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Op-Ed Contributor: Put War Powers Back Where They Belong
The 1973 War Powers Resolution should be replaced by a new law that would require the president and Congress to discuss the matter before going to war.

7/8/2008 5:19:35 PM
Editorial: Compromising the Constitution
The Senate should reject a bill this week that would weaken the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and expand the government’s ability to spy on Americans.

7/8/2008 5:19:06 PM
The Opinionator: Federer's Creaky Future?
Is Federer done, even if 'done' is a relative term?

7/8/2008 3:13:14 PM
Editorial: Federer vs. Nadal
The final Wimbledon match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was a moral battle in which the sides — good versus evil — changed with every change of serve.

7/8/2008 1:41:33 PM
Op-Ed Contributor: Listening to Compromise
While the version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that will come to the Senate floor this week is not perfect, the alternative could be far worse.

7/8/2008 1:39:10 AM
Letter: Marine Mammals and the Navy
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7/8/2008 1:13:42 AM
Letter: Biking in Paris
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7/8/2008 1:13:30 AM
Letter: A Liberties Czar? Bad Idea
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7/8/2008 1:13:09 AM
Letter: Ground Zero: Less Is Better
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7/8/2008 1:12:57 AM
Letters: Is This the Same Barack Obama?
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7/8/2008 12:52:36 AM
Letters: That Old House, and a Neighborhood’s Character
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7/8/2008 12:52:00 AM
Editorial: Katrina’s Most Vulnerable
Political leaders in New Orleans should understand that getting homeless people into permanent housing is the right thing to do for the homeless and for the city.

7/8/2008 12:51:32 AM
Editorial: New Jersey’s Painful Lesson
The passing of a radically trimmed state budget in New Jersey will do almost nothing to reduce the crushing debt incurred by previous legislators and governors.

7/8/2008 12:51:11 AM
Op-Ed Columnist: Lurching With Abandon
Senator Barack Obama is not just tacking gently toward the center. He’s zigging so fast it’s guaranteed to cause disillusion, if not whiplash.

7/8/2008 12:49:54 AM
Op-Ed Contributor: The Rockefeller Center
One of the few things the left shares with the right these days is its distaste for Nelson Rockefeller. But the former New York governor was ahead of his time.

7/7/2008 7:29:02 PM
Editorial: Where Do We Go From Here?
With the Iraq and Afghanistan wars under way, the transition from President Bush to his successor will be riskier than any in recent memory.

7/7/2008 7:27:54 PM
Domestic Disturbances: Getting Real
Why is it that letting go of childhood comes more easily to the child than to its parent?

7/7/2008 12:34:11 PM
Think Again: What Did the Framers Have in Mind?
In its recent, close decision on handguns, the Supreme Court was unanimous about one thing: intentionalism.

7/7/2008 12:14:25 AM
Campaign Stops: Pumped Up
Come Election Day, high gas prices will mean victory for the Democrats.

7/6/2008 10:14:20 PM
Op-Ed Contributor: Affirmative Distraction
University affirmative action programs, whatever their benefits, are no remedy for the problems of the black poor.

7/6/2008 12:14:41 PM
Editorial: Man-Made Hunger
The heads of state of the Group of 8 industrial nations must accept their share of responsibility for the food crisis and lay out clear plans to address it.

7/6/2008 12:34:11 AM
Op-Extra Guest Columnist | Heading Home: Doubleday and Darwin
I could put a round bat on a round ball with accuracy. But my ability to succeed at the next level of baseball would be predicated on a lot more than numbers.

7/5/2008 12:22:18 AM
Op-Ed Contributor: Free Speech on Wheels
If we’re going to let vanity plates flourish, we need to reform the way they are approved.

7/4/2008 11:57:24 PM
Editorial: False Victory at the Border
A real victory will come with a well-patrolled border and a well-run immigration system that requires undocumented workers to come forward and be legalized.

7/4/2008 11:51:17 PM
Editorial: New and Not Improved
Barack Obama’s shifts are striking because he was the candidate who proposed to change the face of politics. Yet now there seems to be a new Mr. Obama on the hustings.

7/4/2008 10:59:48 AM
Op-Ed Contributor: Looking for Liberty
The Declaration of Independence is a national treasure — but like many treasures, the quest it inspires may be more rewarding than the illusion of possession.

7/4/2008 10:58:48 AM
Op-Ed Contributor: One New World, Two Big Ideas
As the celebrations begin in Canada and the United States, the people of North America are heirs to two great ideas: Thomas Jefferson’s — and Samuel de Champlain’s.

7/3/2008 8:25:31 PM
Editorial: A Supreme Court on the Brink
Some of the most important decisions came on 5-to-4 votes — a stark reminder that the court is just one justice away from solidifying a far-right majority.

7/3/2008 8:25:05 PM
Abstract City: The Boys and the Subway
An illustrator's account of his travels through New York City's subway system, accompanied by his young sons as expert guides. The first in a monthly series.

7/3/2008 1:11:11 PM
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