OPINION

07/23/2008

Mark Davis: Found overseas, Obama's historical dyslexia
The first thing Barack Obama should do upon returning to America next week is thank John McCain and President Bush for making his trip possible.

Carl Leubsdorf: Obama on right side of political winds
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Barack Obama's overseas trip became a success on the very first day when he sank a three-pointer on a basketball court in Kuwait.

Kay Bailey Hutchison: Ensuring security for Freddie and Fannie
The housing crisis is eroding the confidence of our nation's homeowners, financial institutions and investors at an accelerating rate. Americans are growing anxious that the equity they've paid into their homes may not provide the financial security that this ownership once guaranteed.

07/22/2008

William McKenzie: Mexico can't let Juárez implode
CIUDAD JUÁREZ – This border town is a strange place these days. It's become a city of light and a city of darkness. How the struggle between these two sides turns out will affect U.S.-Mexico relations for a long time.

James Capra: Legalizing pot in no way makes us safer
The column last week by the local CEO of Mothers Against Teen Violence once again highlights the misguided understanding and myths about marijuana legalization. Joy Strickland is on point when she writes, "every child deserves a safe and supportive home, school and community." But how does decriminalizing marijuana ensure that this will happen?

Balance of Opinion: Obama's high stakes trip
Barack Obama heads to Germany, France and England later this week on his whirlwind multinational tour, and the punditry is hard at work setting the stakes that await.

07/21/2008

Jeff Young: Why I speak only Spanish to my daughter
In front of a group of friends and neighbors, I asked my 16-month-old daughter " ¿Quieres jugo de manzana?" (Do you want apple juice?) She went to the fridge, pointed to the shelf where it was located, watched me pour it into a sippy cup, and said "Grazha," her version of gracias, before toddling off with it.

Lynn Woolley: One nation under English
The question isn't so much whether the United States should be a bilingual nation, as Barack Obama seems to have suggested; it's whether the United States should be a multilingual nation – and therefore a nation united under English.

Andres Oppenheimer: Second languages translate to cash, security
The percentage of American college students who become proficient in a foreign language is pathetic compared with that of other countries. According to the U.S. Department of Education, out of every 100 college credits taken by U.S. students in a given semester, only 8.6 are for studying a foreign language.

Anne Applebaum: McCain and Obama foreign trips reflect well on U.S. voters
"Odd." That's what German Chancellor Angela Merkel said when told of Barack Obama's plan to deliver a major campaign speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, right where the Berlin Wall used to be.

07/19/2008

Ellen Goodman: Welcome to the do-it-yourself economy
I finally drew the line at a dinner invitation. My husband wanted to try a much-touted restaurant where they present you with a platter of raw foods and a hot pot. If I want to cook my own food, I answered rather testily, I'll eat at home.

Jonah Goldberg: K Street traffic runs both ways
The year was 2007. Hope, incandescent in its infancy, shared its warming glow. Britney Spears was heading for rehab, tainted pet food was killing cats, but in Washington the songbirds of spring sang their sweet, sweet songs of rebirth, even in the dead cold of January, to herald the return of truth and justice to our nation's capital.

Gail Collins: The Las Vegas of same-sex marriages
You'll remember that Massachusetts was the first state to legalize gay marriages, thanks to a court ruling in 2004. Everyone was not thrilled. There were petitions and attempts to pass constitutional amendments. Mitt Romney, who was evolving from liberal Republican governor to desperate Republican presidential candidate, declared his determination to keep Massachusetts from becoming "the Las Vegas of same-sex marriages."

07/18/2008

Joy Strickland: Drug laws fertilize teen violence
As an advocate in the crusade to prevent teen violence, my starting point is that every child deserves a safe and supportive home, school and community. Prevention strategies such as mentoring and conflict resolution – not to mention personal responsibility – are key pieces of the strategies of Mothers Against Teen Violence and other groups committed to preventing violence in our communities.

Nicholas Kristof: Prosecuting Darfur genocide at long last
Many aid workers and diplomats suffered a panic attack when the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant this week for the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, for committing genocide. They feared that Mr. Bashir would retaliate by attacking peacekeepers and humanitarian workers.

Sara Darehshori: Ensuring the safety of relief workers in Sudan
"When will Bashir be tried?" Darfurian refugees on the Chad border asked me time and again last summer. "We are here because of Bashir," they said.

Balance of Opinion: Who has the Iraq advantage?
Dueling foreign-policy speeches by John McCain and Barack Obama, as well as Mr. Obama's not-so-secret plans to visit Iraq shortly, have ignited a vigorous debate over which of the two candidates holds the political advantage on the war front.

07/17/2008

Leonard Pitts: New Yorker cover shows we're beyond satire
"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled."

Kathleen Parker: Cartoon elitists are the real yahoos in New Yorker mess
After political cartoonist Doug Marlette drew a cartoon featuring the prophet Muhammad a few years ago, tens of thousands of Muslims bellowed, blogged and clogged until servers collapsed with hate mail and death threats.

Carl Leubsdorf: Why Pelosi is pushing Chet Edwards for VP
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly floated the name of Rep. Chet Edwards as a potential Democratic vice presidential nominee, just about everyone was surprised.

Maureen Dowd: We need to be able to mock Barack
Consider the kerfuffle – and Barack Obama's icy reaction – over this week's New Yorker cover parodying fears about the Obamas.

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