Achenblog: February 27, 2011 - March 5, 2011

A drug called Charlie Sheen

Great piece today by the always-excellent Greg Jaffe on the disconnect between military families and the country at large. Jaffe tells the story of Lt. Gen. John Kelly, whose son, Robert, stepped on a mine in Afghanistan in November...

By Joel Achenbach  | March 2, 2011; 8:39 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (544)
 
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Spring cleaning vs. spring training

Small children in their solipsism believe they can make problems go away by merely covering their eyes. As we age we move beyond such naivete, and eventually, in maturity, we understand that the best way to deal with difficult...

By Joel Achenbach  | March 1, 2011; 8:43 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (107)
 
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