http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_richard-cohenGet the latest articles from Richard Cohen articles and view preview articles in the Richard Cohen archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyTue, 21 May 2013 17:06:01 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 17:06:01 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_richard-cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2c2cf846/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eirs0Escandal0Einspires0Ea0Ekafka0Eesque0Etale0C20A130C0A50C20A0C20A6286e20Ec16e0E11e20E8bd80E27880A30Ae6b440Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>It was only when they put the cuffs on her and led her out of the Cincinnati federal office building that she finally realized how much trouble she was in. Her husband, in one of his rare sober moments, had urged her to get a lawyer, and her neighbor, the know-it-all with the snow blower, urged her to leave the country. But she had a touching faith in America, and she felt that sooner or later everyone would understand how a big federal office works — or, actually, doesn’t. Instead, there she was doing the perp walk, cameras clicking, reporters shouting questions: “Mitzie, Mitzie,” they implored. This is how Mitziegate was born.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale/2013/05/20/206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2c2cf846/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%2Frichard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=IRS+scandal+inspires+a+Kafka-esque+tale" 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%2Frichard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=IRS+scandal+inspires+a+Kafka-esque+tale" 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%2Frichard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=IRS+scandal+inspires+a+Kafka-esque+tale" 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%2Frichard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=IRS+scandal+inspires+a+Kafka-esque+tale" 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%2Frichard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=IRS+scandal+inspires+a+Kafka-esque+tale" 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/165664911470/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2c2cf846/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664911470/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2c2cf846/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664911470/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2c2cf846/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard CohenInternal Revenue Servicetax codeMon, 20 May 2013 23:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-irs-scandal-inspires-a-kafka-esque-tale/2013/05/20/206286e2-c16e-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2bf59f56/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cangelina0Ejolie0Ewent0Epublic0Eto0Ehelp0Eother0Ewomen0C20A130C0A50C150C9df1345a0Ebd680E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>As it happens, I do not read op-eds written by celebrities, mostly because I don’t care what they think — if and when they ever do. It was for that reason that I went right by <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html">the New York Times op-ed written by Angelina Jolie</a> and returned to it only after my sister called to talk about it. She has just finished a bout of (preventive) radiation to stop what could be breast cancer in its tracks. Jolie, she said, had done a wonderful thing. Yes, indeed.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/angelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women/2013/05/15/9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2bf59f56/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%2Fangelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Angelina+Jolie+went+public+to+help+other+women" 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%2Fangelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Angelina+Jolie+went+public+to+help+other+women" 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%2Fangelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Angelina+Jolie+went+public+to+help+other+women" 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%2Fangelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Angelina+Jolie+went+public+to+help+other+women" 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%2Fangelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Angelina+Jolie+went+public+to+help+other+women" 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/165664642648/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2bf59f56/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664642648/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2bf59f56/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664642648/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2bf59f56/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/angelina-jolie-went-public-to-help-other-women/2013/05/15/9df1345a-bd68-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2bdeff5a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ethe0Eepidemic0Eof0Ebenghazi0Esyndrome0C20A130C0A50C130C18eb2ee20Ebc0A40E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>The American Psychiatric Association’s latest handbook — the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) — is about to be published. It is the handbook of mental health, and if you’re not in it, you are among the fortunate few. Even though the hour is late, I beseech the DSM’s publishers to consider one additional entry, the seriousness of which will be apparent to anyone who watches Fox News: Benghazi Syndrome. