PostPartisan Archive: King
The wall I thought would never fall
I left the then-Federal Republic of Germany with my wife and three young children in the summer of 1969 firmly convinced that the 87-mile wall that encircled West Berlin, separating it from East Berlin and all of Germany, would...
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November 9, 2009; 12:00 AM ET |
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What will McChrystal do if he doesn't get more troops?
All eyes are on the White House, where President Obama will soon make a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan. But it pays to keep an eye on the Kabul headquarters of senior American and NATO commander Gen....
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November 2, 2009; 11:36 AM ET |
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Obama's paralysis on Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a problem that won’t wait. But that is what the Obama administration seems to want the Afghan war to do -- that is, until the president comes up with a new war strategy. As the White House...
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October 28, 2009; 2:30 PM ET |
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At the Smithsonian, a living lesson on racism?
As the institutional memory of American culture and chief steward of our national collections, the Smithsonian Institution ought, without delay, to seek to acquire all photographs, writings and oral musings of Keith Bardwell -- the justice of the peace...
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October 19, 2009; 4:44 PM ET |
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Barry the 'Betrayed'
It’s a hoot to observe the ease with which Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry cloaks himself in the mantle of the “betrayed” whenever he finds himself in a tight spot. And, true to form, that’s just what we...
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July 6, 2009; 6:29 PM ET |
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Lincoln's Ghost Along Pennsylvania Avenue
My friend Tersh Boasberg, chair of the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, gave me permission to share with you his views on the perspective that soon-to-be President Barack Obama will have as he travels along the inauguration parade route...
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January 20, 2009; 9:21 AM ET |
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