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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a killer and should be punished as a killer

One of the consequences of abandoning a standard by which right and wrong can be judged is our increasing inability to mete out punishment that fits the crime. In fact, too often we weigh extenuating circumstances rather than guilty actions. In the case of the Boston bombers, observers search for …

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Bon Voyage, Mr. President

Israel’s borders are surrounded by minefields. President Obama’s forthcoming trip to Israel will put him into the middle of a figurative one. If he makes it back from his March sojourn to Israel without stepping on one or more of them and setting off diplomatically damaging blasts, that will be …

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It wasn't pretty, but the system worked

The system worked. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t neat. It wasn’t quick. But after much political wrangling, posturing and grandstanding, it still worked. The two major political parties, despite their clear differences, came together and passed a major piece of legislation with bipartisan votes — something that has rarely happened …

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