post-gazette.com - Commentary http://www.post-gazette.com/ Commentary from the Post-Gazette editorial board en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:07:30 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/images/144x39pgtoplogo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Extend tax cuts for the middle class now http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282843-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Tax bills for families will spike if the House doesn't act before the New Year. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Women now make up a fifth of the Senate! Big deal. But at least they talk to each other http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282844-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml You may have heard that there are going to be 20 women in the Senate next year. I've been trying to figure out what that means. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Myths about the jobless http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282845-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Misinformation continues to spread as Congress considers extending benefits. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 A better way to collectively bargain http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282846-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Contract negotiations between teachers' unions and school districts often resemble a Civil War battle. It doesn't need to be that way. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Keeping watch on the royal womb http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282506-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Kate's pregnancy gives us an opportunity to revisit the myth of the firstborn. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Cutting Edge: New ideas / Sharp opinions http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282513-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml 'President Obama needs to show everybody that no nation, including Israel, can take America's support completely for granted' ... Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Bring back Michele Bachmann http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282514-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml I never thought I'd say it, but I miss the presidential campaign. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The meaning of recognition: I celebrate the U.N. vote that created Israel, so I know how the Palestinians feel http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282515-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Growing up in Israel, I was reminded every year that Nov. 29 was a special date. Now the Palestinians have one. Let us hope it brings peace. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Think before you tweet: If you pass on something libelous, you might be held responsible http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282516-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml In the McAlpine case, the wrong was done not by the originators of the libel, but by civilians who passed along what they'd heard. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Geoengineering Earth: We've been doing it for ages; now it looks as though we'll have to undo it http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282517-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml The term geoengineering is new and scary. But our technologies are already geoengineering the planet -- albeit accidentally and negatively. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Enough Said: The high cost of aging http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282528-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Facts that speak for themselves Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Next Page: In praise of the massive, sprawling 19th-century novel (or, un-hunchbacking the mind) http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282643-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Mitchell James Kaplan picked up the new edition of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' to re-read. He was struck with awe. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 First Person / L.A. culture shock http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282496-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml For one thing, they don't have real weather there. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Saturday Diary / Carman's crazy country kitchen http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282497-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml It is not usually worth driving 300 miles just for breakfast. But that's what I did last weekend. Carman Luntzel made it worth it. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Paul Krugman / The forgotten millions http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282498-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Let's get one thing straight: America is not facing a fiscal crisis. It is, however, still very much experiencing a jobs crisis. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Saturday Poem / TEN WORDS http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282499-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml If I could only say / ten words today, / I wouldn't tell you / to eat your broccoli ... Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 This Modern World / Oh my God! We're headed straight for the fiscal cliff!! http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282501-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml By Tom Tomorrow. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Charles Krauthammer / Having taken Boehner's shirt, Obama now wants his trousers http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282520-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Let's understand President Barack Obama's strategy in the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Belcher murder-suicide shows why businesses should address domestic violence http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282281-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml The costs to an employer in the aftermath of a domestic violence-related event can be severe. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Evolution via two-by-four: Growing signs of conservative moderation show promise http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282282-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Over the long run, the most important impact of an election is not on the winning party but on the loser. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Gifts that can change lives: My annual holiday list of organizations that deserve donations http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282283-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml Looking for an unusual holiday gift? How about a $60 trio of rabbits to a family in Haiti in the name of someone special? Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Brits like the Pump House Gang http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282284-109.stm?cmpid=commentary.xml The Guardian newspaper of London ran this editorial last month under the headline, "In Praise of Pittsburgh's Pump House Gang." Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500