Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.

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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and...

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other...

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other...

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no...

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no...

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All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by...

For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope...

For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope...

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

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No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is...

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According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with...

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over...

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over...

The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan...

The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan...

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A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its...

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Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to...

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has...

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What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on...

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not...

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not...

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the...

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the...

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have...

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have...