MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/opinion/18fri1.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Gov. Walker’s Pretext

“In a year when governors across the country are competing to show who’s toughest, no matter what the consequences, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin stands out as the first to bring his State Capitol to a halt.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/opinion/18fri3.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Thomas Issue

“How Justice Thomas comports himself on the bench is a matter of ethics and effectiveness, simultaneously. His authority as a justice and the court’s as an institution are at issue.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/opinion/18krugman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Willie Sutton Wept, by Paul Krugman

“On the fraudulence of our deficit debate.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/opinion/18brooks.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Tomorrow Never Comes, by David Brooks

“Obama promises to get serious. (Someday.)”