Achenblog
Sad stories
Whitney Houston, for one
Achenblog
It’s voters, not pundits or pollsters, who decide elections
Santorum’s back, and Romney must be rattled
PostPartisan
Friday’s p-Op quiz
It’s haltime in America and which Republican is fearful that President Obama will quarterback the second half?
PostPartisan
Budget ‘cheer’ for Michigan
After a decade of economic pain and adversity, Michigan is celebrating a budget surplus and sunnier fiscal years ahead.
PostPartisan
Mitt Romney’s character flaw
Voters sense a lack of character in someone for a job that demands bedrock principles and core beliefs.
PostPartisan
Iran’s measure of desperation
If it is behind the attack in India, Iran is risking an economic lifeline.
PostPartisan
Why the U.S. should arm the Syrian opposition
Either an Assad victory or a long war would be a disaster for the United States and its allies.
Petula Dvorak
Donald Trump will fit right in on Pennsylvania Avenue
There was a collective gasp when Donald Trump was picked to transform a federal landmark building into a luxury hotel. But Washington is really pretty Atlantic City on the inside.
Petula Dvorak
When it comes to tardiness, shouldn’t the punishment fit the crime?
Parents in court on criminal charges because of tardy slips? Absurd.
PostPartisan
Christopher Hitchens and a lifetime of language
Only he would put A.A. Milne in the context of th Balkan conflict.
PostPartisan
Free advice for Archbishop Dolan
He should consider apologizing to Sister Carol Keehan, the president of the Catholic Health Association
PostPartisan
Obama does the right thing on contraception
His move is a welcome step away from a religious battle that neither he nor the country needed.
Wonkblog
The GOP’s payroll offer, continued
A clarification from House Speaker John Boehner’s spokesman.
Wonkblog
Is the GOP's payroll offer a cave or a trap?
WONKBOOK | Here are two interpretations of the Republican offer to extend the payroll tax cut without any offsets or preconditions.
ComPost
Virginia’s pre-born bill
Can’t we wait until you’re out of the womb for you to exercise your rights?
Right Turn
Obama’s budget chooses decline
His budget choices reveal diminishing U.S. role in the world
The Plum Line
Elizabeth Warren hits Scott Brown over birth control
It will be a major issue in the Massachusetts Senate race.
Charles Lane
What the foreclosure, mortgage fraud settlement means
Charles Lane discussed the settlement of more than $25 billion with five of the nation's banks over fraudulent foreclosure practices.
Robert McCartney
Fairfax road taxes face obstacles
Local Republicans are exceptions to the anti-tax rule when it comes to roads. Can they convince others?
Robert McCartney
DCPS test erasures need full probe
COLUMN | No details have been provided, little has emerged, and it’s appalling that the city hasn’t gotten to the bottom of this.
Robert McCartney
O’Malley and political courage
Give Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley credit: He’s a rare liberal who’s not ashamed to ask openly for higher taxes to pay for government services that voters expect.
Courtland Milloy
How slavery survived the Civil War
A new film points to an economic system that was rigged to benefit one group and undercut another.
Courtland Milloy
‘Red Tails’ a disservice to Tuskegee Airmen
“Red Tails” could not have been “inspired by” the airmen; it is little more than a black comedy about guys who clown and connive their way through World War II, supposedly as fighter pilots.
Courtland Milloy
For Rubenstein, education, loving parents were catalysts for success
COLUMN | The billionaire philanthropist, who has given millions for the Washington Monument and National Zoo, calls himself lucky. But home, hard work and study bore fruits of their own.
Steven Pearlstein
Pearlstein: D.C. doesn’t need a Trump Tower
It’s curious why the GSA passed over established, deep-pocketed hoteliers in favor of Donald Trump, who has spent much time in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Steven Pearlstein
Forget super PACs — let’s focus on a modest proposal for legalizing bribery
COLUMN | Let’s finally give up the charade that we are not “buying” elections and, in fact, do just that.
Steven Pearlstein
Steven Pearlstein: Not exactly the nation’s entrepreneurial capital
The request for big ideas on the Washington regional economy didn’t bring the economic turbochargers I was seeking, but there wasn’t much disagreement on the basic problems.
Eugene Robinson
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