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Reform disaster relief: We should invest in prevention, too, not just recovery

2013-05-24 00:07:53

Federal disaster relief has too long been directed at covering damage that has already occurred, rather than driving future behavior.


Gail Collins / Somebody did something!

2013-05-24 00:06:23

But whatever the Senate achieves goes to hell in the House.


Republicans, stay true to yourselves

2013-05-24 00:01:26

Massage your message, but hold firm to your values.


Zero Litter: The next mayor needs to go way beyond 'redd-ups'

2013-05-23 00:15:43

Pittsburgh needs to mobilize everyone to prevent and clean up litter.


The Obama administration is stifling speech on campus

2013-05-23 00:13:34

Let's sweep away its sweeping new definition of sexual harassment.


I never thought I would say this, but I feel sorry for the IRS

2013-05-23 00:12:30

It's been given an impossible task by Congress, which shouldn't mix taxes with politics.


Teapot Dome vs. Watergate: Obama's scandals are more like Harding's than Nixon's

Teapot Dome vs. Watergate: Obama's scandals are more like Harding's than Nixon's

2013-05-22 00:11:45

Read history and draw your own conclusions.


Teenagers can handle Plan B

2013-05-22 00:03:23

Adolescents make better decisions than adults often give them credit for.


How to lose a fight online

2013-05-22 00:02:29

Well, for one thing, don't SCREAM IN ALL CAPS!


Albert R. Hunt / President Obama will have to get much more proactive if he wants to resuce his second term

2013-05-21 00:11:44

So here's some advice: Let Paul O'Neill investigate the IRA fiasco, fire Eric Holder and ...


Margaret Carlson / Joe Manchin keeps pushing against the NRA

2013-05-21 00:09:34

The Manchin-Toomey background-check bill just might get a second shot.


Don't lay off by seniority: If we want first-rate schools, we must keep the best teachers

2013-05-21 00:01:41

Some of the most effective teachers working in the toughest schools are relatively new to the profession, and we need to hang onto them.


E.J. Dionne Jr. / Is democracy in trouble? Citizens in America and elsewhere feel alienated from the political process

2013-05-20 00:09:06

Across most of the democratic world, there is an impatience bordering on exhaustion with electoral systems and political classes.


George F. Will / The loss of trust: These overlapping scandals drain Obama's authority

2013-05-20 00:03:28

Obama's presidency may yet be a net plus for the public good if it shatters Americans' trust in the regulatory state's motives.


Maureen Dowd / Taxing times for Obama: The scandals are fuel for more partisanship and paranoia

2013-05-20 00:03:15

The president should try candid; wistful and petulant aren't getting him anywhere.


One BIG IDEA for Pittsburgh's next mayor

One BIG IDEA for Pittsburgh's next mayor

2013-05-19 00:25:54

The Post-Gazette asked people from various walks of life to offer the next mayor of Pittsburgh (whoever that might be) one big suggestion...


I am becoming obsolete; I like to read books

I am becoming obsolete; I like to read books

2013-05-19 00:23:36

I'd rather read about an angry white whale than shoot angry birds at green pigs ...


God is good for you

2013-05-19 00:18:28

Belief in a caring deity helps people cope and thrive.


Enough Said / Benched: 10 percent of federal judgeships are vacant

2013-05-19 00:18:01

Facts that speak for themselves.


Syria is no more

2013-05-19 00:17:47

The war is no longer civil; it is sectarian and regional and sure to go on for years.


The Next Page: Funny business big in the 'Burgh

The Next Page: Funny business big in the 'Burgh

2013-05-19 00:17:36

Seven local cartoonists up for awards at the National Cartoonists Society convention in Pittsburgh reflect on the craft's importance here.


Cutting Edge: New ideas / Sharp opinions

Cutting Edge: New ideas / Sharp opinions

2013-05-19 00:16:15

"Outrageous, appalling, intolerable -- can scarcely do justice to the fiasco involving the Internal Revenue Service ..."


This Modern World / Thomas Friedman, Private Eye

2013-05-18 00:10:45

By Tom Tomorrow.


