National Columnists
Targeting anti-gay bullying
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, June 17:
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Supreme Court and DNA: No one can own a gene
For the last 60 years, we have been learning a new language. Ever since the double-helix structure of DNA was uncovered in 1953, the vocabulary of genetics has been creeping into our lives, becoming over time a full and rich lexicon. Last week's Supreme Court ruling against patents for two genes...
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RELIGION
Tied in knots over interfaith weddings
Wedding season is officially upon us, and one needn't be marrying a "Bridezilla" star to find the planning comes with some stress. Interfaith couples seem to have more than most as they try to satisfy not only each other but two extended families and two religious communities.
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Trudy Rubin: All eyes are on the U.S.
The Obama administration's policy on Syria is a strategic disaster that undercuts its entire foreign policy from the Middle East to Asia. If you think I'm exaggerating, read on.
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich, the motorized ice cream cone.
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
National security needs secrecy but also accountability
The following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Monday, June 17:
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Sarah Murnaghan gets new lungs; what happens next?
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, June 14:
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Doyle McManus: Obama, Syria and the Aspin Doctrine
As President Obama contemplates his many bad options in Syria, he may want to consider the Aspin Doctrine, an argument for intervention abroad made by President Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin.
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Likely to cause death or serious harm
Even in a culture of corporate entitlement and privilege, SeaWorld's blatant defiance of federal safety standards reaches a whole new level. Federal authorities just issued the theme park a repeat violation for putting employees too close to orcas, despite the mauling death of trainer Dawn Brancheau...
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Uri Dromi: Israel lacks clarity on a Palestinian state
When I was teaching journalism 12 years ago, I invited the press officer of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to speak to my students about the State Department's working relationship with the media. One of the students asked him: "What do you do if a reporter calls you in the middle of the night and...
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Jordan's Web policy mistake
Jordan's King Abdullah II has a lot on his plate. Not only is the kingdom hosting nearly 500,000 Syrian refugees, the economy is deteriorating, there's serious unrest in the southern town of Maan, plus persistent protests related to a widespread perception of officially sanctioned corruption and...