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome/2013/05/13/18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2bdeff5a/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%2Frichard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Symptoms+of+Benghazi+Syndrome" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Symptoms+of+Benghazi+Syndrome" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Symptoms+of+Benghazi+Syndrome" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Symptoms+of+Benghazi+Syndrome" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Symptoms+of+Benghazi+Syndrome" 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/165664439284/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2bdeff5a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664439284/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2bdeff5a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664439284/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2bdeff5a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Central Intelligence AgencyRichard Cohenpresidential campaignMon, 13 May 2013 23:49:25 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-epidemic-of-benghazi-syndrome/2013/05/13/18eb2ee2-bc04-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2b97304b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eobamas0Eloss0Efor0Ewords0Eon0Esyria0C20A130C0A50C0A60Cf697c10A80Eb6710E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>It turns out that President Obama did not mean to say “red line” after all. The <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/world/middleeast/obamas-vow-on-chemical-weapons-puts-him-in-tough-spot.html?pagewanted=all&#38;_r=0">New York Times tells us</a> the president misspoke. Maybe like a lot of people new to Washington, he got confused by the Metro system. Maybe he meant to warn Syria not to cross the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm?">Green Line</a>. It goes from Suitland through Washington to Greenbelt. Chemical weapons are forbidden throughout the length of the line — a zoning infraction, I believe.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria/2013/05/06/f697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2b97304b/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%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Obama%27s+loss+for+words+on+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Obama%27s+loss+for+words+on+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Obama%27s+loss+for+words+on+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Obama%27s+loss+for+words+on+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Obama%27s+loss+for+words+on+Syria" 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/164017184206/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b97304b/kg/342-355-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017184206/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b97304b/kg/342-355-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017184206/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b97304b/kg/342-355-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack Obamachemical weaponsOhio State UniversityTue, 07 May 2013 00:46:06 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-obamas-loss-for-words-on-syria/2013/05/06/f697c108-b671-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2b5304e8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eon0Esyria0Ered0Elines0Eare0Ejust0Ered0Eherrings0C20A130C0A40C290C0Abeee24e0Eb0Aea0E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>Watching PBS’s “NewsHour” the other night, I caught a debate between two academics about whether the United States should intervene in Syria. The <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-still-evaluating-claims-that-syrian-government-used-chemical-weapons/2013/04/23/0e21bc10-ac50-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html">British, French and Israelis</a> say that Damascus has used chemical weapons, although <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-intelligence-agencies-assad-used-chemical-weapons-on-a-small-scale/2013/04/25/208346aa-adc0-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_story.html">Washington is not as sure</a>. (Do you think George Tenet could find out?) So in the meantime the president will adhere to his policy of doing next to nothing and thus ensure that the war continues. One of the academics wanted America to intervene while the other did not. He kept saying, “We don’t need another war in the Middle East,” having apparently not noticed that one is already underway in Syria. In the movie, he will play Barack Obama.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings/2013/04/29/0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2b5304e8/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%2Frichard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Red+lines+as+red+herrings+in+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Red+lines+as+red+herrings+in+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Red+lines+as+red+herrings+in+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Red+lines+as+red+herrings+in+Syria" 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%2Frichard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Red+lines+as+red+herrings+in+Syria" 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/164016771831/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b5304e8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016771831/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b5304e8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016771831/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b5304e8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard Cohenchemical weaponsPBSTue, 30 Apr 2013 01:09:24 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-on-syria-red-lines-are-just-red-herrings/2013/04/29/0beee24e-b0ea-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2b0962c3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Egeorge0Ew0Ebush0Eeternally0Eserene0C20A130C0A40C220Cda62fea0A0Eab750E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p> <em>I</em> envy few people — maybe Nelson Mandela for his indomitable courage, maybe Philip Roth for his abundant talent, maybe even George Clooney for how much he seems to enjoy being George Clooney. I add, tentatively and for different reasons, George W. Bush. The man has the serene self-confidence of a ­divine-right monarch. Day or night, he seems to sleep well.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene/2013/04/22/da62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2b0962c3/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%2Frichard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2Fda62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+eternally+serene" 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%2Frichard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2Fda62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+eternally+serene" 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%2Frichard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2Fda62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+eternally+serene" 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%2Frichard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2Fda62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+eternally+serene" 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%2Frichard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2Fda62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=George+W.