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The Volcker Diversion
No banking rule can protect against a credit mania fueled by bad policy.
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Iran Versus Everyone
The Islamic Republic's belligerence threatens more than Israel.
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DreamWorks and Chinese Protectionism
A new joint venture shows the barriers to investment in China.
Commentary
A Syllabus for the 'Occupy' Movement
By Glenn Reynolds
Conservatives are wrong to deride college courses on the anti-Wall Street protests. Here's a lesson plan and possible reading list.
The Myth of Runaway Health Spending
By J.D. Kleinke
The growth rate of national health expenditures has been declining for a decade, driven by better medical care and consumer choice.
When Religion Restricts Lending
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
By Tamar Snyder
Judaism, Christianity and Islam have various prohibitions on charging interest—and various ways around them.
Syrians Unleash the Power of Creative Dissent
By David Feith
Taking on Assad's thugs with dark humor, moxie and trickery.
When Risky Is Right
BOOKSHELF
By Ruth Franklin
When evil or corruption are the status quo, what is it that moves some individuals—defying the pressure to conform—to do good deeds? Eyal Press considers four case studies in "Beautiful Souls."
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Fear and Feminism
By James Taranto
Some criticism of Rick Santorum is downright irrational.
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A 'Must-Win' for Mitt
Elections expert Larry Sabato calls the Feb. 28 Michigan Republican primary a "must-win" for Mitt Romney.
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Information age
By L. Gordon Crovitz
Crovitz: Spectrum Dinosaurs at the FCC
Wonder land
By Daniel Henninger
Henninger: What Would Clint Eastwood Do?
Business world
By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
Jenkins: Picking Up Obama's Gauntlet on Taxes
Main street
By William McGurn
McGurn: The Do-Nothing Senate
Declarations
By Peggy Noonan
Noonan: How Honest Is 'Honest Abe'?
The americas
By Mary Anastasia O'Grady
O'Grady: Fortuño's Plan to Energize Puerto Rico
Global view
By Bret Stephens
Stephens: Who Will Tell the Truth About China?
Potomac watch
By Kimberley A. Strassel
The War on Wyden
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Forget You Not
The EU wants to help you remove those embarrassing online fingerprints.
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A Fight Latvia Doesn't Need
From Bad to Worse in Egypt
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DreamWorks and Chinese Protectionism
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Taming the Indian Taxman
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Waiting for Mandela
If you're not enthralled by this revival of Athol Fugard's "Blood Knot," which the author directed himself, you're not thrillable.
'Undefeated': Real School Football (Almost)
Seen Enough of Stanley Kowalski? Here Are Some Alternatives
Portrait of a Presidency Under Siege
How Israeli Spies Pulled It Off
Vietnamese Vessels for the Heart and Soul
San Francisco, City of His Dreams
Opinion Journal Federation
ObamaCare's Medicaid Mandate
By Peter Suderman
From the Reason Foundation
Is the health care law's Medicaid expansion unconstitutional?
Protecting Religious Staffing by Religious Organizations
The Excellence Gap
Books
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Saluting a Centennial
The life of Juliette Gordon Low—who introduced the Girl Scouts to America in 1912—is the subject of a trio of new books. Amy Finnerty reviews.
The Battle for China's Soul
The Genetic Outlier
Political Diary
A 'Must-Win' for Mitt
Elections expert Larry Sabato calls the Feb. 28 Michigan Republican primary a "must-win" for Mitt Romney.
Motown Mitt
Obama's War on School Vouchers
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