http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_michael-gersonGet the latest articles from Michael Gerson articles and view preview articles in the Michael Gerson archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyTue, 21 May 2013 01:39:58 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 01:39:58 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_michael-gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2c2cd1e3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Egop0Efear0Eof0Ecommon0Ecore0Eeducation0Estandards0Eunfounded0C20A130C0A50C20A0C9db19a940Ec1770E11e20E8bd80E27880A30Ae6b440Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Modern conservatism comes in two distinct architectural styles. The first seeks to build from scratch, using accurate ideological levels and plumb lines, so every wall is straight and every corner squared. The goal of politics is to apply abstract principles in their purest form. But there is another type of conservatism, often practiced at the state level, which attempts to build out of flawed, existing materials, resulting in some odd angles and incongruous additions. These conservative reformers assemble unexpected alliances, accept reasonable compromises and welcome incremental progress. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded/2013/05/20/9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2c2cd1e3/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%2Fmichael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=GOP+fear+of+Common+Core+education+standards+unfounded" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=GOP+fear+of+Common+Core+education+standards+unfounded" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=GOP+fear+of+Common+Core+education+standards+unfounded" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=GOP+fear+of+Common+Core+education+standards+unfounded" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=GOP+fear+of+Common+Core+education+standards+unfounded" 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/165664985916/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2c2cd1e3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664985916/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2c2cd1e3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664985916/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2c2cd1e3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Common CauseMichael Gersonsecondary educationMon, 20 May 2013 23:48:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-gop-fear-of-common-core-education-standards-unfounded/2013/05/20/9db19a94-c177-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2bf9456e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Egovernments0Eheavy0Ehand0Efelt0Ein0Eirs0Eap0Escandals0C20A130C0A50C150C40A8446c80Ebda30E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>So, the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/holder-orders-fbi-justice-probe-of-irs/2013/05/14/7891fde6-bcc0-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has investigated</a> the IRS investigation of conservative groups. And the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/14/holder-has-ordered-irs-investigation/">FBI has launched a criminal investigation of the IRS</a>. And the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/05/03/state-investigates-the-benghazi-investigators/">State Department’s Office of Inspector General</a> is investigating the Accountability Review Board that investigated the administration’s response to the Benghazi terror attack. And House committees including Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence are variously investigating the Benghazi matter, the IRS and the Justice Department investigation of the Associated Press. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals/2013/05/15/408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2bf9456e/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%2Fmichael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Government%E2%80%99s+heavy+hand+felt+in+IRS%2C+AP+scandals" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Government%E2%80%99s+heavy+hand+felt+in+IRS%2C+AP+scandals" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Government%E2%80%99s+heavy+hand+felt+in+IRS%2C+AP+scandals" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Government%E2%80%99s+heavy+hand+felt+in+IRS%2C+AP+scandals" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Government%E2%80%99s+heavy+hand+felt+in+IRS%2C+AP+scandals" 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/165664662248/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bf9456e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664662248/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bf9456e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664662248/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bf9456e/a2t.img" border="0"/>foreign affairsMichael GersonInternal Revenue ServiceThu, 16 May 2013 00:02:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-governments-heavy-hand-felt-in-irs-ap-scandals/2013/05/15/408446c8-bda3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2bdd5956/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Epolitical0Ecorruption0Eat0Ethe0Eirs0C20A130C0A50C130C9457820Aa0Ebbec0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Suppose that the Environmental Protection Agency were to admit offhandedly that the fluoridation of water had only modest communist mind-control effects. Or the United Nations were to concede it had been running fleets of black helicopters over U.S. cities, but only in the course of conducting extensive goodwill tours. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs/2013/05/13/9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2bdd5956/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%2Fmichael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Political+corruption+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Political+corruption+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Political+corruption+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Political+corruption+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Political+corruption+at+the+IRS" 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/165664486449/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bdd5956/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664486449/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bdd5956/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664486449/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bdd5956/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:12:34 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-political-corruption-at-the-irs/2013/05/13/9457820a-bbec-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2bb95cb1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Eincompetence0Enot0Ecriminality0Ein0Ebenghazi0Einvestigation0C20A130C0A50C0A90Cc395f84e0Eb8c70E11e20E92f30Ef29180A1936b80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>In some cases, the fog of war is initially thick, then dissipates. After the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, the facts were initially clear. The fog was a later addition. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation/2013/05/09/c395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2bb95cb1/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%2Fmichael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Incompetence%2C+not+criminality%2C+in+Benghazi+investigation" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Incompetence%2C+not+criminality%2C+in+Benghazi+investigation" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Incompetence%2C+not+criminality%2C+in+Benghazi+investigation" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Incompetence%2C+not+criminality%2C+in+Benghazi+investigation" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Incompetence%2C+not+criminality%2C+in+Benghazi+investigation" 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/165664257023/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bb95cb1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664257023/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bb95cb1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664257023/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2bb95cb1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Susan RiceUnited Nationsintelligence communityFri, 10 May 2013 12:25:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-incompetence-not-criminality-in-benghazi-investigation/2013/05/09/c395f84e-b8c7-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b9eea78/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Eelevated0Eby0Ethe0Ecommon0Egood0C20A130C0A50C0A70Cb58f8dd20Eb6830E11e20E92f30Ef29180A1936b80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://sojo.net/jim-wallis">The Rev. Jim Wallis</a> is a man of the left — perhaps the defining figure of the evangelical left. So it is not surprising that I should find some of the policy views expressed in his new book, “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587433370/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1587433370&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;tag=slatmaga-20">On God’s Side</a>,” badly mistaken. But this does not prevent Wallis from being resoundingly right in his central premise: that American politics would be elevated by a renewed commitment to the common good. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good/2013/05/07/b58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b9eea78/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%2Fmichael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fb58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Elevated+by+the+common+good" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fb58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Elevated+by+the+common+good" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fb58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Elevated+by+the+common+good" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fb58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Elevated+by+the+common+good" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fb58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Elevated+by+the+common+good" 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/164017232180/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b9eea78/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017232180/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b9eea78/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017232180/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b9eea78/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>social justiceMichael GersonTwitterTue, 07 May 2013 14:24:12 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-elevated-by-the-common-good/2013/05/07/b58f8dd2-b683-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b72e68f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ethe0Estakes0Eof0Ebeing0Etoo0Elate0C20A130C0A50C0A20C0A610A2ea60Eb3550E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p> <em>O</em>n Syria, President Obama has sometimes seemed isolated within his own administration. As the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/world/middleeast/syria.html">atrocities have escalated</a> — from the shelling of neighborhoods to airstrikes on bread lines to the use of Scud missiles against civilians to the likely incremental introduction of chemical weapons — the Assad regime’s strategy has become alarmingly clear. Unable to retake rebel-held areas, it seeks to depopulate them, producing mass casualties, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://syrianrefugees.eu/">refugee flows</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/18/world/la-fg-wn-un-panel-syria-20130218">sectarian conflict</a>. During the past two years, it has been reported that many of Obama’s top foreign policy advisers, including David Petraeus, Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta and Ben Rhodes, have urged more robust action to arrest Syria’s downward spiral. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late/2013/05/02/06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b72e68f/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%2Fmichael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=The+stakes+of+being+too+late" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=The+stakes+of+being+too+late" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=The+stakes+of+being+too+late" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=The+stakes+of+being+too+late" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=The+stakes+of+being+too+late" 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/164016975278/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b72e68f/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016975278/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b72e68f/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016975278/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b72e68f/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tony Blairpresidential campaignTwitterFri, 03 May 2013 01:07:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-the-stakes-of-being-too-late/2013/05/02/06102ea6-b355-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b52e093/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Efor0Egop0Eopposition0Eshouldnt0Eonly0Emean0Eobstruction0C20A130C0A40C290C189b6a140Eb0Afc0E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Since Franklin Roosevelt busted the curve, presidents have generally tried to avoid the 100-day measure of their effectiveness. But as President Obama’s second term reaches this milestone, his legislative yield is particularly paltry. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction/2013/04/29/189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b52e093/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%2Fmichael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=For+GOP%2C+opposition+shouldn%E2%80%99t+only+mean+obstruction" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=For+GOP%2C+opposition+shouldn%E2%80%99t+only+mean+obstruction" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=For+GOP%2C+opposition+shouldn%E2%80%99t+only+mean+obstruction" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=For+GOP%2C+opposition+shouldn%E2%80%99t+only+mean+obstruction" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=For+GOP%2C+opposition+shouldn%E2%80%99t+only+mean+obstruction" 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/164016808415/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b52e093/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016808415/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b52e093/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016808415/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b52e093/a2t.img" border="0"/>midterm electionsMichael GersonRepublican PartyTue, 30 Apr 2013 01:10:20 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-for-gop-opposition-shouldnt-only-mean-obstruction/2013/04/29/189b6a14-b0fc-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b29aee1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Egeorge0Ew0Ebush0Ea0Eprincipled0Epresident0C20A130C0A40C240C2c6d819c0Ead2f0E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>DALLAS</p> <p>The <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bushs-museum-reflects-style-personality-of-nations-43rd-president/2013/04/24/bd043254-ac45-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html">dedication</a> of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/">George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum</a> here has been an occasion for both friends and critics of the former president to press their case. According to the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.langerresearch.com/uploads/1144a17BushRetrospective.pdf" target="_blank">polls</a>, the number of critics has fallen over time. They make up for it with enthusiasm. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president/2013/04/24/2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b29aee1/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%2Fmichael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+a+principled+president" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+a+principled+president" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+a+principled+president" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+a+principled+president" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+a+principled+president" 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/164016539531/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b29aee1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016539531/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b29aee1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016539531/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b29aee1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-george-w-bush-a-principled-president/2013/04/24/2c6d819c-ad2f-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b09aebe/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Etied0Ein0Eknots0Eby0Eradical0Eislam0C20A130C0A40C220C168a20A660Eab760E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>In 2009, Ruslan Tsarni and his nephew <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/details-emerge-on-suspected-boston-bombers/2013/04/19/ef2c2566-a8e4-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html">Tamerlan Tsarnaev</a> had a bitter argument over the implications of their faith. Tsarnaev announced he had chosen “God’s business” over work or school. “I was shocked when I heard his words, his phrases, when every other word <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Uncle-of-Bombing-Suspects-Lives-in-Montgomery-County-203767601.html">he starts sticking in words of God</a>,” says Tsarni. “There is someone who brainwashed him, some new convert to Islam.” The falling-out ended their relationship. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam/2013/04/22/168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2b09aebe/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%2Fmichael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Tied+in+knots+by+radical+Islam" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Tied+in+knots+by+radical+Islam" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Tied+in+knots+by+radical+Islam" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Tied+in+knots+by+radical+Islam" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Tied+in+knots+by+radical+Islam" 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/164016347770/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b09aebe/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016347770/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b09aebe/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016347770/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2b09aebe/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>international