http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_charles-laneGet the latest articles from Charles Lane articles and view preview articles in the Charles Lane archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyTue, 21 May 2013 01:38:50 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 01:38:50 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_charles-lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2c2cfbbf/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Eausterity0Eand0Ekeynes0Ecan0Ecoexist0C20A130C0A50C20A0Cf32f846a0Ec17a0E11e20E8bd80E27880A30Ae6b440Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>For those of us trying to sort out the debate over economic “austerity,” there’s a limit to what can be learned by inspecting the credentials of the contending economists. </p> <p>Yes, the fiscal-stimulus vanguard includes a couple of famous Nobel winners, but those pesky Swedes also gave their prize to the harshest postwar critic of Keynesian economics, a man whose signature policy proposal was the balanced-budget amendment. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist/2013/05/20/f32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2c2cfbbf/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Austerity+and+Keynes+can+coexist" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Austerity+and+Keynes+can+coexist" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Austerity+and+Keynes+can+coexist" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Austerity+and+Keynes+can+coexist" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Austerity+and+Keynes+can+coexist" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664911756/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2c2cfbbf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664911756/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2c2cfbbf/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664911756/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2c2cfbbf/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-austerity-and-keynes-can-coexist/2013/05/20/f32f846a-c17a-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2bdf25a9/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Eed0Emarkeys0Eenergy0Erecord0Egets0Epoor0Emarks0C20A130C0A50C130C9eec50A7a0Ebbff0E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>I don’t have a dog in the Senate fight in Massachusetts between 18-term Rep. Ed Markey (D) and Republican Gabriel Gomez, a former Navy SEAL. But if energy policy matters to voters up there, they should hold Markey accountable for not adapting to new realities that have emerged since he came to Congress in the 1970s. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-ed-markeys-energy-record-gets-poor-marks/2013/05/13/9eec507a-bbff-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2bdf25a9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-ed-markeys-energy-record-gets-poor-marks%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F9eec507a-bbff-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Poor+marks+for+Senate+candidate+Markey%E2%80%99s+energy+record" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thirteen-correctional-officers-indicted-in-maryland/2013/04/23/6d2cbc14-ac23-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html">scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center</a> is appalling. </p> <p>A gang known as the Black Guerrilla Family took over the center, trafficking in drugs, cellphones and sexual favors with the connivance of at least 13guards, several of whom are bearing a gang boss’s children, according to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/local/correctional-officers-indicted/114/">a federal indictment</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-a-baltimore-jail-scandal-aided-by-union-politics/2013/05/06/d90bc90e-b67b-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2b96ecb2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-a-baltimore-jail-scandal-aided-by-union-politics/2013/05/06/d90bc90e-b67b-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2b52e0a7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Egovernments0Ebad0Ebet0Eon0Efisker0C20A130C0A40C290C5e5c230Aa0Eb0Ae20E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Of all the arguments for the Obama administration’s green-energy loan program, one of the worst is that federal aid leverages private capital. </p> <p>Consider <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-fisker-misses-federal-loan-payment-20130422,0,5666949.story">Fisker Automotive</a>. In August 2009, this wannabe plug-in electric hybrid car company was hard up for cash to pay suppliers and faced potential layoffs. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker/2013/04/29/5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2b52e0a7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Government%E2%80%99s+bad+bet+on+Fisker" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Government%E2%80%99s+bad+bet+on+Fisker" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Government%E2%80%99s+bad+bet+on+Fisker" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Government%E2%80%99s+bad+bet+on+Fisker" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Government%E2%80%99s+bad+bet+on+Fisker" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016808418/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2b52e0a7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016808418/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2b52e0a7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016808418/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2b52e0a7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:11:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-governments-bad-bet-on-fisker/2013/04/29/5e5c230a-b0e2-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2b09aee5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ean0Eupdate0Efor0Emiranda0Erights0C20A130C0A40C220Cee10A4c1c0Eab720E11e20Ea1980E99893f10Ad6dd0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Established in <em>Miranda v. Arizona </em>47 years ago, the you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent litany has “become part of our national culture,” as the Supreme Court noted in a 2000 ruling that reaffirmed <em>Miranda</em>. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-an-update-for-miranda-rights/2013/04/22/ee104c1c-ab72-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2b09aee5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-an-update-for-miranda-rights%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2Fee104c1c-ab72-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=An+update+for+Miranda+rights" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016347788/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2b09aee5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:13:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-an-update-for-miranda-rights/2013/04/22/ee104c1c-ab72-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2ac13900/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Eeb0E50Evisa0Eimmigration0Eprogram0Eis0Eflawed0C20A130C0A40C150Cd826758c0Ea60A60E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is under fire because an electric-vehicle firm the Democrat formerly headed raised capital through a program that awards<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/foreign-citizens-making-big-investments-in-us-in-exchange-for-green-cards/2013/03/21/ecf250d2-8d72-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html"> green cards to foreign investors</a> in return for creating jobs in the United States — but it’s not clear how many jobs McAuliffe’s firm generated.