Charles Krauthammer / The White House engages in redacted truth and subjunctive outrage

2013-05-18 00:08:11

On Benghazi and the IRS, the Obama administration should try telling the truth. It's easier to memorize.


Saturday Diary / If only we could someday say 'never again'

Saturday Diary / If only we could someday say 'never again'

2013-05-18 00:08:06

Some of the Jews were herded into a barn which the Poles set alight. How could this have happened between neighbors?


Scandals, real and imagined

2013-05-18 00:07:08

A juicy one requires months of drip, drip, drip revelations.


First Person / Pittsburgh patriots

2013-05-18 00:03:52

There's something about Pittsburgh that you just can't shake.


Saturday Poem / Ode to Darrell Sapp

Saturday Poem / Ode to Darrell Sapp

2013-05-18 00:02:27

No need to look for a name. / I know the artist and / His mist, his ...


Preserve the power of America's parks

2013-05-16 00:14:09

As the federal sequester undercuts funding for parks, it's time to focus on what they mean even for urban America.


Maureen Dowd / Cascading confessions with contrary aims

Maureen Dowd / Cascading confessions with contrary aims

2013-05-16 00:08:13

Angelina Jolie and the would-be mayor of New York talk personal with a purpose.


E.J. Dionne Jr. / Sure, it's hell week for Obama, but let's look at each 'scandal' individually

2013-05-16 00:07:13

The false god of 'narrative' is obscuring the real debates.


Colleges should teach work skills

2013-05-16 00:02:50

Employers complain that today's graduates don't know the basics.


Playing prehistoric football: Jack Butler didn't win fame or fortune, which was fine by him

Playing prehistoric football: Jack Butler didn't win fame or fortune, which was fine by him

2013-05-15 00:16:22

The All-Pro cornerback who died last Saturday at the age of 85 was an extraordinary player, and an extraordinary human being.


Kathleen Parker /The Tea Party and Mainstream Media discover a common enemy

2013-05-15 00:13:00

They are not such strange bedfellows after all, now that the Obama administration has generated the IRS and AP scandals.


George F. Will / Forgetting Watergate's lesson

2013-05-14 00:06:52

The Obama administration is going rogue and covering up


We're overpaying college presidents

2013-05-14 00:05:46

More and more college leaders are joining the plutocracy.


Stay vigilant post-9/11: We're letting our guard down by cutting funds for state police

2013-05-14 00:05:18

Ten years is a long time, and we've seen our focus lessen. It's understandable, because the longer we go between attacks, the safer we feel.


Reinvesting in our rivers: The nation's waterways infrastructure needs our attention

2013-05-13 00:13:24

Our nation's locks and dams play a vital role in creating and sustaining jobs and supporting economic growth throughout the country.


As Others See It / Chinese turn to White House website

2013-05-13 00:07:49

The Chinese, "motivated variously by a sense of justice, powerlessness or just plain humor," have flooded the "We the People" website.


Maureen Dowd / Benghazi in review: Truth is a casualty when myths collide in the capital

2013-05-13 00:04:57

Welcome to the toxic theatrics of accusation and obfuscation as Hillaryland goes up against Foxworld.


George F. Will / Ghosts of Christmas past: On immigration, Dickens' view of economics can be our guide

2013-05-13 00:01:22

The material ascent of humanity since the 19th century demonstrates that economic facts are not constants, like the law of gravity.


The Next Page: Proud women, smiling children in Mozambique

The Next Page: Proud women, smiling children in Mozambique

2013-05-12 00:26:26

Tracy Certo, a veteran of Habitat for Humanity found remarkable strength in a Mozambican village afflicted by poverty and HIV/AIDS.


The prom, American relic: It takes us back to a time when sexual relations were less confusing

2013-05-12 00:17:38

As the parent of two teenaged daughters who must make their way through today's confusing sexual landscape, I understand the appeal.


Conservative causes go global

Conservative causes go global

2013-05-12 00:10:18

A grand battle has been joined between traditionally left-wing international organizations and upstarts on the right.