+Bush%2C+eternally+serene" 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/164016338202/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b0962c3/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016338202/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b0962c3/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016338202/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2b0962c3/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>The Dallas Morning Newseconomic dataGeorge W. BushTue, 23 Apr 2013 00:10:58 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-george-w-bush-eternally-serene/2013/04/22/da62fea0-ab75-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2ac1c507/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ethe0Egun0Ebills0Ehocus0Epocus0C20A130C0A40C150Cb60A6640A0A0Ea5f0A0E11e20E830A20E3c7e0Aea970A570Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>Washington is one big magic show. In black tie and tails, the Senate points to the bereaved parents of Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six adults were shot to death. While the audience is focused on the Newtown horror, senators vote to take up a bill that would do absolutely nothing to avoid such a tragedy. A grateful nation, fooled by what magicians call “misdirection,” applauds like crazy while, in the wings, the National Rifle Association cackles in triumph. The Senate reaches into its top hat and, with appropriate flourish, extracts a bird. We expect a dove. What we get is a turkey.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus/2013/04/15/b6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2ac1c507/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%2Frichard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2Fb6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=The+gun+bill%E2%80%99s+misdirection" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2Fb6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=The+gun+bill%E2%80%99s+misdirection" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2Fb6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=The+gun+bill%E2%80%99s+misdirection" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2Fb6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=The+gun+bill%E2%80%99s+misdirection" 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%2Frichard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2Fb6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=The+gun+bill%E2%80%99s+misdirection" 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/163323575103/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2ac1c507/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323575103/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2ac1c507/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323575103/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2ac1c507/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard CohenUS Senateassault weaponsTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:16:54 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-gun-bills-hocus-pocus/2013/04/15/b6066400-a5f0-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2a8788e7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eseeking0Evengeance0Enot0Ejustice0Efor0Ecolorado0Etheater0Ekillings0C20A130C0A40C0A90C98fd7bbe0Ea0A780E11e20E82bc0E511538ae90Aa40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>W<span>hen it comes to the death penalty, the only thing the United States can do is plead the insanity defense. The rest of the advanced world has moved on, but America resolutely remains among the top five executioners — behind <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/01/in-china-death-row-entertainment-is-nothing-new/">China</a>, Iran and Iraq, and just ahead of Pakistan. In Colorado, prosecutors are seeking <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/us/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-against-james-holmes.html?_r=0">the death of James Holmes</a>, the clearly insane young man who dyed his hair a vivid orange, allegedly killed 12 people at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” and made no effort to escape. “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/colo-theater-shooting-suspect-to-find-out-if-execution-a-possibility/2013/04/01/9b4b1cb2-9aa3-11e2-9219-51eb8387e8f1_story.html">Justice is death</a>,” declared the prosecutor. The Taliban, I tell you, are among us.</span> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings/2013/04/09/98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2a8788e7/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%2Frichard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings%2F2013%2F04%2F09%2F98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Vengeance%2C+not+justice" 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%2Frichard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings%2F2013%2F04%2F09%2F98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Vengeance%2C+not+justice" 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%2Frichard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings%2F2013%2F04%2F09%2F98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Vengeance%2C+not+justice" 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%2Frichard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings%2F2013%2F04%2F09%2F98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Vengeance%2C+not+justice" 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%2Frichard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings%2F2013%2F04%2F09%2F98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen&t=Vengeance%2C+not+justice" 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/163066995130/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2a8788e7/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163066995130/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2a8788e7/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163066995130/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2a8788e7/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>University