Pro: Democracies can react far faster than the U.N. in dealing with genocide and global disasters
By LAWRENCE J. HAAS - Sunday, July 6, 2008
WASHINGTON --
The United States and other democracies lack an effective institution through which to pool their resources, identify their challenges and define a strategy to protect their interests. It is well past time for America to lead the effort to create one.
Con: After Iraq, U.S. has no moral capital to lead other nations on quixotic global quests
By JOHN B. QUIGLEY - Sunday, July 6, 2008COLUMBUS, OHIO -- John McCain is unlikely to find countries ready to line up for his proposed "League of Democracies"
Con: Renewables are the only path to independence as oil production begins a relentless decline
By KENNETH R. RICHARDS - Saturday, June 21, 2008BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- The United States, like any forward-thinking investor, needs to diversify its energy portfolio. The country cannot drill its way out of this energy crisis; oil will not save us.
Pro: Tapping into reserves would free us from the clutches of OPEC
By DAVID A. RIDENOUR - Saturday, June 21, 2008WASHINGTON -- To burst the oil bubble, use a drill! If Congress stands up to special interests and develops domestic energy sources, oil prices will tumble.
Pro: Internet sellers cheat states by artfully dodging legitimate sales taxes
By MARK WEISBROT - Monday, June 16, 2008WASHINGTON -- Can our state and local governments afford to subsidize businesses that conduct their sales only on the Internet, rather than through physical retail stores? And if we could, is there a good reason to do so?
Con: Tax-grabbers must be stopped before they devastate America’s thriving e-commerce
By KRISTINA M. RASMUSSEN - Monday, June 16, 2008ALEXANDRIA, VA -- New York’s attempt to force Amazon.com to collect sales taxes on purchases shipped to in-state residents has opened a new chapter in government’s obsession with squeezing ever-more revenues from the Internet.
Pro: After four years of marriage, paying taxes and raising children, the sky didn’t fall in Massachusetts
By MICHELLE JOHNSON - Saturday, June 14, 2008As same-sex couples across California celebrate and make plans to marry, it’s a bittersweet time for some of us who rushed to the altar the minute it became legal four years ago in Massachusetts.
Con: Even same-sex marriage advocates may come to regret the court’s judicial activism
By ROBERT ALT - Saturday, June 14, 2008
Last month’s decision by the California Supreme Court, discovering a right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution, was greeted with glee by homosexual-rights advocates across the country. But such jubilation is misplaced, because the decision probably will result in a significant and lasting defeat for same-sex marriage advocates, both in California and beyond.
Con: Colombia trade pact is a boon for outsourcers but a huge rip-off of U.S. workers, consumers
By ALAN TONELSON - Saturday, June 7, 2008WASHINGTON -- With a recession either under way or imminent, triggered by reckless over-borrowing and dismal under-production, the last thing Americans need is an outsourcers’ boondoggle like the proposed trade agreement with Colombia.
Pro: We need to stand by staunch allies like Colombia
By DANIEL W. CHRISTMAN - Saturday, June 7, 2008WASHINGTON -- The outcry has been astonishing. On April 10, the House of Representatives voted to shelve the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Since then, people from all walks of life — across the United States and throughout the Americas — have urged Congress to reverse course and approve the agreement.
Pro: Motorists should blame Bush administration not Congress for pump pain
By AMY ISAACS - Saturday, May 31, 2008WASHINGTON -- When George W. Bush was first “elected” a friend of mine said, “It’s time to buy stock in Exxon.”
Con: Pushing of ethanol shows Congress not serious about oil independence
By MATT AUER - Saturday, May 31, 2008BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- Smart energy policy amounts to more than pleading with Saudi leaders to ramp up oil supply or lower oil prices — as Sen. Hillary Clinton observed on the occasion of President Bush’s recent Middle East trip.
Pro: Without strong federal action, housing crisis and hard times will continue well into 2009
By MARK WEISBROT - Saturday, May 24, 2008LA PAZ, BOLIVIA -- All the indicators of a serious recession are swirling around us. The economy has lost jobs for four months in a row, which has never happened without a recession.
Con: U.S. likely coming out of mild economic slump unless Fed’s intervention makes it worse
By KERRY LYNCH - Saturday, May 24, 2008GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS. -- No one knows what the future holds, of course. But it’s important to note that none of the 10 recessions since the end of World War II were even remotely similar in magnitude or duration to the Great Depression. And there is no evidence today that the current slowdown will be an exception.
Clinton’s fight gives Democrats better chance to survive GOP attacks
By PEGGY DREXLER - Saturday, May 17, 2008NEW YORK -- Clinton staying in the race will likely not lead to a debacle in Denver. This race has drawn in young voters and new voters. Why not keep such excitement going?
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