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HIGHER EDUCATION

Shalala, Padron: Humanities, social sciences for a vibrant, competitive, secure nation

BY EDUARDO PADRÓN AND DONNA SHALALA

Our national dialogue on higher education places much emphasis, and rightly so, on college graduates’ “employability.” With the rising cost of attending a college causing families to take on greater financial debt, many weigh the merits of a college degree by its potential return on investment as measured in future wages.
SNAP REFORM

Work for food stamps a proven path to combat poverty

BY STEVE SOUTHERLAND II AND PETER COVE

Just months after launching America’s War on Poverty, President Lyndon Johnson made a brief visit to South Florida for the dedication of newly constructed Florida Atlantic University in October 1964. 1371682404
SYRIA

Syria a complicated proxy war for U.S.

BY EUGENE ROBINSON

In Syria, the Obama administration seems to be stumbling back to the future: An old-fashioned proxy war, complete with the usual shadowy CIA arms-running operation, the traditional plan to prop up ostensible “moderates” whose prospects are doubtful and, of course, the customary shaky grasp of what the fighting is really about. 1371682523
SYRIA

Trudy Rubin: All eyes on U.S. policy in Syria

BY TRUDY RUBIN

The Obama administration’s policy on Syria is a strategic disaster that undercuts its entire foreign policy from the Middle East to Asia. If you think I’m exaggerating, read on. 1371682345
SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court: No proof of citizenship required — sort of

BY EMILY BAZELON

By a surprising 7-2 majority, the Supreme Court this week struck down a bristly little ballot initiative that Arizona passed in 2004, requiring everyone who registers to vote to prove his or her citizenship. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion, and he had everyone on board except Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito.
POLITICS

GOP’s leadership challenge: lessons from the UK

BY MICHAEL GERSON

It is often argued, including by me, that the GOP needs its own Bill Clinton or Tony Blair — a leader to reposition the party and reinvigorate its political appeal. But if these figures are examples of successful reform, British Prime Minister David Cameron is a warning of its perils.
IN MY OPINION

Glenn Garvin: Congress plots exit from Obamacare coverage

BY GLENN GARVIN

Congress is not as stupid as you think.