of ColoradoRichard CohenTue, 09 Apr 2013 23:56:42 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-seeking-vengeance-not-justice-for-colorado-theater-killings/2013/04/09/98fd7bbe-a078-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2a3995bf/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Epoliticians0Eare0Eplaying0Ecatch0Eup0Eon0Egay0Emarriage0C20A130C0A40C0A10Cc0Ab8eeea0E9af60E11e20Ea9410Ea19bce7af7550Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>We have all become political hacks. We are all engaged in the back and forth of politics, the jot or tittle of the process, the meaningless cable chatter of it all, the sameness of it all, be it conservative or liberal, so we lose sight of principle and of right and wrong. This is how we hardly noticed that basically all of American politics acquiesced in the demonization of gays and lesbians.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-politicians-are-playing-catch-up-on-gay-marriage/2013/04/01/c0b8eeea-9af6-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2a3995bf/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=Politicians+are+playing+catch-up+on+gay+marriage&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-politicians-are-playing-catch-up-on-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F04%2F01%2Fc0b8eeea-9af6-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/161991150078/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2a3995bf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991150078/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2a3995bf/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991150078/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2a3995bf/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard Cohengay marriageDemocratic PartyMon, 01 Apr 2013 23:45:30 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-politicians-are-playing-catch-up-on-gay-marriage/2013/04/01/c0b8eeea-9af6-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/29fb5037/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eiowa0Eand0Enew0Ehampshire0Ethe0Egops0Eprimary0Eproblem0C20A130C0A30C250C881c5b0Ae0E95730E11e20Ebc8a0E934ce979aa740Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>“The problem with the Republican Party is Republicans.” This quote is taken not from the recent report of a Republican task force but from the mind of yours truly. It is, however, the message of the 97-page “<a data-xslt="_http" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/politics/republican-national-committees-growth-and-opportunity-project-report/380/&#38;sa=U&#38;ei=3ptQUZfLG5K30AHV1oDADw&#38;ved=0CAcQFjAA&#38;client=internal-uds-cse&#38;usg=AFQjCNGcfX1iVHF-XIIJtbn8ANbSphRduw">Growth &#38; Opportunity Project</a>” report, which urges the party to get with the program (the 21st century) on gays, immigration, corporate greed and even same-sex marriage. The report was written by five important moderate Republicans who would like the GOP to be more like themselves. It ain’t going to happen.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-iowa-and-new-hampshire-the-gops-primary-problem/2013/03/25/881c5b0e-9573-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/29fb5037/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=Iowa+and+New+Hampshire%2C+the+GOP%E2%80%99s+primary+problem&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-iowa-and-new-hampshire-the-gops-primary-problem%2F2013%2F03%2F25%2F881c5b0e-9573-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/161770123304/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29fb5037/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161770123304/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29fb5037/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161770123304/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29fb5037/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard Cohensame sex marriageUnited NationsMon, 25 Mar 2013 23:31:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-iowa-and-new-hampshire-the-gops-primary-problem/2013/03/25/881c5b0e-9573-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/29b6e3e3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Edoes0Eobama0Ehave0Ea0Eplan0Efor0Esyria0C20A130C0A30C180C3db90A0A90A0E8ff0A0E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>T<span>he Obama administration’s fear of blowback in Syria — weapons falling into the hands of jihadists and other bad guys — can be avoided in only one sure way: Throw America’s support behind </span> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/assad-still-confident-that-he-control-syria/2013/01/12/2e24a62e-5d01-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html">Bashar al-Assad</a> <span>, the vile dictator the White House wants gone. This contradiction is at the heart of </span> <span>President Obama’s incoherent Syria policy. If Assad loses, it will be the Middle East version of Black </span> <span>Friday, with door-busting sales on all the latest weapons, batteries included. If he wins, the door remains closed. </span> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-does-obama-have-a-plan-for-syria/2013/03/18/3db90090-8ff0-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/29b6e3e3/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=Does+Obama+have+a+plan+for+Syria%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-does-obama-have-a-plan-for-syria%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2F3db90090-8ff0-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/158921459072/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29b6e3e3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921459072/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29b6e3e3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921459072/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29b6e3e3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:04:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-does-obama-have-a-plan-for-syria/2013/03/18/3db90090-8ff0-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/29743bad/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Efdrs0Emoral0Efailure0Eon0Ethe0Eholocaust0C20A130C0A30C110C6bb9ef560E8a760E11e20E8d720Edc76641cb8d40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p> <em>O</em>n April 12, 1945, my grandfather approached me as I played outside the house and asked where my mother was. He looked stricken, and so I quickly followed him inside and heard him say words that made my mother burst into tears: President Roosevelt had died. My mother’s grief and panic were so palpable — her brother was fighting in the Pacific, her brother-in-law was fighting in Europe — that it scared me. In our house, FDR was not merely the president. He was a god.