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-eb-5-visa-immigration-program-is-flawed/2013/04/15/d826758c-a606-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2ac13900/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-eb-5-visa-immigration-program-is-flawed%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2Fd826758c-a606-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Charles+Lane%3A+EB-5+visa+immigration+program+is+flawed" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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And he admires Germany back. </p> <p>The president once asked an adviser to explain Germany’s success in high-wage manufacturing, according to a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/can-obama-save-manufacturing/2012/07/13/gJQAe2zxhW_story.html">Post report by Zachary A. Goldfarb</a> last year. The adviser’s answer focused on German investment in workforce training and business-government cooperation. “If they can do it,” Obama replied, “we can do it.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net/2013/04/08/fd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2a7c62fa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2Ffd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Following+Germany+on+reforming+the+social-safety+net" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2Ffd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Following+Germany+on+reforming+the+social-safety+net" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2Ffd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Following+Germany+on+reforming+the+social-safety+net" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2Ffd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Following+Germany+on+reforming+the+social-safety+net" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net%2F2013%2F04%2F08%2Ffd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane&t=Following+Germany+on+reforming+the+social-safety+net" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163066931211/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2a7c62fa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163066931211/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2a7c62fa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163066931211/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2a7c62fa/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mitt RomneyOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Developmentelection yearMon, 08 Apr 2013 23:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-following-germany-on-reforming-the-social-safety-net/2013/04/08/fd645c74-a061-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/29fbc99b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Etricare0Ethe0Euntouchable0C20A130C0A30C250Cfe55c820A0E9580A0E11e20Eb6f0A0Ea5150Aa247b6a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>The U.S. government’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.usdebtclock.org/">fiscal predicament</a> has many causes. But if you had to reduce them to one sentence, it might go like this: “Congress responds to the short-term demands of particular groups, not the long-term needs of the nation as a whole.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-tricare-the-untouchable/2013/03/25/fe55c820-9580-11e2-b6f0-a5150a247b6a_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/29fbc99b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Tricare+the+untouchable&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-tricare-the-untouchable%2F2013%2F03%2F25%2Ffe55c820-9580-11e2-b6f0-a5150a247b6a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769933665/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29fbc99b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769933665/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29fbc99b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161769933665/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29fbc99b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:31:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-tricare-the-untouchable/2013/03/25/fe55c820-9580-11e2-b6f0-a5150a247b6a_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/29b6e3b6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ewhy0Eshould0Efood0Estamps0Epay0Efor0Ejunk0Efood0C20A130C0A30C180Caf2f4a40A0E8fff0E11e20E9cfd0E36d6c9b5d7ad0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Kudos to The Post’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/eli-saslow/2011/03/02/ABrs4sM_page.html">Eli Saslow</a> for a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/food-stamps-put-rhode-island-town-on-monthly-boom-and-bust-cycle/2013/03/16/08ace07c-8ce1-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html">vivid story</a> in Sunday’s paper about the burgeoning federal <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program</a> (SNAP) and its impact on struggling Woonsocket, R.I. Because of the 2008-09 recession and new eligibility rules, SNAP enrollment has expanded to 47 million people, including a third of Woonsocket’s 40,000 residents. SNAP’s total cost in 2012 was $78 billion, triple the 2003 level. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-why-should-food-stamps-pay-for-junk-food/2013/03/18/af2f4a40-8fff-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/29b6e3b6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+should+food+stamps+pay+for+junk+food%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-why-should-food-stamps-pay-for-junk-food%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Faf2f4a40-8fff-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921459030/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29b6e3b6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921459030/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29b6e3b6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921459030/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29b6e3b6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Charles LaneDepartment of AgricultureTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:02:26 