travelMichael GersonTwitterTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:11:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-tied-in-knots-by-radical-islam/2013/04/22/168a2066-ab76-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2ae3d343/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Eafter0Eboston0Efilling0Ethe0Esilence0Eafter0Ethe0Esirens0C20A130C0A40C180Cceba6f3e0Ea85f0E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>The sense of helplessness that follows a tragedy is too much for us. So we fill the silence after the sirens with explanations. This is very human — until it becomes inhuman. </p> <p>For some, the immediate response to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/security-video-may-show-boston-marathon-bomb-suspect-report-of-arrest-premature/2013/04/17/2be1a3f6-a78b-11e2-b029-8fb7e977ef71_story.html">events in Boston </a>was the search for political advantage. At fault were “Islamist apologists,” or “Senate Republicans” blocking law enforcement nominees, or the sequester. “Don’t talk to me about religion of peace,” fumed one less-than-irenic religious figure. These commentators share not an ideology but a tendency: to search the headlines, and the obituaries, for affirmations of their preexisting beliefs. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens/2013/04/18/ceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2ae3d343/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%2Fmichael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2Fceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Filling+the+silence+after+the+sirens" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2Fceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Filling+the+silence+after+the+sirens" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2Fceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Filling+the+silence+after+the+sirens" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2Fceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Filling+the+silence+after+the+sirens" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2Fceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Filling+the+silence+after+the+sirens" 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/163323478305/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2ae3d343/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323478305/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2ae3d343/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323478305/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2ae3d343/a2t.img" border="0"/>Michael Gersonschool shootingThe Boston GlobeThu, 18 Apr 2013 23:47:54 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-after-boston-filling-the-silence-after-the-sirens/2013/04/18/ceba6f3e-a85f-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2ac138dd/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ea0Ecompelling0Ereform0Eof0Eus0Efood0Eaid0C20A130C0A40C150C8b10A6a1e0Ea60A60E11e20E830A20E3c7e0Aea970A570Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Since the Eisenhower administration, the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/food-aid.asp">United States generally has done food aid</a> in a certain way: grow and pack it in this country, ship it across the world on U.S.-flagged ships, then deliver it through American charities, which sell a portion of the food to fund their other programs. Not coincidentally, the system has been popular with American agribusinesses, shipping companies and maritime unions. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid/2013/04/15/8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2ac138dd/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%2Fmichael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=A+compelling+reform+of+the+U.S.+food+aid" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=A+compelling+reform+of+the+U.S.+food+aid" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=A+compelling+reform+of+the+U.S.+food+aid" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=A+compelling+reform+of+the+U.S.+food+aid" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=A+compelling+reform+of+the+U.S.+food+aid" 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/163323274418/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2ac138dd/kg/355/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323274418/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2ac138dd/kg/355/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323274418/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2ac138dd/kg/355/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:18:20 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid/2013/04/15/8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a9eb6a3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Emargaret0Ethatcher0Ethe0Emoral0Ecapitalist0C20A130C0A40C110C92e2a9940Ea1fd0E11e20E9c0A30E6952ff30A5f350Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Post-World War II Great Britain was the full, fearless application of leftism — what Margaret Thatcher called “those banal and bureaucratic instruments of coercion, confiscatory taxation, nationalization and oppressive regulation.” The result was dysfunction, decay, drabness and demoralization. Distinguished men of the left had seized their moment of promise, and the promise had lost. “Wherever [Chancellor of the Exchequer] Sir Stafford Cripps has tried to increase wealth and happiness,” said journalist Colm Brogan, “grass never grows again.