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-fdrs-moral-failure-on-the-holocaust/2013/03/11/6bb9ef56-8a76-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/29743bad/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+Holocaust%3A+FDR%E2%80%99s+indelible+failure&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-fdrs-moral-failure-on-the-holocaust%2F2013%2F03%2F11%2F6bb9ef56-8a76-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/158921069339/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29743bad/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921069339/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29743bad/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921069339/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/29743bad/a2t.img" border="0"/>U S State DepartmentAdolf HitlerMon, 11 Mar 2013 23:31:55 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-fdrs-moral-failure-on-the-holocaust/2013/03/11/6bb9ef56-8a76-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2933fd58/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ecollaboration0Eand0Ethe0Espark0Eat0Ethe0Ewater0Ecooler0C20A130C0A30C0A40Ce374db4a0E850A40E11e20E98a30Eb3db6b9ac5860Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>We can assume that the data-driven Marissa Mayer studied the data and algorithmed the heck out of everything in sight before deciding that Yahoo employees would henceforth cease telecommuting and report to the office. She could, however, have merely ordered them all to gaze at Pablo Picasso’s stunning painting of five nude prostitutes — the celebrated “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.moma.org/explore/conservation/demoiselles/">Les Demoiselles d’Avignon</a>.” It dates from 1907 and resulted from Picasso’s collaboration and competition with Georges Braque and other Parisian painters at the time. Paris, in today’s jargon, was one vast water cooler. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-collaboration-and-the-spark-at-the-water-cooler/2013/03/04/e374db4a-8504-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2933fd58/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=Collaboration+and+the+spark+at+the+water+cooler&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-collaboration-and-the-spark-at-the-water-cooler%2F2013%2F03%2F04%2Fe374db4a-8504-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/158920698130/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2933fd58/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920698130/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2933fd58/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920698130/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2933fd58/a2t.img" border="0"/>Pablo PicassoThe Washington Post Writers Groupchief executive officerTue, 05 Mar 2013 01:04:55 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-collaboration-and-the-spark-at-the-water-cooler/2013/03/04/e374db4a-8504-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/28f3797f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eobamas0Edo0Enothing0Esyria0Epolicy0Eborn0Eof0Efear0C20A130C0A20C250Cebe0A1e620E7f770E11e20Eb99e0E6baf4ebe42df0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>In the movie “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/lawrenceofarabiapghowe_a0b1de.htm">Lawrence of Arabia</a>,” the attempt to unite the Arabs comes apart in Damascus. Lawrence bangs on his desk with the butt of his gun to bring the assembly to order, but to no avail. Chaos erupts. Now something similar is happening in Syria. A mountain of dead (<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-activists-say-battle-between-army-rebels-for-aleppo-airport-intensifies/2013/02/23/9b17f17e-7da8-11e2-9073-e9dda4ac6a66_story.html">70,000 or so</a>), not to mention an approaching regional bloodbath, suggests that once again things are coming apart. Still, life does not exactly imitate art. Lawrence of Arabia at least tried to do something. Barack of D.C. just sat on his hands.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-obamas-do-nothing-syria-policy-born-of-fear/2013/02/25/ebe01e62-7f77-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/28f3797f/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=When+doing+nothing+is+a+policy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-do-nothing-syria-policy-born-of-fear%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Febe01e62-7f77-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/158919993049/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/28f3797f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919993049/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/28f3797f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158919993049/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/28f3797f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studieschemical weaponsRichard HolbrookeTue, 26 Feb 2013 01:01:06 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-obamas-do-nothing-syria-policy-born-of-fear/2013/02/25/ebe01e62-7f77-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/28b34fa5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Elove0Ealas0Eis0Eall0Earound0Eus0C20A130C0A20C180C930Ad7c720E79ea0E11e20E82e80E61a46c2cde3d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p> <em>I</em> love you. Honestly, I do. I love all my readers — each and every one of you, including the ones I don’t know, which is most of you. This is the way it now is in America. I sign all my e-mails “Love” or “Much love,” which may or may not be the truth, but signing love, to paraphrase that famous line from “Love Story,” means never having to say you’re sorry.