Op-Ed: Huckabee And Palin Chose Celebrity
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The Opinion Page
Op-Ed: Israel's Gaza Vindication()
September 28, 2009 Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor and columnist for The Washington Post, acknowledges that Israel's attack on Gaza wasn't popular in Washington. However, in a piece for the paper, he argues that it was effective and may influence how the country deals with Iran.
Op-Ed: No More Sex Testing In Sports()
August 24, 2009 South African sprinter Caster Semenya won a world championship in track-and-field, but has had to undergo a series of tests to determine her sex. Sports writer Dave Zirin argues that sex testing is outdated and humiliating.
Op-Ed: Time To Ban Cell Phones While Driving()
July 27, 2009 Should there be a federal ban on cell-impaired driving? Boston Globe writer Derrick Jackson thinks so. In a piece for the paper, Jackson pleas, "BIG BROTHER, take the wheel! Take the cell phones out of our hands!"
The Violence We Ignore()
July 20, 2009 Earlier this month, football star Steve McNair was shot dead by his girlfriend in an apparent murder-suicide. In a recent article for The Baltimore Sun, co-author Ned Holstein points out that many news sources failed to mention that this was a tragic case of domestic violence, in which the male was the victim.
Op-Ed: 'Bruno' And Gay Humor()
July 13, 2009 In a July 9 opinion piece for The Washington Post, writer Hank Stuever reflects on Sacha Baron Cohen's movie Bruno. Stuever points out that the film exposes America's "giant case of sex phobia," with homosexuals bearing most of the brunt.