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-why-should-food-stamps-pay-for-junk-food/2013/03/18/af2f4a40-8fff-11e2-9cfd-36d6c9b5d7ad_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/29744db7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Emiss0Edelaware0Eteen0Eusa0Etoo0Eyoung0Eto0Ebe0Ein0Eporn0C20A130C0A30C110Cbcbc6d120E8a7a0E11e20E8d720Edc76641cb8d40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Melissa King’s trial-by-Internet seems to be ending. Last week the media were all over the story of the former <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/02/27/dear-melissa-king-i-wish-you-the-best/">Miss Delaware Teen USA</a>, said to be “disgraced” by the revelation of an adult video she allegedly made in 2012, shortly after her 18th birthday. A hard-core Web site reportedly <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/producers-of-pornographic-video-say-former-miss-delaware-teen-usa-was-paid-1500-expenses/2013/03/06/0ea69688-86b7-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html">paid her $1,500</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-miss-delaware-teen-usa-too-young-to-be-in-porn/2013/03/11/bcbc6d12-8a7a-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/29744db7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=18-year-olds+are+too+young+to+be+in+porn&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-miss-delaware-teen-usa-too-young-to-be-in-porn%2F2013%2F03%2F11%2Fbcbc6d12-8a7a-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920696882/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29744db7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920696882/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29744db7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920696882/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/29744db7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:32:55 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-miss-delaware-teen-usa-too-young-to-be-in-porn/2013/03/11/bcbc6d12-8a7a-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2933fd5c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Emedicare0Ereforms0Eslow0Eprogress0C20A130C0A30C0A40C9624c4c40E84f80E11e20E999e0E5f8e0A410Acb9d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>As I <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-shining-a-light-on-medicare-payments/2013/01/14/573f562c-5e6d-11e2-a389-ee565c81c565_story.html">reported in January</a>, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and others are suing to gain detailed access to Medicare billing records through the Freedom of Information Act. Off-limits to the public since 1979, such data could hold the key to billions of dollars in savings, once journalists armed with modern technology sift through it for evidence of waste, fraud and abuse. Doctors are fighting the lawsuit, claiming that their taxpayer-funded earnings are none of the public’s business. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-medicare-reforms-slow-progress/2013/03/04/9624c4c4-84f8-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2933fd5c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Charles+Lane%3A+Medicare+reform%E2%80%99s+slow+progress&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-medicare-reforms-slow-progress%2F2013%2F03%2F04%2F9624c4c4-84f8-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920698133/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2933fd5c/kg/349/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920698133/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2933fd5c/kg/349/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920698133/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2933fd5c/kg/349/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:04:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-medicare-reforms-slow-progress/2013/03/04/9624c4c4-84f8-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/28b350c3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ea0Ebetter0Eway0Eto0Ehelp0Eworking0Eclass0C20A130C0A20C180C6e3e65380E7a0A20E11e20E82e80E61a46c2cde3d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Liberal firebrand <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/opinion/krugman-raise-that-wage.html">Paul Krugman backs President Obama’s plan</a> for a phased-in 25 percent increase in the minimum wage, to $9 per hour. But he is still economist enough to note that raising it to $20 “would create a lot of problems” — among them, presumably, pricing low-skilled workers out of the job market.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-a-better-way-to-help-working-class/2013/02/18/6e3e6538-7a02-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/28b350c3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+better+deal+than+minimum+wage&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-a-better-way-to-help-working-class%2F2013%2F02%2F18%2F6e3e6538-7a02-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158365871652/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/28b350c3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158365871652/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/28b350c3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158365871652/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/28b350c3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:32:50 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-a-better-way-to-help-working-class/2013/02/18/6e3e6538-7a02-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/287714f9/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Eobamas0Eelectric0Ecar0Emistake0C20A130C0A20C110C441b39f60E7490A0E11e20Eaa120Ee6cf1d3110A6b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>The Obama administration’s electric-car fantasy finally may have died on the road between Newark, Del., and Milford, Conn. </p> <p>The New York Times’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/john_m_broder/index.html">John M. Broder</a> reported Friday that the Tesla Model S electric car he was test-driving <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/automobiles/stalled-on-the-ev-highway.html">repeatedly ran out of juice</a>, partly because cold weather reduces the battery’s range by about 10 percent. