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Editorial cartoonist Mike Peters, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is also creator of the Mother Goose & Grimm comic strip. > More cartoons | Open Mike contest

Paul Krugman: Why don't people approve of Obama?

The latest hot political topic is the “Obama paradox” — the supposedly mysterious disconnect between the president’s achievements and his numbers. The line goes like this: The administration has had multiple big victories in Congress, most notably on health reform, yet President Barack Obama’s approval rating is weak. What follows is speculation about what’s holding his numbers down: He’s too liberal for a center-right nation. No, he’s too intellectual, too Mr. Spock, for voters who want more passion. > Read Paul Krugman's commentary

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The roots of white anxiety
The most underrepresented groups on elite campuses often aren’t racial minorities; they’re working-class whites (and white Christians in particular) from conservative states and regions.

> Ross Douthat column

You just have to laugh
Editorial cartoonists put their own spin on the issues of the day, including unemployment benefits, the oil spill in the Gulf, and Lebron James. > See cartoons

‘Party of No’ is great strategy
For John Boehner, being called the “Party of No” isn’t a regrettable invective. It is a strategy aimed at highlighting the contrast between those running things and those who want to run things.

> Kathleen Parker column

Have fun with our caption contest
Mike Peters draws a cartoon and you can write a funny caption for it. Or you can vote for your favorite caption supplied by our readers. > How to play

2 readers take issue with Pitts' column on mosque
2010-07-28 17:23:01.225 | Comments 6
How can Pitts support Islamic religion?Re “A mosque at Ground Zero? There’s no better place,” July 23: I rarely take time to reply to anything at all, but Leonard Pitts Jr.
Entire community should condemn acts against gays
2010-07-27 16:15:01.158 | Comments 23
Big-time college sports programs don't really stand on their own
2010-07-27 16:13:01.218
Why does John Boehner oppose equal pay?
2010-07-27 16:11:01.688 | Comments 9
Republicans still working the manipulation machine
2010-07-23 17:59:00.606 | Comments 97
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MRSA is an ongoing problem
2010-07-28 17:23:09.612 | Comments 1
Re “3 local hospitals over state MRSA average,” July 27: While MRSA is an issue, I think the Dayton Daily News needs to be careful here.
GOP just wants Democrats to fail
2010-07-26 17:46:01.224 | Comments 21
What would Pitts think of KKK clubhouse?
2010-07-26 17:44:01.575 | Comments 12
Approving mosque would make a statement
2010-07-26 17:43:02.095 | Comments 5
GOP only opposed to spending that doesn't help them
2010-07-26 17:42:01.915 | Comments 3
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