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-love-alas-is-all-around-us/2013/02/18/930d7c72-79ea-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/28b34fa5/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=Presuming+too+much+intimacy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-love-alas-is-all-around-us%2F2013%2F02%2F18%2F930d7c72-79ea-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/158365871626/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/28b34fa5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158365871626/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/28b34fa5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158365871626/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/28b34fa5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard CohenTue, 19 Feb 2013 00:30:23 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-love-alas-is-all-around-us/2013/02/18/930d7c72-79ea-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/287714d6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eon0Esyria0Eobama0Elooks0Ethe0Eother0Eway0C20A130C0A20C110Cd979eaf0A0E74780E11e20Eaa120Ee6cf1d3110A6b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>We finally have an Obama Doctrine. It is not quite the one outlined in various major speeches — Cairo, Berlin or the Greco-Roman one delivered at the 2008 Democratic National Convention — but one that has been ingloriously revealed through news leaks and virtually coerced congressional testimony regarding Syria: In a pinch, look the other way.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-on-syria-obama-looks-the-other-way/2013/02/11/d979eaf0-7478-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/287714d6/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+Obama+Doctrine+%E2%80%94+look+the+other+way&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-on-syria-obama-looks-the-other-way%2F2013%2F02%2F11%2Fd979eaf0-7478-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/155985132947/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/287714d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985132947/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/287714d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985132947/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/287714d6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Central Intelligence AgencyRichard Cohensame sex marriageTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:57:20 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-on-syria-obama-looks-the-other-way/2013/02/11/d979eaf0-7478-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/283b5fbb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eisraels0Egatekeepers0Eraising0Euncomfortable0Eissues0C20A130C0A20C0A40Cc0Ab0A3dce0E6ef80E11e20E8b8d0Ee0Ab59a1b8e2a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>Imagine six former directors of the CIA talking with a distinguished filmmaker and confessing to the murder of two terrorism suspects, ordering the assassination of others, alleging a lack of real leadership by the president and stating to the camera and the entire world that the war in Afghanistan is an unconscionable botch — a bloody, daily slog without end or justification. This, of course, could never happen in the United States. It did, though, in Israel.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-israels-gatekeepers-raising-uncomfortable-issues/2013/02/04/c0b03dce-6ef8-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/283b5fbb/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=Israel%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Gatekeepers%E2%80%99+break+their+silence&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-israels-gatekeepers-raising-uncomfortable-issues%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2Fc0b03dce-6ef8-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/155984850258/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/283b5fbb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984850258/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/283b5fbb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984850258/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/283b5fbb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard Cohenterrorist attackTue, 05 Feb 2013 01:05:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-israels-gatekeepers-raising-uncomfortable-issues/2013/02/04/c0b03dce-6ef8-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/27fe4de8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ezero0Edark0Ethirty0Eand0Ethe0Etorture0Edebate0Ewe0Eneed0C20A130C0A10C280C79c0Aa54a0E697e0E11e20E95b30E272d60A4a10Aa30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>In retrospect, a better title for the terrific film “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-zero-dark-thirty-shes-the-hero-in-real-life-cia-agents-career-is-more-complicated/2012/12/10/cedc227e-42dd-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_story_1.html">Zero Dark Thirty</a>” would have been “Rorschach.” As with the famous ink blots developed by Swiss psychoanalyst Hermann Rorschach, some people look at the film and conclude that torture works, others conclude that it doesn’t, still others think the movie advocates torture, while some — and now we have gotten to me — don’t know what to think. I am implacably opposed to torture <span>. . .</span> unless it can save lives. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-zero-dark-thirty-and-the-torture-debate-we-need/2013/01/28/79c0a54a-697e-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/27fe4de8/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=On+torture%2C+a+debate+we+need&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-zero-dark-thirty-and-the-torture-debate-we-need%2F2013%2F01%2F28%2F79c0a54a-697e-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/155984497578/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27fe4de8/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984497578/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27fe4de8/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984497578/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27fe4de8/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard CohenAl-QaedaTV ratingsTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:21:19 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-zero-dark-thirty-and-the-torture-debate-we-need/2013/01/28/79c0a54a-697e-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/27c1e689/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Eobamas0Efailure0Ein0Esyria0C20A130C0A10C210C613d9afa0E63ed0E11e20E9e1b0E0A7db1d2ccd5b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>There are two kinds of wars, we are told — wars of choice and wars of necessity. The former is to be avoided and the latter fought with appropriate reluctance. World War II was a good and necessary war but Vietnam was not. The war in Iraq was a matter of choice (also of imbecility) but Afghanistan was not — although it now may be. Wars can change over time. The one in Syria certainly has. It has gone from a war of choice to a war of necessity that President Obama did not choose to fight. A mountain of dead testifies to his mistake.