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-obamas-electric-car-mistake/2013/02/11/441b39f6-7490-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/287714f9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+electric+car+mistake&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-obamas-electric-car-mistake%2F2013%2F02%2F11%2F441b39f6-7490-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985132952/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/287714f9/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985132952/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/287714f9/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985132952/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/287714f9/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>federal aidCharles LaneTwitterTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:55:22 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-obamas-electric-car-mistake/2013/02/11/441b39f6-7490-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/283ac6ba/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ethe0Eevil0Ethat0Ecats0Edo0C20A130C0A20C0A40Cf3b7f4220E6f0A80E11e20E8b8d0Ee0Ab59a1b8e2a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Former president <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/02/01/george-w-bushs-dog-barney-dies/">George W. Bush’s dog Barney</a> has gone to that great kennel club in the sky. </p> <p>But I’ll bet <a data-xslt="_http" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.501937216515342.128699.114546728587728&#38;type=1">Barney</a> died smiling. He lived to see the day when humans finally acknowledged that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/outdoor-cats-kill-between-14-billion-and-37-billion-birds-a-year-study-says/2013/01/31/2504f744-6bbe-11e2-ada0-5ca5fa7ebe79_story.html?wprss=rss_national">cats are a menace</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-evil-that-cats-do/2013/02/04/f3b7f422-6f08-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/283ac6ba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=What+shall+we+do+with+these+killer+cats%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-the-evil-that-cats-do%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2Ff3b7f422-6f08-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984848441/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/283ac6ba/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984848441/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/283ac6ba/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984848441/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/283ac6ba/a2t.img" border="0"/>National Park ServiceCharles Lanebird speciesMon, 04 Feb 2013 22:36:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-evil-that-cats-do/2013/02/04/f3b7f422-6f08-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/27fde462/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ecommon0Einterest0Erarely0Ewins0Ethe0Eday0C20A130C0A10C280Cc746bb40A0E69850E11e20Eaf530E7b2b2a7510Aa80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Of the 2,000-plus words in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obamas-second-inaugural-address-transcript/2013/01/21/f148d234-63d6-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_story.html">President Obama’s second inaugural address</a>, surely the most provocative were “collective action.” </p> <p>He presented American history as a “journey,” during which, at every crucial turn, we discovered “together” that “preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-common-interest-rarely-wins-the-day/2013/01/28/c746bb40-6985-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/27fde462/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Collective+action+is+overrated&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-common-interest-rarely-wins-the-day%2F2013%2F01%2F28%2Fc746bb40-6985-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984481408/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/27fde462/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984481408/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/27fde462/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984481408/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/27fde462/a2t.img" border="0"/>financial regulationDemocratic PartyCharles LaneTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:20:05 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-common-interest-rarely-wins-the-day/2013/01/28/c746bb40-6985-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/27c1c15b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Efrank0Elorson0Eworking0Ein0Ethe0Epublics0Eservice0C20A130C0A10C210Cb0A8ad4960E640A70E11e20E9e1b0E0A7db1d2ccd5b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>With its speeches, balls and parades, Inauguration Day presents Washington at its grandest and, some would say, most grandiose. </p> <p>Amid the pomp and exaltation, I found myself thinking about someone who wasn’t in the crowd this year, though I suspect he would have wanted very much to take it all in: <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.law.edu/2013-Winter-Spring/In-Memoriam-Frank-Lorson.cfm">Francis J. Lorson</a>, who <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.law.edu/res/docs/pdf-documents/2013/NLJ-Tribute-to-Frank-Lorson-Jan-14.pdf" target="_blank">passed away</a> a few days ago at the age of 69.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-frank-lorson-working-in-the-publics-service/2013/01/21/b08ad496-6407-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/27c1c15b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Frank+Lorson%2C+a+consummate+public+servant&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-frank-lorson-working-in-the-publics-service%2F2013%2F01%2F21%2Fb08ad496-6407-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984165980/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/27c1c15b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984165980/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/27c1c15b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984165980/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/27c1c15b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:33:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-frank-lorson-working-in-the-publics-service/2013/01/21/b08ad496-6407-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2784e5d3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Eshining0Ea0Elight0Eon0Emedicare0Epayments0C20A130C0A10C140C573f562c0E5e6d0E11e20Ea3890Eee565c81c5650Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Now costing more than <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43060_Medicare.pdf" target="_blank">$500 billion per year</a>, Medicare is central to the United States’ fiscal predicament. For this complicated problem, there are many complicated proposed solutions. </p> <p>But what if we try something simple, like journalism?