MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/opinion/populism-and-the-silent-majority.html?ref=opinion

Who Speaks For the Silent Majority?, by Matthew D. Lassiter

“Nixon’s speech set off an enduring populist quest.”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/leading-from-behind/?ref=opinion

Not Following the ‘Leader,’ by Linda Greenhouse

“Almost everywhere I’ve traveled this fall, people have asked me whether it’s true that Justice Clarence Thomas is the real, if under-appreciated, intellectual leader of the Supreme Court.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/opinion/the-overblown-islamist-threat.html?ref=opinion

The Overblown Islamist Threat, by Marwan Muasher

“Islamists are unlikely to take over new governments in the Arab world, and seeking to prevent Islamist parties from participating in governance would actually be counterproductive for several reasons.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/opinion/collins-day-of-the-armadillo.html?ref=opinion

Day of the Armadillo, by Gail Collins

“What Herman Cain and the Queen of England have in common.”