People ahead of pork
Is saving someone you know from cancer worth $16 to you? Congress doesnt seem to think so.... More
- By Newt Gingrich and Robert Egge
Opinion
A duty to serve out term
Lt. Gov. Stephen B. Pence Last week, I informed Governor Fletcher that I will not run for... More
- By Lt. Gov. Stephen B. Pence
A new day dawns in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Something remarkable is happening here. A city long renowned for the rackets... More
- By David S. Broder
Kentuckians on a gambling binge
Yet again there is strong evidence that Kentuckys political leadership continues to lag by about... More
Nothing but silence
ROME -- I write with hesitation, with respect, with awe and with a profound, humbling and scary... More
- By Richard Cohen
What, me worry?
AUSTIN, Texas -- Thank goodness the Republicans are around to tell me what to worry about. The... More
- By Molly Ivins
Old wedge issues reappear
WASHINGTON -- This months offensive by President Bush and his allies in Congress against gay... More
- By E.J. Dionne Jr.
The plot thickens
Lets see if we have all this straight: Within the span of about 48 hours late last week, Lt. Gov.... More
It's time to save the whales again
One of the most heralded victories of the global environmental movement was the establishment in... More
- By Joshua Reichert
Huge hurdles await Paulson
Its hard to think of another time when the U.S. economy was doing so well and the American... More
- By James P. Pinkerton
A vote designed to divide
Thats vanity . . . not politics, President Kennedy once snapped at an aide who wanted him to... More
- By Ronald Brownstein
Try charter schools
The Paducah Sun The news that African-American and Hispanic students in Kentucky are dropping out... More
An ambitious goal
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Its easy to complain about the status of postsecondary education in... More
Is a unity ticket possible?
WASHINGTON -- In a wonderful example of life imitating art, a group of serious political pros has... More
Cheney's standing is slipping
WASHINGTON -- President Bush handed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and German Chancellor... More
- By Jim Hoagland
Plenty of blame
For far too many years, when an old building stood in the way of progress an asphalt parking... More
Webster's dictionary very much alive
A copy of The New York Public Library Book of Chronologies in fairly decent shape caught my eye... More
'07 GOP campaign begins
The 2007 gubernatorial campaign began last week, at least the Republican gubernatorial campaign... More
Q&A with Ann Zahniser
What, exactly, is Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code? Is it simply a typical detective novel, with... More
Letters to the Editor
The State Journal encourages readers to submit letters to the editor for publication by noon... More
Free speech and public employees
WASHINGTON -- In 1892, when First Amendment jurisprudence was in its infancy, Oliver Wendell... More
Judiciary in flux
Never before has the Franklin County judiciary been in such flux and uncertainty. Both circuit... More
Clinton's character gap
Five years ago, Al Gore was on his way to near-pariah status within the Democratic Party, scorned... More
- By Jonathan Chait
Haditha joins other infamies
AUSTIN, Texas -- So, Haditha becomes another of the names at which we wince, along with Abu... More
- By Molly Ivins
Europe turns back the clock
Europes revolutionary experiment in political union is faltering. In Britain and Poland in the... More
- By Charles A. Kupchan
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