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Blood Sacrificenew

As traffic crashes kill more and more young Americans, our country falls further behind other countries in road safety.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  02-10-2006  |  Commentary

Who Won Iraq's Elections?new

So far, democracy in Iraq doesn't much look like a path to freedom, peace and prosperity, but instead like a path to disintegration, preceded by civil war.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  02-09-2006  |  Commentary

Journalistic Responsibilitiesnew

You can't have a discussion about whether on not to run the Muhammad cartoons without discussing the context.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  02-09-2006  |  Commentary

A Queen Among Thievesnew

We can only admire the widow who wiped off her tears and went to work to ensure that the best of her husband's legacy was kept alive in the hearts and minds of Americans of good will.
New York Press  |  Michael Meyers  |  02-09-2006  |  Commentary

Comic Riotsnew

For groups like RightMarch to demand that newspapers publish pictures calculated to offend members of a rival religion and to couch the publication as honoring the First Amendment is beneath contempt.
Reno News & Review  |  Editorial  |  02-09-2006  |  Commentary

Aura All-Starsnew

Are you ready for the indigo revolution? Well, we aren't.
Tucson Weekly  |  Catherine O'Sullivan  |  02-08-2006  |  Commentary

Drawing Conclusionsnew

If I didn't have such a death grip on truth, I might have written a best-selling memoir, too.
City Newspaper  |  Jennifer Loviglio  |  02-08-2006  |  Commentary

The Muhammad Cartoon Warnew

It ain't so funny when fundamentalism is in your face.
Seattle Weekly  |  Knute Berger  |  02-08-2006  |  Commentary

Craig's Community?new

When Craigslist comes to town, the existing community institutions have a very hard time competing, yet Craig Newmark continues to insist he's "building community."
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tim Redmond  |  02-06-2006  |  Commentary

Tribal Secretsnew

Jack Abramoff's tribal clients were surely victims of the lobbyist's corrupt dealings, but the tribes might not have been so vulnerable if they had been less fond of secrecy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Peter Scheer  |  02-06-2006  |  Commentary

Real Scamnew

The sentencing in the Wendy's chili-finger case -- a 12-year and a nine-year sentence for the two conspirators -- is draconian punishment for a crime that did not hurt anybody.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  02-03-2006  |  Commentary

High Stakes Beyond the Gamenew

The Super Bowl itself will not turn Detroit's economic woes around -- the city's residents will still be there after the game to deal with the downturn.
Metro Times  |  Keith A. Owens  |  02-03-2006  |  Commentary

Feeling the Unrest in Nigerianew

The downside to loving Nigerian oil so much is that, when Nigerian production is threatened, Americans feel it quickly in the form of higher fuel prices.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  02-02-2006  |  Commentary

Voter Fraud Made Easynew

Under Georgia law, people no longer have to give a reason to cast an absentee ballot, such as being disabled or planning to be out of the precinct on Election Day.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  02-02-2006  |  Commentary

Lukewarm Acceptancenew

Do specially designated months unite us or divide us?
Tucson Weekly  |  Connie Tuttle  |  02-01-2006  |  Commentary

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