Hail the American Work Ethic by Froma Harrop
Whenever I visit Italy, France or elsewhere in dolce vita Europe, I go: "Oooh! Aren't these cheeses wonderful? Ahh! Look how fit and well dressed everyone is.
Commentary by Froma Harrop
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October 28, 2010
October 26, 2010
Justice Thomas and His Wife by Froma Harrop
I'm not going to waste everyone's time treating Virginia Thomas' message on Anita Hill's office voice mail as a genuine request for an apology.
October 19, 2010
Sex, Violence and the Female Voter by Froma Harrop
The line between crazy and creepy is not always a dark one.
October 12, 2010
Real Patriots Demand Clean Energy by Froma Harrop
Those orange fireballs you see in the news are NATO oil tankers exploding along the Khyber Pass.
October 7, 2010
Latinos Should Darn Well Vote by Froma Harrop
The Hispanic activist grew defensive as we discussed Latinos' low turnouts in recent elections.
October 5, 2010
Terrorism of a Personal Kind by Froma Harrop
The schoolyard bully used to work his fists.
September 30, 2010
Yes, the Swedish Model by Froma Harrop
Swedish voters have re-elected their center-right prime minister, and that has caused rejoicing among my right-wing colleagues.
September 28, 2010
Poor Immigrants: Asset or Burden? By Froma Harrop
Dallas -- America's fast-growing Latino population is famously hard working. It also has high rates for teenage pregnancy and dropping out of high school, two markers for poverty. Falling education levels should worry any country seeking to compete in the global economy.
September 23, 2010
Where Good Men (and Women) Die Old by Froma Harrop
There are few less-alike places in the continental United States than Ashley, N.D., and New York City.
September 21, 2010
Why Corvettes Cost Less Than College by Froma Harrop
That was a pleasant stroll across the Ivy League campus of Brown University, in Providence, R.I.
September 16, 2010
Democrats Need to Turn Off Fox News by Froma Harrop
During the 2000 presidential campaign, Democrat Al Gore became captive of the right-wing noise machine.
September 14, 2010
'Art' Fights Nature in Colorado By Froma Harrop
Colorado's Arkansas River is a masterpiece. Crafted by the Creator, it is a natural work of art that needs no improvement. That a ludicrous proposal to cover 42 miles of it with 120-foot-wide fabric has gotten as far as it has speaks to the marketing genius of showman-artist "Christo."
September 9, 2010
The Rich Are Not Here to Give Us Jobs by Froma Harrop
Let's cut the baloney about jobs and rich people's taxes.
September 7, 2010
Parties Mean Little in Governors' Races by Froma Harrop
Professional partisans see every race as a mark on their team's scoreboard.
September 3, 2010
Government Protects the Little Guy by Froma Harrop
Over a century ago, William Jennings Bryan presided over mass rallies of mostly middle-class Americans angry about economic inequities.
August 31, 2010
Mad Men in a Saner Time By Froma Harrop
"Mad Men" just won its third Emmy for "outstanding drama." If there were a gold statue for "best nostalgic portrayal," the AMC series would have walked off with that one, too. The allure and success of "Mad Men" is its stylish evocation of a lost era that many older Americans miss and younger ones envy.
August 26, 2010
The Mosque and the 'American Street' by Froma Harrop
The circus around the mosque should start to lose audience. New York officials have the authority to decide whether an Islamic center may be built near the tragic site of the attacks on the Twin Towers.
August 19, 2010
Washington Saved Our Economic Hide By Froma Harrop
Clarence the angel has a tough job in "It's a Wonderful Life." He must show the suicidal George Bailey what terrible things would have happened had he not been born. Two prominent economists are playing Clarence to the multitudes who believe that forceful government intervention during the financial meltdown should never have been.
August 17, 2010
The Real JetBlue Heroes By Froma Harrop
The JetBlue flight attendant who theatrically quit his job by cursing out a "rude" passenger and exiting via an emergency slide has become a working-class hero to many. But Steven Slater's story didn't hold up for long. It now appears that the gash allegedly caused by someone slamming an overhead bin into his head was there before the flight. Slater was acting like a jerk long before takeoff, according to recent reports.
August 12, 2010
Regulation Made Canada Fat and Happy By Froma Harrop
Suppose the U.S. government had posted a budget surplus in 12 of the past 13 years. Suppose not a single major American financial institution had failed or needed a government bailout. Suppose the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 6.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, rather than at 2.7 percent.
