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The Mysteries of Mitt Romney’s Financial Records
Until Mr. Romney recognizes the right of voters to understand the finances of their leaders, all we are left with is speculation.
July 30, 2012, MondayCorn for Food, Not Fuel
By suspending unwise renewable-fuel standards, the Environmental Protection Agency could divert vast amounts of corn from inefficient ethanol production back into the food chain.
July 30, 2012, MondayA Big Banker’s Belated Change of Heart
Advocates of breaking up big banks shouldn’t cheer Sandy Weill’s change of heart too much; he still hasn’t come to terms with the damage Citigroup did on his watch.
July 29, 2012, SundayThe Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic
The average land temperature on earth has risen 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 250 years — essentially all of it caused by human emission of greenhouses gases.
July 28, 2012, SaturdayImagine a World Without AIDS
Twenty years ago, during the unrelenting devastation of AIDS, it was impossible to imagine the strides that would be made in making it manageable.
July 27, 2012, FridayDon’t Blame the Movie for the Aurora Shootings
Art may not cause violence, but art and violence are entwined. Think of Lincoln’s assassination.
July 26, 2012, ThursdayWith Olympic Pageantry, Britain Struts Again on the World Stage
Over the centuries, at times of political or economic crisis, the British have turned to spectacles to project — or create — power.
July 26, 2012, ThursdayArmed but Not So Safe
An armed America is not necessarily a safe America, a 30-year Chicago police veteran says.
July 25, 2012, WednesdayIsrael’s Settlers Are Here to Stay
There will be no two-state solution. The world must accept that we won’t budge, and learn to live with the status quo.
July 25, 2012, WednesdayAn Arms Race We Can’t Win
An Army veteran argues against making everyday life a war zone.
July 25, 2012, WednesdayTaxi Lost and Found
A video about the process of trying to recover $13,000 worth of items left in a New York City taxi.
July 25, 2012, WednesdayAlone in the Void
Like it or not, we are probably trapped in the solar system for a long, long time.
July 24, 2012, TuesdayPenn State’s ‘Vacated’ Victories
Penn State should be sanctioned, but not by creating a fantasized history.
July 24, 2012, TuesdayA Way Out of the Gun Stalemate
Unless gun-control advocates and gun-rights supporters look for common ground, the next massacre is only a matter of time.
July 24, 2012, TuesdayGive Treasury Its Proper Role on the National Security Council
The close connection of economic and security issues points up the need to add the Treasury secretary as a statutory member of the National Security Council.
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‘Focus’
The filmmaker Jeff Scher presents an abstract celebration of the New York City Marathon.
‘The Silent Majority’: Directors’ Statement
In the first video of the Op-Docs series, a film by Penny Lane and Brian L. Frye revisits Nixon’s speech from Nov. 3, 1969.
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9/11: A Decade Later
For the tenth anniversary of 9/11, Op-Ed contributors reflect on what they wrote after the attacks.
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“A Month of...” is a series about life’s minor notes and quotidian details.
The Journey to Europe
The cartoonist Patrick Chappatte journeys to La Chebba, a Tunisian port town, where an exodus is about to start.
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A sampling of Op-Eds about Osama bin Laden shows how perceptions of the man evolved as he transformed from an obscure fundamentalist to the embodiment of global terrorism and hatred for the United States.
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