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-obamas-failure-in-syria/2013/01/21/613d9afa-63ed-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/27c1e689/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+failure+in+Syria&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-obamas-failure-in-syria%2F2013%2F01%2F21%2F613d9afa-63ed-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/155984169583/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27c1e689/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984169583/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27c1e689/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984169583/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27c1e689/a2t.img" border="0"/>Richard CohenGood Guyspresidential campaignTue, 22 Jan 2013 00:44:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-obamas-failure-in-syria/2013/01/21/613d9afa-63ed-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2785743b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ethe0Edebacle0Eof0Egun0Econtrol0C20A130C0A10C140C313e4c840E5e780E11e20E9940A0E6fc488f3fecd0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>Once, after I had written about gun control, a guy called to differ and said that had the Jews of Germany been armed, the Holocaust never would have happened. That assertion, so ahistorical as to be almost laughable, stopped me in my tracks because it went to the black heart of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-says-hell-offer-plans-to-stem-gun-violence-this-week/2013/01/14/b7ad8ea8-5e6c-11e2-90a0-73c8343c6d61_story.html">the gun-control debate</a>: It’s not about guns. It’s about the government.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-debacle-of-gun-control/2013/01/14/313e4c84-5e78-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2785743b/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+debacle+of+gun+control&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-the-debacle-of-gun-control%2F2013%2F01%2F14%2F313e4c84-5e78-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/151540722971/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2785743b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151540722971/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2785743b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151540722971/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2785743b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Brady CampaignRichard Cohengun controlTue, 15 Jan 2013 00:40:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-debacle-of-gun-control/2013/01/14/313e4c84-5e78-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/27476945/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ethe0Etarring0Eof0Echuck0Ehagel0C20A130C0A10C0A70C668da8c40E58f30E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>Before they were girls, they were women. Before that, they were girls. I am not talking here of the chronology of females but of acceptable usage. Back in the 1970s, for instance, the use of “girl” could trigger a stinging rebuke and the damning charge of male-chauvinist piggism — or why else would a man call a woman a girl? This was the Golden Age of political correctness, which now, it seems, has its last redoubt on, of all places, the opinion pages of the robustly anti-PC Wall Street Journal.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-tarring-of-chuck-hagel/2013/01/07/668da8c4-58f3-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/27476945/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+tarring+of+Chuck+Hagel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-the-tarring-of-chuck-hagel%2F2013%2F01%2F07%2F668da8c4-58f3-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/153442921304/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27476945/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442921304/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27476945/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153442921304/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/27476945/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>former Nebraska senatorChuck HagelU.S. CongressMon, 07 Jan 2013 18:09:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-tarring-of-chuck-hagel/2013/01/07/668da8c4-58f3-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2716db27/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Erepublicans0Eadrift0C20A120C120C310Cf6f2ab220E5370A0E11e20E8b9e0Edd8773594efc0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>On Nov. 11, a mere five days after the presidential election, the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam pushed off from Fort Lauderdale for a Caribbean jaunt. Aboard were nearly 600 emotionally tattered Republicans, most of whom had been expecting a Republican victory of Rovian proportions — surely they had all read <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204846304578090820229096046.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">Karl’s prediction in the Wall Street Journal</a> — and now were about to cruise 750 miles to nowhere, just like the party they so adored. The Nieuw Amsterdam was 86,000 tons of painful metaphor.