▼ Author Community Vote 9 days ago Richard Cohen Republicans have only themselves to blame - — On Saturday night, at precisely 9:19 and 30 seconds, my iPhone, my iPad, my computer and, for all I know, my toaster were informed that Herman Cain had endorsed Newt Gingrich. The ping-ping of the devices suggested that something momentous had happened … 23 days ago Richard Cohen A defense of big money in politics - — Sheldon Adelson is supposedly a bad man. The gambling mogul gave $5 million to a Newt Gingrich-loving super PAC and this enabled Gingrich to maul Mitt Romney — a touch of opinion here — who had it coming anyway. Adelson is a good friend of Gingrich and a major player in Israeli politics. 63 days ago Richard Cohen Mitt Romney's venture-capital politics - — Mitt Romney runs for president with the eye of a venture capitalist. He sees the profit in certain positions, discards those that are no longer profitable and moves on. He was pro-choice when it did him some good, instituted a health insurance plan … 75 days ago Richard Cohen Richard Cohen on studying Sarah Palin - — I saw the other day that George W. Bush is raising money for his proposed policy institute at Southern Methodist University. I did some research and found out that there are something like 3,000 policy institutes, most of them hosting convocations … 110 days ago Richard Cohen Obama's Peace Prize Should Belong to the American Electorate - — My love of lo these many years came into the room and asked what I was working on. I detailed some topics, enthralled as usual by my brilliance, but she scoffed at them all. She said that if she were writing a column … 114 days ago Richard Cohen Palin, Vaughn, Rabinowitz Win Awards - — In a stunning announcement, Millard Fillmore Senior High School chose Shawn Rabinowitz, an incoming junior, as next year's valedictorian. The award was made, the valedictorian committee announced from Norway of all places, on the basis of … 117 days ago Richard Cohen Obama Needs More Than Personality to Win in Afghanistan - — Barack Obama's trip to Copenhagen to pitch Chicago for the Olympics would have been a dumb move whatever the outcome. But as it turned out (an airy dismissal would not be an unfair description), it poses some questions about his presidency … 124 days ago Richard Cohen Time for Obama to Act Like a President - — Sooner or later it is going to occur to Barack Obama that he is the president of the United States. As of yet, though, he does not act that way, appearing promiscuously on television and granting interviews like the presidential candidate he no longer is. 125 days ago Richard Cohen Let Polanski Go - But First Let Me At Him - It's alright ... - — It's alright with me if Roman Polanski is freed by the Swiss authorities who have detained him at the request of the United States — if first I get a chance to bust him one in the mouth. I agree that it has been a very long time since … 138 days ago Richard Cohen Congressional Sclerosis - Rangel Suffers From a Case of Entitlement - — Rangel Suffers From a Case of Entitlement — Once upon a time, before I began an interview with Rep. Charles Rangel, I was warned by an aide not to bring up the 1970 race in which the upstart Rangel defeated the virtually legendary Adam Clayton Powell to gain his House seat.

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