Richard Cohen
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In taking offense, it is not always what is said, but the way it is heardNov 03, 2021 8:34 pm - George Bernard Shaw said England and America were two countries separated by a common language. Richard Cohen says that white and black Americans are in a similar fix. S...
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'Frankly', Clinton isn't believable in her criticism of ObamaNov 03, 2021 6:28 pm - Long ago, I discovered that the word "frankly" often meant a lie was coming my way. I learned this from an insurance agent, who preceded every attempt to sell me useless...
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Obama can take some lessons from Dukakis, Kennedy campaignsNov 03, 2021 5:53 pm - Back in 1988, I promulgated what I now call Cohen's Law of Racial Politics. It goes like this: In states where there are few African-Americans, the liberal candidate can...
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World War II is an example of a war that had to be foughtNov 03, 2021 4:10 pm - Nicholson Baker, a supremely talented novelist, has written a surprising book of nonfiction titled "Human Smoke." It is composed primarily of snippets taken from contemp...
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Clinton's best move now would be to stop campaigningNov 03, 2021 8:22 am - There is dissension in the Hillary Clinton camp. Top aides have been in arguments, shouting back and forth about differences in strategy. Should Clinton come on strong? ...
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Israelis need relief from daily rain of treacherous rocketsNov 02, 2021 6:09 pm - SDEROT, Israel -- Rockets launched from the nearby Gaza Strip fall here almost daily. These Qassams are crude devices that hardly ever kill people, although they have, a...
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Israelis need relief from daily rain of treacherous rocketsNov 02, 2021 6:14 pm - SDEROT, Israel -- Rockets launched from the nearby Gaza Strip fall here almost daily. These Qassams are crude devices that hardly ever kill people, although they have, a...
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McCain can't take the risk of becoming a political opportunistNov 02, 2021 4:33 pm - If John McCain's life is, as it sometimes seems, one of those old-time movie serials, the audience would now know that with the GOP presidential nomination within reach,...
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Spears has made a contribution in boosting the economyNov 02, 2021 12:38 pm - The most useful magazine journalism of the (still) new year comes to us not from the usual sources -- Newsweek, Time, etc. -- but from Portfolio, a business publication....
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Obama alienated women with his curt remark to ClintonNov 02, 2021 11:16 am - Rick Lazio must have known what was coming. As Hillary Clinton's Senate opponent in 2000, he alarmingly strode across the stage during a debate and demanded that she sig...