In defense of Obama’s drones
Targeting al-Qaida operatives isn't tyranny. It's a legitimate way to protect America from another attack
Friday, Mar 16, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 141Politics Terrorism
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Politics Terrorism
The economic story Obama must tell
We need government investment to restore prosperity. The president needs to explain that in a way that makes sense
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 98News Great Recession
Romney’s only principle
Mitt flip-flops on everything else but there's one thing he does believe in: That he deserves to be president
Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 46News 2012 Elections, Mitt Romney
The futile search for meaning in “Linsanity”
Real fans aren't shocked at the sight of an Asian-American star. The hype is just New York being New York
Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 61Entertainment Jeremy LIn, Basketball
Catholic hypocrisy at its worst
Bishops condone much more direct contradictions of church dogma. The birth control uproar is a cynical power play
Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 217News Birth Control, Catholic Bishops
Israel’s real target: Obama
Prime Minister Netanyahu's threats have more to do with challenging Washington than with actually attacking Iran
Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 242Politics Iran, Barack Obama
Obama’s “post-partisan” strategy
His rhetoric about consensus politics has sent the GOP off the deep end. Maybe that was the point
Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 55News 2012 Elections, Mitt Romney
Newt’s no-win political appeal
The neo-Confederate wing of the GOP cares more about humiliating Obama than about beating him in November
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 97News 2012 Elections
Newspapers, “truth vigilantes” no more
The NYT's fact-checking question was absurd, but the real problem is that the press has lost its credibility
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 27News Media Criticism
Paul’s damning effect on foreign policy
His anti-Semitism-tinged opposition to an Iran war makes it easier for neocons to dismiss legitimate objections
Thursday, Jan 12, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 282Politics Ron Paul, 2012 Elections, Iran
Ron Paul, still loony
Even when the Texas congressman is right on an issue, it's for the wrong reasons
Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 304Politics Ron Paul, Republican Party
The real problem in Iowa
The issue isn't the indecisiveness of the caucus voters. It's the terrible GOP field
Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 85Politics Paul Ryan, Media Criticism
Why do people still deny climate change?
2011 was plagued by droughts, floods and tornadoes. It's high time we take global warming seriously
Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 451News Environment, Global Warming
Why smart conservatives suddenly hate Newt
Right-wing intellectuals have turned on Gingrich. They've also realized he'd be terrible in a general election
Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 116Politics 2012 Elections, Newt Gingrich
Politics makes people stupid
We all need to remember the distinction between person and caricature
Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 14Politics 2012 Elections
What the 1 percent can learn from cow farmers
We're all still working to make a profit, but no one practices Mitt Romney-style cutthroat capitalism
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 28Politics U.S. Economy, Thanksgiving
Don’t believe the education “reformers”
Public schools are better than we think and efforts to quantify teacher performance are typically destructive
Friday, Nov 18, 2011 4:43 PM UTC 98Life Education
Yes, it is Wall Street’s fault
Bloomberg joins Republicans in claiming Congress "forced" banks to give bad loans. Don't buy the propaganda
Thursday, Nov 10, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 30Politics Occupy Wall Street, Wall Street
How the rich created the Social Security “crisis”
The Bush tax cuts coupled with a decades-long smear campaign are the real threat to the successful program
Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 62News Social Security, Taxes
The real reason OWS terrifies conservatives
It's not the dirty hippies. It's because the protesters could find natural allies in the Tea Party
Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 47Politics Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party
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Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons is a National Magazine Award winner and co-author of "The Hunting of the President" (St. Martin's Press, 2000). You can e-mail Lyons at eugenelyons2@yahoo.com.
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