The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced for taking in Iraq. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

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

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

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...

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more...

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more...

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

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

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

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

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...

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

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

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

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

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

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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.

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

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...

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...

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...