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist/2013/04/11/92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a9eb6a3/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%2Fmichael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+the+moral+capitalist" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+the+moral+capitalist" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+the+moral+capitalist" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+the+moral+capitalist" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Margaret+Thatcher%2C+the+moral+capitalist" 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/163323087146/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a9eb6a3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323087146/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a9eb6a3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323087146/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a9eb6a3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Michael GersonKARLFri, 12 Apr 2013 00:30:36 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-margaret-thatcher-the-moral-capitalist/2013/04/11/92e2a994-a1fd-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a5a1a85/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Eirans0Ehate0Espeech0Eis0Ean0Eincitement0Eto0Egenocide0C20A130C0A40C0A40C2686e7a80E9ca10E11e20E9a790Eeb5280Ac81c630Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Over the years, Americans have come to discount statements on Israel and Zionism by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Repetition has rendered them unremarkable. </p> <p>Israel must be <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/world/africa/26iht-iran.html">“wiped off the map.”</a> Zionism is a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.meforum.org/2167/iran-genocidal-incitement-israel">“germ of corruption”</a> that “will be wiped off the face of the earth.” It is a “cancer cell” that must be “removed from the body.” The Zionist regime is <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://archive.adl.org/main_International_Affairs/ahmadinejad_words.htm">“heading toward annihilation.”</a> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=W4hHs7SaC1IC&#38;pg=PA46&#38;lpg=PA46&#38;dq=%22They+should+know+that+they+are+nearing+the+last+days+of+their+lives%22&#38;source=bl&#38;ots=3MblBYneaO&#38;sig=eHqA5_9xZVyxn9f3BoJqgRPZjXg&#38;hl=en&#38;sa=X&#38;ei=KYZcUaatLu7x0wGDxIDYDg&#38;ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&#38;q=%22They%20should%20know%20that%20they%20are%20nearing%20the%20last%20days%20of%20their%20lives%22&#38;f=false">“They should know that they are nearing the last days of their lives.”</a> “Israel is <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://archive.adl.org/main_International_Affairs/ahmadinejad_words.htm">destined for destruction</a> and will soon disappear.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide/2013/04/04/2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a5a1a85/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%2Fmichael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Iran%E2%80%99s+incitement+to+genocide" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Iran%E2%80%99s+incitement+to+genocide" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Iran%E2%80%99s+incitement+to+genocide" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Iran%E2%80%99s+incitement+to+genocide" 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%2Fmichael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson&t=Iran%E2%80%99s+incitement+to+genocide" 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/161991345810/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a5a1a85/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991345810/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a5a1a85/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991345810/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a5a1a85/a2t.img" border="0"/>United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumIranian governmentMichael GersonThu, 04 Apr 2013 23:52:02 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-irans-hate-speech-is-an-incitement-to-genocide/2013/04/04/2686e7a8-9ca1-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a394cf4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ein0Eindiana0Eschool0Echoice0Erecords0Ea0Emajor0Evictory0C20A130C0A40C0A10C871d457a0E9aef0E11e20Ea9410Ea19bce7af7550Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>The school choice movement — which germinated 50 years ago in free-market economist <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1976/friedman-autobio.html">Milton Friedman’s</a> fertile mind — recently counted its largest victory. The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the state’s school voucher program. Under it, more than half a million low- and middle-income Hoosier students — and about 62 percent of all families — are eligible for state aid to help pay for a private or religious school. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-in-indiana-school-choice-records-a-major-victory/2013/04/01/871d457a-9aef-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a394cf4/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=In+Indiana%2C+a+big+win+for+school+choice&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-in-indiana-school-choice-records-a-major-victory%2F2013%2F04%2F01%2F871d457a-9aef-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/161991132242/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a394cf4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991132242/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a394cf4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991132242/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a394cf4/a2t.img" border="0"/>MedicareMichael Gersonschool choiceMon, 01 Apr 2013 23:44:54 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-in-indiana-school-choice-records-a-major-victory/2013/04/01/871d457a-9aef-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a1d4eda/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ea0Ecountry0Eincreasingly0Epolarized0Eby0Ereligion0C20A130C0A30C280C297c65860E970Ac0E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>At the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/no.php">Normandy American Cemetery</a> on the cliff above Omaha Beach, there are rows and rows of crosses and Stars of David. Certainly, many buried there were not religious. But the overwhelming majority of Americans in the mid-20th century identified themselves culturally as Protestants, Catholics or Jews, no matter their personal beliefs. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-country-increasingly-polarized-by-religion/2013/03/28/297c6586-970c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2a1d4eda/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+country+increasingly+polarized+by+religion&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-a-country-increasingly-polarized-by-religion%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2F297c6586-970c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/161990978353/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a1d4eda/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990978353/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a1d4eda/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990978353/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2a1d4eda/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack Obamasame sex marriageDemocratic PartyFri, 29 Mar 2013 00:16:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-country-increasingly-polarized-by-religion/2013/03/28/297c6586-970c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29fb508f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ean0Eamerica0Ethat0Eis0Elosing0Efaith0Ewith0Ereligion0C20A130C0A30C250C10Ad9fcb80E95820E11e20Ebc8a0E934ce979aa740Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>There is a close relationship between culture and cult — between the shared attitudes and values of a people and their religious views and practices. American culture is increasingly shaped by men and women who would rather sleep in or play golf on a Sunday morning. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-an-america-that-is-losing-faith-with-religion/2013/03/25/10d9fcb8-9582-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29fb508f/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+America+that+is+losing+faith+with+religion&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-an-america-that-is-losing-faith-with-religion%2F2013%2F03%2F25%2F10d9fcb8-9582-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/161770123350/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29fb508f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161770123350/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29fb508f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161770123350/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29fb508f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Pew Research CenterMichael Gersonreligious rightMon, 25 Mar 2013 23:30:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-an-america-that-is-losing-faith-with-religion/2013/03/25/10d9fcb8-9582-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29d91c18/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ea0Ecandid0Elook0Eat0Ethe0Erepublican0Epartys0Eshortcomings0C20A130C0A30C210Ce1ecf1460E91830E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Recent brutal attacks on the GOP have claimed that minorities often think that “Republicans do not like them or want them in the country.” That younger voters are “rolling their eyes at what the party represents.” That former Republicans view the party as “scary,” “narrow-minded,” “out of touch” and populated by “stuffy old men.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-candid-look-at-the-republican-partys-shortcomings/2013/03/21/e1ecf146-9183-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29d91c18/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+Republican+Party%E2%80%99s+shortcomings&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-a-candid-look-at-the-republican-partys-shortcomings%2F2013%2F03%2F21%2Fe1ecf146-9183-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" target="_blank"><img 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Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29b6e3b0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Eobamas0Eforeign0Epolicy0Eand0Ethe0Erisks0Eof0Eretreat0C20A130C0A30C180C526e9ad60E8ffa0E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Declining national influence is a choice, and America seems to be making it.</p> <p>What foreign policy practitioners politely call the “churn” of events is beginning to look more like chaos. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypts-justice-minister-warns-lynchings-and-other-criminal-acts-signal-death-of-the-state/2013/03/18/d305f24a-8ff3-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_story.html">Egypt</a> teeters between the establishment of a democracy and the restoration of the caliphate. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-grim-anniversary-two-years-of-conflict-in-syria/2013/03/15/35a5e2c0-8cca-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_video.html">Syria</a> melts away as an organized state and perhaps as a geographic fact. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/despite-sanctions-toll-on-iran-us-sees-no-shift-in-nuclear-behavior/2013/03/17/d23b3b6a-8dad-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html">Iran</a> is on the verge of building the Shiite bomb and igniting a sectarian nuclear arms race (and you thought a purely ideological nuclear arms race was scary). <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/unpredictable-north-korea-with-its-nukes-poses-serious-threat-us-nervously-eyes-syria/2013/03/12/53323b30-8b90-11e2-af15-99809eaba6cb_story.html">North Korea</a> continues its bold experiment in proliferation and abnormal psychology. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-obamas-foreign-policy-and-the-risks-of-retreat/2013/03/18/526e9ad6-8ffa-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29b6e3b0/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=Obama%E2%80%99s+foreign+policy+and+the+risks+of+retreat&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-obamas-foreign-policy-and-the-risks-of-retreat%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2F526e9ad6-8ffa-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158921459026/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29b6e3b0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921459026/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29b6e3b0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921459026/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29b6e3b0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Rand PaulAmerican policyTwitterTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:02:44 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-obamas-foreign-policy-and-the-risks-of-retreat/2013/03/18/526e9ad6-8ffa-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2995e7bc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ebudgeting0Ebeyond0Eboilerplate0C20A130C0A30C140C5755b25e0E8cc70E11e20E9f540Ef3fdd70Aacad20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>It would be a mistake to confuse a budget proposal for a proposed budget, though they bear a superficial resemblance. A budget proposal — of the type that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/12/patty-murray-vs-paul-ryan-in-one-chart/">Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)</a> have recently announced — represents the internal agreement reached by a party caucus and the starting point of a high-stakes political negotiation. If a Republican or Democratic budget expert were to craft an actual proposed budget — one that would deserve a vote and could secure a majority in both chambers — it would look very different. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-budgeting-beyond-boilerplate/2013/03/14/5755b25e-8cc7-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2995e7bc/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+GOP+and+the+budget+boilerplate+gap&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-budgeting-beyond-boilerplate%2F2013%2F03%2F14%2F5755b25e-8cc7-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158921282813/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2995e7bc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921282813/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2995e7bc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921282813/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2995e7bc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Democratic PartyMichael Gersontax codeFri, 15 Mar 2013 00:43:07 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-budgeting-beyond-boilerplate/2013/03/14/5755b25e-8cc7-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29744dd1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Erand0Epauls0Epopulism0Emasks0Ehis0Etrue0Eworldview0C20A130C0A30C110C22fd57180E8a750E11e20E8d720Edc76641cb8d40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Since arriving in the Senate in 2011, Rand Paul has been probing here and there for issues of populist resonance. Audit <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&#38;id=694">the secretive, sinister Federal Reserve</a>. Rein in those <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/11769-senator-rand-paul-files-two-anti-tsa-bills">TSA screeners patting down little girls</a>. In each instance, Paul (R-Ky.) has evoked the fear of oppressive government without tipping over into the paranoia of his father’s most dedicated supporters. It has been a diluted, domesticated, decaffeinated version of the ideology that motivated <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.ronpaul.com/">Ron Paul’s</a> presidential races. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-rand-pauls-populism-masks-his-true-worldview/2013/03/11/22fd5718-8a75-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29744dd1/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=Rand+Paul+masks+his+true+worldview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-rand-pauls-populism-masks-his-true-worldview%2F2013%2F03%2F11%2F22fd5718-8a75-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158920696892/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29744dd1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920696892/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29744dd1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920696892/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29744dd1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Rand PaulUS Senateterrorist attackMon, 11 Mar 2013 23:32:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-rand-pauls-populism-masks-his-true-worldview/2013/03/11/22fd5718-8a75-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29532ab6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ebushs0Eline0Eon0Eimmigration0C20A130C0A30C0A70Cdaf461da0E8760A0E11e20E9d710Ef0Afeafdd13940Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>When they wrote “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476713456/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=1476713456&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;tag=washpost-opinions-20">Immigration Wars</a>” last year, former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick were pushing the boundaries of the GOP’s internal policy debate. The book is a tight, effective brief for comprehensive reform, making the case that a humane, orderly immigration system would increase the American stock of human capital, add to economic growth, address declining fertility and affirm our national character. A Republican presidential candidate making those arguments during a primary debate last season would have risked being hooted off the stage. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-bushs-line-on-immigration/2013/03/07/daf461da-8760-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29532ab6/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=Bush%E2%80%99s+line+on+immigration&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-bushs-line-on-immigration%2F2013%2F03%2F07%2Fdaf461da-8760-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158920529347/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29532ab6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920529347/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29532ab6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920529347/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29532ab6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Medicareeconomic growthMichael GersonFri, 08 Mar 2013 01:11:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-bushs-line-on-immigration/2013/03/07/daf461da-8760-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2933fd6f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ec0Eeverett0Ekoop0Ethe0Enations0Edoctor0C20A130C0A30C0A40Cde76b39c0E84f60E11e20E98a30Eb3db6b9ac5860Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>Out of Mississippi, a milestone in the AIDS pandemic, or at least proof of concept: If you treat an infant early enough — in this case, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/baby-born-with-hiv-is-apparently-cured-with-aggressive-drug-treatment/2013/03/03/ec6bfb76-8454-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html">within 30 hours of infection</a> — it is possible to prevent a reservoir of HIV from being established, as well as to avoid serious damage to the immune system. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-c-everett-koop-the-nations-doctor/2013/03/04/de76b39c-84f6-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/2933fd6f/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=C.