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Goldman’s Non-Apology
If Goldman Sachs really wants to help small businesses, its recent pledge would have to be in the billions, not millions, and aimed more directly at taxpayers.
The Senate’s Duty on Climate
A climate change treaty in Copenhagen has been tabled, in part, because the United States Senate has failed to make the reduction of emissions a priority.
A Ban on Genetic Discrimination
A new law rightly protects people who have inherited a predisposition to disease and opens a door to genetic testing.
Roll Your Own Tax Rate
A recent law should be amended to bring roll-your-own cigarettes under proper federal controls and full taxation.
Letters To the Public Editor
Other Views: The Columnist’s Voice
Readers respond to the public editor on recent columns.
Letters
Robert A. Di Ieso Jr.
Multimedia
Bloggingheads: Palin and Truth
Michelle Goldberg, left, of The American Prospect and Ann Althouse of the University of Wisconsin Law School debate the veracity of Sarah Palin's memoir.
The Minefields of Afghanistan
The filmmaker Oliver Englehart follows a local team working to clear mines from a residential area in Afghanistan, where buried explosives are a finite, but persistent problem
Columnists
MAUREEN DOWD
Visceral Has Its Value
Barack Obama, who once had his own electric book tour testing the waters for a campaign, could learn a thing or three from Sarah Palin.
Comments FRANK RICH
The Pit Bull in the China Shop
Sarah Palin is far and away the most important brand in American politics after Barack Obama. Her 15 minutes is far from up.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Advice From Grandma
A great power that can only produce suboptimal responses to its biggest challenges will, in time, fade from being a great power.
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Op-Ed Contributors
Animal, Vegetable, Miserable
The free-range turkey debate ignores whether it’s wrong to kill animals for human consumption at all.
My Chocolate Meltdown
How a corporate takeover ruined the perfect 82 percent cacao extra-dark bar.
Avoidance by the Numbers
Anxiety often undermines sound accounting. Facing that fear could be the first step to balancing the books.
Opinionator
Heading Home
Free at Last
When the baseball season ends, another game begins – the game of free agency.
The Thread
Whose Recession Is It, Anyway?
Polls show that the public is increasingly blaming Democrats for the economy. Will they drag President Obama down?
What the Law Commands
The surprising similarities between Chief Justice John Roberts and his newest colleague, Sonia Sotomayor.
Western Men Are Doomed
Are certain groups of people, because of their culture or style of thinking, better suited to handling the problems of the future?
iPols
Two women, both rich, accomplished, confident and full of ideas, are trying to become the fresh face of the G.O.P.
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Op-Classic, 2009
But Always Meeting Ourselves
Colum McCann, the first Irish winner of the National Book Award, wrote about finding his grandfather in the pages of “Ulysses.”
Doug Glanville
Free at Last
When the baseball season ends, another game begins – the game of free agency. For players, it can be a time of difficult decisions.
Weekend Competition: Thingummyjig
November 20, 2009
Schottcast: Oulipo
November 20, 2009
Psalm 109:8 'Let His Days Be Few'
November 19, 2009
From the Archive
Op-Classic, 2009: But Always Meeting Ourselves
Colum McCann, the first Irish winner of the National Book Award, wrote about finding his grandfather in the pages of “Ulysses.”
Freakonomics
Freakonomics on NYTimes.com
Authors Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner and guest contributors blog about the hidden side of the economy.
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