
Rebuild the bottom of the ladder
The U.S. spends much more on helping the middle class than the poor.
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