Publications
"Lede" Us Not into Confusion
George Weigel
Journalists often use the spelling “lede” to distinguish the first sentence of a story from other connotations of “lead.” The…
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Syndicated Column / January 10, 2007
Health Care in Three Acts
Peter Wehner
Americans say they are very worried about health care: on generic lists of voter concerns, health issues regularly rank just…
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Commentary magazine, February 2007 / January 22, 2007
Wanted from Congress: Serious Debate, Not Sound Bites
George Weigel
BY AUGUST 1950, Secretary of State Dean Acheson had taken all he could stand from those congressional critics whom he…
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Los Angeles Times / January 20, 2007
A Middle Ground for Stem Cells
Yuval Levin
With each new round of argument, the ethical questions at the heart of the embryonic stem cell debate get buried…
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New York Times / January 19, 2007
Political Science on the Hill
Yuval Levin
“It is scandalous that eight years have passed since we have known about stem cell research and the potential to…
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The Weekly Standard, Volume 012, Issue 18 / January 15, 2007
Taxing Debate
James C. Capretta
The new Democratic leaders in Congress and President Bush have both taken steps in recent days with significant implications for…
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National Review Online / January 12, 2007
Not Credible "Whatsoever"
Edward Whelan
Among the many challenges that new White House counsel Fred Fielding will face on judicial nominations is ensuring that the…
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National Review Online / January 10, 2007
An Unreal Debate
Yuval Levin
This week offers a perfect snapshot of the sorry state of the embryonic-stem-cell-research debate. On Monday, the newspapers were full…
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National Review Online / January 10, 2007
The Archbishop and the Secret Police
George Weigel
The dramatic resignation this past Sunday of the newly installed archbishop of Warsaw, Stanislaw Wielgus, who admitted to having agreed…
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Newsweek Online / January 9, 2007
Calling the Signals
Peter Wehner
Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitasby Tom Callahan, Crown. 292 pp. $24.95 The National Football League (NFL)…
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Commentary Magazine / January 1, 2007
Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems
James C. Capretta
Global population aging is forcing governments all over the world to rethink their public pension programs. Over the last decade,…
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Center for Strategic & International Studies / January 1, 2007