+Everett+Koop%2C+the+nation%E2%80%99s+doctor&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-c-everett-koop-the-nations-doctor%2F2013%2F03%2F04%2Fde76b39c-84f6-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158920698142/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2933fd6f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920698142/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2933fd6f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920698142/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/2933fd6f/a2t.img" border="0"/>high schoolC. Everett KoopInternal Revenue ServiceTue, 05 Mar 2013 01:01:22 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-c-everett-koop-the-nations-doctor/2013/03/04/de76b39c-84f6-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29132547/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ethe0Eliberal0Eaddiction0Eto0Ered0Eink0C20A130C0A20C280Cec525d10A0E81e30E11e20Eb99e0E6baf4ebe42df0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>One revealing stress test of a political viewpoint is the way it deals with facts that are large, consequential and ideologically inconvenient.</p> <p>For conservatives, the challenge is climate change. A variety of studies, using increasingly refined methodologies, indicate that climate change is happening and that greenhouse emissions play a contributing role. But many on the right aren’t comfortable with the policy implications. So some deny the science; more ignore or downplay it. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-the-liberal-addiction-to-red-ink/2013/02/28/ec525d10-81e3-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/29132547/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=Adrift+on+a+red-ink+sea&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-the-liberal-addiction-to-red-ink%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2Fec525d10-81e3-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158920512060/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29132547/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920512060/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29132547/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920512060/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/29132547/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>federal debtMichael GersonTwitterFri, 01 Mar 2013 00:52:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-the-liberal-addiction-to-red-ink/2013/02/28/ec525d10-81e3-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/28f37980/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Ethe0Especial0Eolympics0Eof0Ejoy0C20A130C0A20C250Ce7bc90Aea0E7f8b0E11e20Eb99e0E6baf4ebe42df0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>On a rainy Saturday morning, in the packed gym at <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.bsstoday.org/">Blessed Sacrament School</a> in Northwest Washington, a parade of middle and high school basketball players, many with Down syndrome or autism, follow the tinfoil torch of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.specialolympics.org/">Special Olympics</a>. As each athlete is introduced and cheered, he or she basks, with high-fives and blown kisses, at the center of attention for all the right reasons. (The mother of one player remarks, “He lives for this day,” but adds that, in the past, it has also brought on an anxiety attack.) </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-the-special-olympics-of-joy/2013/02/25/e7bc90ea-7f8b-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/28f37980/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+Special+Olympics+of+joy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-the-special-olympics-of-joy%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fe7bc90ea-7f8b-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158919993050/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/28f37980/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919993050/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/28f37980/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158919993050/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/28f37980/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>developing worldBeyonceTwitterTue, 26 Feb 2013 00:59:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-the-special-olympics-of-joy/2013/02/25/e7bc90ea-7f8b-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/28d360cc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichael0Egerson0Erepublican0Eparty0Eneeds0Ea0Eshakeup0C20A130C0A20C210Cd89d9d820E7baa0E11e20E9a750Edab0A20A1670Ada0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Imichael0Egerson/story01.htm<p>In the summer of 1999, George W. Bush chose the first major policy speech of his presidential campaign to pick a fight with Grover Norquist. Bush flatly rejected the “destructive” view “that if government would only get out of our way, all our problems would be solved” — a vision the Texas governor dismissed as having “no higher goal, no nobler purpose, than leave us alone.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-republican-party-needs-a-shakeup/2013/02/21/d89d9d82-7baa-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gerson">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636625/s/28d360cc/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+Republican+Party+needs+a+reality+check&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmichael-gerson-republican-party-needs-a-shakeup%2F2013%2F02%2F21%2Fd89d9d82-7baa-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_michael-gerson" 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/158919829049/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/28d360cc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919829049/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/28d360cc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158919829049/u/0/f/636625/c/34656/s/28d360cc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Michael Gersontax codeRepublican PartyFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:17:34 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-republican-party-needs-a-shakeup/2013/02/21/d89d9d82-7baa-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_michael-gersonMichael Gerson