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-shining-a-light-on-medicare-payments/2013/01/14/573f562c-5e6d-11e2-a389-ee565c81c565_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2784e5d3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Shining+a+light+on+Medicare+payments&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-shining-a-light-on-medicare-payments%2F2013%2F01%2F14%2F573f562c-5e6d-11e2-a389-ee565c81c565_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443222239/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2784e5d3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443222239/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2784e5d3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153443222239/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2784e5d3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicarefederal district courtRon WydenTue, 15 Jan 2013 00:38:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-shining-a-light-on-medicare-payments/2013/01/14/573f562c-5e6d-11e2-a389-ee565c81c565_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2749034c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Efix0Efannie0Emae0Eand0Efreddie0Emac0C20A130C0A10C0A70C8baa5f120E58ee0E11e20Ebeee0E6e38f521540A20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>I know that Congress and the Obama administration have their hands full with the debt ceiling, the threat of budget “sequester” and the related battle over how much to raise taxes and cut entitlement spending. Even so, I have to ask: Are they ever going to get around to fixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-fix-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/2013/01/07/8baa5f12-58ee-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2749034c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+time+to+fix+Fannie+Mae+and+Freddie+Mac&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-fix-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac%2F2013%2F01%2F07%2F8baa5f12-58ee-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540382857/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2749034c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540382857/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2749034c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540382857/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2749034c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack ObamaDemocratic Partyfederal debtTue, 08 Jan 2013 00:34:15 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-fix-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/2013/01/07/8baa5f12-58ee-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2716efbc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ebig0Ebloat0Eon0Ecampus0C20A120C120C310C649c12b80E536b0E11e20Ebf3e0E76c0Aa789346f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>At the University of Minnesota, the number of employees with “human resources” or “personnel” in their job titles has grown from 180 to 272 since the 2004-05 academic year. Since 2006, the university has spent $10 million on consultants for a vast new housing development that is decades from completion. It employs 139 people for marketing, promotions and communications. Some 81 administrators make $200,000 per year or more. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-big-bloat-on-campus/2012/12/31/649c12b8-536b-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/2716efbc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=An+F+for+effort+on+holding+down+tuition&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-big-bloat-on-campus%2F2012%2F12%2F31%2F649c12b8-536b-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540103830/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2716efbc/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540103830/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2716efbc/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540103830/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/2716efbc/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>tax breakYouTubeTue, 01 Jan 2013 01:31:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-big-bloat-on-campus/2012/12/31/649c12b8-536b-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/26b24240/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Eanother0Ecasualty0Eof0Eshootings0C20A120C120C170C30A4fd84a0E48630E11e20E820Ae0E17eefac2f9390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it,” <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/swift/examiner/chap14.htm">wrote Jonathan Swift</a>, “so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect.”</p> <p>Surely <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2012/12/15/cnn-addresses-ryan-adam-lanza-mis-id/">Ryan Lanza</a>, the brother of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/portrait-of-adam-lanza-and-his-family-begins-to-emerge/2012/12/17/376759ce-4862-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html">Adam Lanza</a>, who committed a massacre on Dec. 14 in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/newtown-school-shooting-victims/">Newtown, Conn.</a>, would agree with Swift. Ryan was miles away, minding his own business, when the media, including The Post, named him as the author of the bloodbath — and for the next few hours he was no longer an anonymous office toiler but a notorious mass murderer.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-another-casualty-of-shootings/2012/12/17/304fd84a-4863-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/26b24240/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Another+casualty+of+shootings&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-another-casualty-of-shootings%2F2012%2F12%2F17%2F304fd84a-4863-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539682019/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/26b24240/kg/341/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539682019/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/26b24240/kg/341/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539682019/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/26b24240/kg/341/a2t.img" border="0"/>Brian RossNRAgun violenceTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:44:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-another-casualty-of-shootings/2012/12/17/304fd84a-4863-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/267734e2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Epushing0Esame0Esex0Emarriage0Eahead0C20A120C120C10A0Cc3ba1fd40E42ee0E11e20E8e70A0Ee1993528222d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>The arc of the moral universe is long, said <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/303285-i-do-not-pretend-to-understand-the-moral-universe-the">abolitionist Theodore Parker</a>. “My eye reaches but little ways. <span>. . .</span> And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.”</p> <p>But few advocates of social change — in Parker’s time or ours — act as though justice really is inevitable. They try to hasten it.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-pushing-same-sex-marriage-ahead/2012/12/10/c3ba1fd4-42ee-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/267734e2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pushing+same-sex+marriage+ahead&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-pushing-same-sex-marriage-ahead%2F2012%2F12%2F10%2Fc3ba1fd4-42ee-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539388460/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/267734e2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539388460/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/267734e2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539388460/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/267734e2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:57:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-pushing-same-sex-marriage-ahead/2012/12/10/c3ba1fd4-42ee-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/263ac906/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ethe0Efeds0Erole0Ein0Ethe0Edebt0Edebate0C20A120C120C0A30Ced5951cc0E3d6a0E11e20Ea2d90E822f58ac9fd50Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Judging by the latest signs and portents, President Obama and congressional Republicans appear to be at an <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2012/12/03/694dbc1e-3d84-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html">impasse over taxes and spending</a>, and the country might indeed be headed over the “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/27/absolutely-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-fiscal-cliff-in-one-faq/">fiscal cliff</a>.” Next year’s economic sluggishness and partisan recriminations could make today’s look like a picnic.