Enough Said / Nuclear waste piles up

2013-05-12 00:09:00

Facts that speak for themselves.


A mother and writer explains: The kids are all grown up; now it's my turn

2013-05-12 00:07:52

I messed up. I stayed too long. It's not like me. I usually have impeccable timing, knowing how to make an entrance and when to exit ...


Give Walmart a Nobel Prize

Give Walmart a Nobel Prize

2013-05-12 00:06:02

The world's biggest retailer may have done more for the poor than any business ever.


Saturday Diary / Pittsburgh's not Portland, and that's just fine with me

Saturday Diary / Pittsburgh's not Portland, and that's just fine with me

2013-05-11 00:10:17

Portland is a great place to get organic goat cheese on a waffle or pedal a bike for free beer, but it's missing something we have here.


Paul Krugman / The chutzpah caucus

2013-05-11 00:04:07

It's future conservatives we have to worry about.


Charles Krauthammer / President Obama has drawn a pink line over Damascus

2013-05-11 00:03:53

Mr. Obama said he needed certainty about the crossing of the red line to keep the "international community" behind him.


First Person / Typewriter tales

2013-05-11 00:02:45

The old manual just showed up, iPad ready.


Saturday Poem / When Time Becomes Space, in a House

2013-05-11 00:01:38

I can imagine four quiet rooms / from four different points in time. / Each room with an old woman / sitting near a fire ...


Guns R Us

2013-05-10 00:16:34

When it comes to running guns to bad guys, the U.S. remains No. 1.


Kids with diabetes should be protected at school

2013-05-10 00:06:51

Pennsylvania schools should be able to train staff to help children with this disease.


More blather on Benghazigate

2013-05-10 00:01:04

Benghazi was a tragedy, not a scandal that deserves a 'gate.'


Maureen Dowd / The military culture of impunity for sex offenders is expiring

2013-05-09 00:13:17

Women in the Senate are leading the charge.


Sometimes torture works

2013-05-09 00:12:51

It helped us get bin Laden, which doesn't mean it's morally justifiable.


The bureaucrat's M&M's: Government often looks stupid, but usually it's us

2013-05-09 00:05:53

Try applying the Van Halen rule.


David Brooks / Beyond the fence: Let's look at what opposition to immigration reform really means

2013-05-08 00:09:54

Opponents want to restrict all kinds of things that would be good for America.


The 'naked pope' and Catholic outrage

2013-05-08 00:08:46

We Catholics may feel vulnerable, but martyrdom is a high calling of the faith.


Adios, Texas

2013-05-08 00:05:58

We shouldn't let the Lone Star State secede, we should expel it!


Gail Collins / Congress did something! So we won't run out of helium!

2013-05-07 00:13:38

An ode to an inert gas ...


Gun down the facts

2013-05-07 00:12:06

The NRA doesn't want us know anything that hurts gun sales.


Thomas L. Friedman / There is no Mandela in Syria, so peace will be a long time coming

2013-05-07 00:10:51

Without a homegrown Syrian leader who can be a healer, not a divider, anything short of a massive external intervention will fail.


Fallout for a 'bag man'

2013-05-06 00:11:10

Falsely accused in Boston bombing get no apology from the New York Post.


Afghanistan: how not to fight wars

2013-05-06 00:05:30

We've been snookered at the bazaar, drifting along as if we really don't care.


Kathleen Parker / Prudish or prudent on birth control?

2013-05-06 00:04:48

Parents should be involved when girls consider buying morning-after pills.


E.J. Dionne Jr. / Wake-up call for the president

2013-05-06 00:02:33

Obama's agenda is fine but he must start showing some conviction.


Cutting Edge: New ideas / Sharp opinions

2013-05-05 00:24:44

The Taliban seem pretty relaxed -- not a good sign.


In defense of the Common Core

2013-05-05 00:21:51

Pennsylvania high schools must graduate students who are prepared for the world.


Nigeria under siege

2013-05-05 00:19:04

Africa's most populous country struggles against a broken political system and a growing insurgency.


How to defeat cyber jihad

How to defeat cyber jihad

2013-05-05 00:16:59

The West needs a 21st-century Enigma project to find online jihadis and their wannabes.


The cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming!

The cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming!

2013-05-05 00:14:48

They'll be crashing weddings before you know it.


Enough Said / Deathwatch

2013-05-05 00:14:08

Facts that speak for themselves.


Cool clothes, clear conscience

2013-05-05 00:12:14

The disaster in Dhaka calls on clothing companies to clean up their act.


Another first for Pittsburgh: Give people more time!

2013-05-05 00:10:54

So how about it? Let's be the first city with a Time Bank.


The Next Page: She's still fighting for recovery

The Next Page: She's still fighting for recovery

2013-05-05 00:06:38

Severely injured in a car accident during her high school years, Katherine Kimes wasn't expected to do much with her life ... but she has.


Saturday Poem / Marathon

2013-05-04 00:15:09

The ache that replaced his feet, / the horse collar of throb he wore / across his shoulders, the desolation ...


Charles Krauthammer / So much for President Obama's second term

2013-05-04 00:14:16

Six months after his re-election Barack Obama is looking paralyzed and defeated as president.


Saturday Diary / Cinderella shows up at the ballet

2013-05-04 00:07:21

It was Light Up Night and bitterly cold -- a bad night to be wearing a sleeveless dress and ill-fitting high heels, even with a coat ...


Paul Krugman / The story of our time. Or, why governments are not like families

2013-05-04 00:05:59

This seems a good time to offer a refresher on the nature of our economic woes, and why this remains a very bad time for spending cuts.


First Person / The ultimate sport

2013-05-04 00:03:34

It's all about playing the game, not winning at all costs.


Mr. Yuk needs your help

2013-05-03 00:16:48

Poison centers save lives and money; please help save them.


Gail Collins / The Luv Guv's last stand

2013-05-03 00:16:06

Hiking on the Comeback Trail, Mark Sanford takes a detour to the Alamo.


Americans are losing their optimism; they need a pay raise

2013-05-03 00:06:07

The American public knows it's downwardly mobile. What it doesn't know is what it can do to arrest, much less reverse, that trend ...


Medicines for the future: Lawmakers must not put at risk treatments for rare diseases

2013-05-02 00:16:03

Uplifting Athletes has joined the fight, aligning college football with rare diseases to raise them as a national priority.


George F. Will / Caution on Syria makes sense

2013-05-02 00:08:12

The president's policy is wise, even though he can't explain it.


Maureen Dowd / Bottoms up, lame duck

2013-05-02 00:02:04

The president should have a drink with Mitch; it couldn't hurt.


Marooning the heroes: A seafaring tale from the 19th century speaks to us still

2013-05-01 00:13:12

They came upon a shipwreck, and betrayal.


End this tortured debate: Americans must understand, as they used to, that torture is always wrong

2013-05-01 00:12:29

Complex moral issues these days often feel as unsolvable as Gordius' famed knot. Some are not that hard.


Basketball's gay paragon of virtue

2013-05-01 00:09:43

Being gay won't be a big deal when, well ... when it's not.


Obama's war on red tape

2013-04-30 00:14:53

No one knows about his efforts to streamline government.


Honor Venezuela's election; Maduro won fair and square

2013-04-30 00:13:34

The United States has no reason to refuse recognition to the new government.


Thomas L. Friedman / The brothers Tsarnaev

2013-04-30 00:01:09

Why did they 'self-radicalize' instead of self-educate?


George F. Will / The adults show up in Washington

2013-04-29 00:17:19

Some real leaders are finally asserting themselves.


There's no legal basis for striking Syria

2013-04-29 00:16:39

Neither U.S. nor international law authorizes a U.S. attack on the Assad regime.


Pot, a growth industry

2013-04-29 00:06:37

Maybe it's time to let people buy it with food stamps.


Beware: a GED deadline looms

2013-04-29 00:02:38

A whole new set of tests is on its way, so finish up if you're working on it.


The digital nation of Google

The digital nation of Google

2013-04-28 00:30:21

From fighting extremism to tracking the arms trade, Google is acting much like a national government.


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