The Monitor's View | 11/23/09
Obama has wisely resisted various ideas in Congress to boost private hiring through direct government action. But there may be tax incentives that can work – with trade-offs.
Opinion | 11/23/09
Irish fans should give up their hopes of a rematch and simply accept, no matter how much it hurts, that France won by breaking the rules.
Letters to the Editor | 11/20/09
Readers write about dressing children in camouflage, hurricane Katrina, Social Security, and Israel's stake in peace.
The Monitor's View | 11/20/09
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
Opinion | 11/20/09
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
Opinion | 11/20/09
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
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