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-republicans-adrift/2012/12/31/f6f2ab22-5370-11e2-8b9e-dd8773594efc_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/2716db27/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+adrift&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-republicans-adrift%2F2012%2F12%2F31%2Ff6f2ab22-5370-11e2-8b9e-dd8773594efc_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/153442681214/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2716db27/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442681214/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2716db27/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153442681214/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/2716db27/a2t.img" border="0"/>presidential electionJane MayerPlanned ParenthoodTue, 01 Jan 2013 01:30:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-republicans-adrift/2012/12/31/f6f2ab22-5370-11e2-8b9e-dd8773594efc_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/26ea4965/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ea0Ewashington0Ein0Eneed0Eof0Eassembly0C20A120C120C240C8d2352f0A0E4dfd0E11e20E950Aa0E7863a0A13264b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>In 1962, Casey Stengel, the longtime manager of the New York Yankees, came out of retirement to lead the New York Mets, an expansion team. That season the Mets lost an astounding 120 games — which is within about 20 games of what Stengel used to <em>win</em> with the Yankees — and prompted him to ask a memorable question: “Can’t anybody here play this game?” That very question can now be asked about Washington. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-a-washington-in-need-of-assembly/2012/12/24/8d2352f0-4dfd-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/26ea4965/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+Washington+in+need+of+major+repairs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-a-washington-in-need-of-assembly%2F2012%2F12%2F24%2F8d2352f0-4dfd-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/153442479697/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26ea4965/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153442479697/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26ea4965/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153442479697/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26ea4965/a2t.img" border="0"/>Dennis Hastertfiscal cliffU.S. CongressTue, 25 Dec 2012 01:24:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-a-washington-in-need-of-assembly/2012/12/24/8d2352f0-4dfd-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/26b29a66/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Ethe0Ekilling0Eof0Echildren0Eour0Enational0Eshame0C20A120C120C170Cb4f8f50Ac0E48790E11e20Ead540E580A638ede3910Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>The shock of Newtown, Conn., is its Norman Rockwell quality. It is a sampler of a place with high-steepled churches and the usual gathering spots — coffee shops and such, and repeated testimonies to the serenity of the town. But what happened there — the sheer horror, the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/newtown-school-shooting-victims/">incomprehensible number of victims</a> — tends to obscure how ordinary the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/funerals-held-for-shooting-victims-in-newton-conn/2012/12/17/e993e9f0-4844-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_gallery.html">death of children</a> by gunshot has become. This is a collective massacre <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lawmakers-focus-on-possible-assault-weapons-ban/2012/12/17/667504b0-4852-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html">long ignored</a>. Really, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/gun-rights-advocates-under-attack-after-school-shooting/2012/12/16/04cba1aa-47d6-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html">guns don’t kill people</a>. Apathy does.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-killing-of-children-our-national-shame/2012/12/17/b4f8f50c-4879-11e2-ad54-580638ede391_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/26b29a66/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+killing+of+children%2C+our+national+shame&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-the-killing-of-children-our-national-shame%2F2012%2F12%2F17%2Fb4f8f50c-4879-11e2-ad54-580638ede391_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/151539560555/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26b29a66/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539560555/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26b29a66/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539560555/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26b29a66/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:44:30 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-the-killing-of-children-our-national-shame/2012/12/17/b4f8f50c-4879-11e2-ad54-580638ede391_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/26777e39/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crichard0Ecohen0Emona0Eackerman0Ehad0Ethe0Egift0C20A120C120C10A0C192650Af20E42f20E11e20E80A610E253bccfc75320Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irichard0Ecohen/story01.htm<p>I fell in love on the phone. I was working on a novel in Washington, and she was my editor in New York, but this was hack work — a movie novelization unworthy of a travel budget — so we never met. Still, the voice stayed with me. It contained a smile, a mellow eroticism, a bubbly smarts and layers of warmth. It would be years before we met and still more years before we got together and a bit longer until I moved in. I loved her like a teenager, like the kid I no longer was. I was stunned by the force of it, waited for it to fail — but it never did. She died last Wednesday, not that she ever will.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-mona-ackerman-had-the-gift/2012/12/10/192650f2-42f2-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohen">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636662/s/26777e39/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=Mona+Ackerman+had+the+gift&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frichard-cohen-mona-ackerman-had-the-gift%2F2012%2F12%2F10%2F192650f2-42f2-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_richard-cohen" 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/151539256202/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26777e39/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539256202/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26777e39/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539256202/u/0/f/636662/c/34656/s/26777e39/a2t.img" border="0"/>New York Universityscientific researchTue, 11 Dec 2012 00:57:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/richard-cohen-mona-ackerman-had-the-gift/2012/12/10/192650f2-42f2-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wprss=rss_richard-cohenRichard Cohen