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Campaign finance laws stifle speech

By Steve SimpsonGuest columnistThe Colorado Supreme Court recently turned down an opportunity to vindicate the First Amendment right to speak about politics without government getting in the way. That is bad news for Coloradans, but the case, a challenge... Full story

'Puritanical' not always a bad thing

DANIEL COLE, GUEST COLUMNIST

In 2006, an anonymous female wrapped up what she called "years of intensive research on both sides of the aisle" and published her findings in GQ magazine. Republicans, she declared, make better lovers than Democrats. Tucker Carlson, the conservative... Full story

Heart of Leningrad still beating

BARRY FAGIN, GUEST COLUMNIST

They don't get many tourists at the Blockade Museum, and of those that come, none are Americans. Even if you know the right subway stop, it's still a good 15-minute walk. And don't expect any language inside but Russian. An English tour requires advance... Full story

Massive debt threatens freedom

AMY LATHEN, GUEST COLUMNIST

As I begin this letter, the national debt clock reads $11,412,933,709,178.43. Below the clock, which you can access at www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ is listed the estimated population of the U.S. as 306,391,113, making each citizen's share of the debt $37,249.56.... Full story

Complexities of Palestinian issue

ARSHAD YOUSUFI, GUEST COLUMNIST

There has been a spate of letters and articles in The Gazette following the celebration in May of Israel's founding in 1948 (which the Palestinians regard as a disaster). The writers are correct that merely setting up a Palestinian state will not solve... Full story

Obama must be firm with Iran

The most striking aspect of Iran's presidential election wasn't the fraud, but rather that the fraud was so flagrant. Before the election, polls showed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir Houssein Moussavi, the challenger who called for better relations... Full story

Nominee would risk sovereignty

DOUG LAMBORN, GUEST COLUMNIST

President Barack Obama is continuing his sharp departure from mainstream America with his recent selection of yet another far-left adviser to serve in his administration. The Senate has begun consideration of the nomination of Harold Koh to serve as the... Full story

Federal stimulus homebuyer tax credit just got better

DENNIS WEETS, GUEST COLUMNIST

Are you participating in the economic recovery yet? Large amounts of money are available for huge public projects and companies that are too big too fail. But the stimulus package has something for working individuals and families as well. The only catch... Full story

Obama mends fences in Mideast

DANIEL COLE, GUEST COLUMNIST

President Barack Obama's June 4 speech at the University of Cairo served up innocuous quotations from the Quran ("Be conscious of God and speak always the truth"), Bush-era policy statements ("Make no mistake, we do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan")... Full story

Nation, citizens not same thing

BARRY FAGIN, GUEST COLUMNIST

Mikhail Zadornov is very popular in Russia. Which is too bad, because America is not popular with him. Here's an excerpt from one of his comic routines: "Often my friends ask me ‘Why do you always talk about America in your shows? Why do you criticize... Full story

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