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-feds-role-in-the-debt-debate/2012/12/03/ed5951cc-3d6a-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/263ac906/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Fed%E2%80%99s+role+in+the+debt+debate&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-the-feds-role-in-the-debt-debate%2F2012%2F12%2F03%2Fed5951cc-3d6a-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539093471/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/263ac906/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539093471/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/263ac906/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539093471/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/263ac906/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:44:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-feds-role-in-the-debt-debate/2012/12/03/ed5951cc-3d6a-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/25fcf976/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Erepublicans0Ea0Evictim0Eof0Esafer0Estreets0C20A120C110C260Ca26650A0A0A0E37fe0E11e20Ea2630Ef0Aebffed2f150Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Americans were unhappy about many issues as 2012 began. In one area, though, contentment reigned. By a margin of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/152129/economy-toxic-issues.aspx">50 to 45 percent</a>, a Gallup Poll reported, the public felt “satisfied” with the nation’s policies on crime. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-republicans-a-victim-of-safer-streets/2012/11/26/a2665000-37fe-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/25fcf976/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Republicans+a+victim+of+safer+streets&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-republicans-a-victim-of-safer-streets%2F2012%2F11%2F26%2Fa2665000-37fe-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538632331/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/25fcf976/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151538632331/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/25fcf976/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151538632331/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/25fcf976/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:20:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-republicans-a-victim-of-safer-streets/2012/11/26/a2665000-37fe-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/25c0b7ee/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ethe0Ebest0Ededuction0Eto0Echop0C20A120C110C190C38e28dc20E326a0E11e20Ebb9b0E288a310A849ee0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>What’s the least defensible special break in the U.S. tax code? With so many distortions to choose from, it’s hard to name just one. If forced to pick, I might say the deduction for state and local taxes, which cost $67 billion in fiscal 2011, according to the congressional <a data-xslt="_http" href="https://www.jct.gov/publications.html?func=startdown&#38;id=4386">Joint Committee on Taxation</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-best-deduction-to-chop/2012/11/19/38e28dc2-326a-11e2-bb9b-288a310849ee_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/25c0b7ee/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+best+tax+deduction+to+chop&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-the-best-deduction-to-chop%2F2012%2F11%2F19%2F38e28dc2-326a-11e2-bb9b-288a310849ee_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148660042324/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/25c0b7ee/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148660042324/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/25c0b7ee/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148660042324/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/25c0b7ee/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:37:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-best-deduction-to-chop/2012/11/19/38e28dc2-326a-11e2-bb9b-288a310849ee_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lanehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/258446eb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccharles0Elane0Ethe0Eromney0Elesson0C20A120C110C120Cf2a9eea0A0E2cf50E11e20E9ac20E1c61452669c30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Icharles0Elane/story01.htm<p>Republicans pondering the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/mitt-romneys-concession-speech-full-transcript/2012/11/07/99f9c98c-28a0-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html">lessons of Nov. 6</a> should consider two events, almost exactly 49 years apart, involving the Romney family and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.</p> <p>On June 29, 1963, Gov. George Romney of Michigan joined hundreds of marchers through Grosse Pointe, a white suburb of Detroit, demanding an end to housing segregation. At Romney’s side strode Edward Turner, president of the NAACP’s Detroit chapter. In 1966, Romney was reelected with 30 percent of Michigan’s black vote.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-romney-lesson/2012/11/12/f2a9eea0-2cf5-11e2-9ac2-1c61452669c3_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-lane">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635947/s/258446eb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Romney+lesson&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcharles-lane-the-romney-lesson%2F2012%2F11%2F12%2Ff2a9eea0-2cf5-11e2-9ac2-1c61452669c3_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_charles-lane" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659367451/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/258446eb/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659367451/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/258446eb/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659367451/u/0/f/635947/c/34656/s/258446eb/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mitt RomneyDemocratic Partycivil rightsTue, 13 Nov 2012 00:22:57 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-the-romney-lesson/2012/11/12/f2a9eea0-2cf5-11e2-9ac2-1c61452669c3_story.html?wprss=rss_charles-laneCharles Lane