PostPartisan Archive: Gerson
PBS's New Ban on Religious Programming
On Tuesday, the Public Broadcasting System’s board of directors decided that member stations could no longer add religious programming. The board was applying a 1985 rule that all PBS shows must be “noncommercial, nonpartisan and nonsectarian.” But the decision...
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June 18, 2009; 1:53 PM ET |
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First Thoughts on Sotomayor
A few thoughts on the Sotomayor nomination: * Conservatives need to understand that Sotomayor’s reputation for intellectual lightness and a fiery temperament -- examined by Jeffrey Rosen of The New Republic -- doesn’t really matter much. The only thing...
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May 26, 2009; 5:17 PM ET |
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The Contradiction in Obama's Speech
The conservative reaction to President Obama’s national security speech has been muddled. Is he actively undermining the successful fight against terrorism that followed Sept. 11, or shamelessly adopting most of the anti-terrorism policies of the Bush years? The verdict...
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Michael Gerson
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May 22, 2009; 1:06 PM ET |
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A Strong Economics Speech
Every first for Barack Obama as president is also a historical first for our country – a moment of genuine achievement and emotion. It is thrilling to see an African-American leader before a joint session of Congress, particularly when...
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February 24, 2009; 10:57 PM ET |
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Obama's First Month
During his first month in office, President Obama has been a miracle worker. He managed to resurrect a series of Republican issues once cold and dead. It was in part because some of conservatism's central issues had lost their...
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February 20, 2009; 11:06 AM ET |
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Obama Gives a Great Speech
I know what it is like to have the news of the day overwhelm a fine speech by the president -- a speech you were hoping, as a speechwriter, might make a little splash just because of its quality....
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February 13, 2009; 10:50 AM ET |
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