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By Elizabeth Reis: "Woman, Man, Neither? The Predicament of a World-Class Runner," [Caster Semenya's gender] (distributed 9/15/09)

By Steven Conn: "Brooks to Thurmond to Wilson," [The poor decorum of South Carolina's Congressional representatives] (distributed 9/13/09)

By Ed Hooper: "Leave the Medal of Honor Alone!" [America's highest military award should remain rare] (distributed 9/3/09)

By Kenneth Weisbrode: "A Curtain Call for the Domino Theory?" [Vietnam and Afghanistan] (distributed 8/27/09)

By Joel K. Goldstein: "Blending Empathy and Justice," [Empathy important for Supreme Court justices] (distributed 7/10/09)

By Kevin Mattson: "How Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" Speech Still Matters," [Leaders can and should demand sacrifice from citizens] (distributed 7/7/09)

By Lawrence A. Peskin: "Obama Disregards History in Favor of Diplomacy," [In speech to Muslim world, Obama ignored United States' past misdeeds] (distributed 6/12/09)

By William Lambers: "The Other War in Pakistan," [Pakistan is both a military and a humanitarian problem] (distributed 6/6/09)

By Joyce Appleby: "Should Catholic Justices Recuse Themselves on Certain Cases?" [The conflict between duty and religious belief] (distributed 6/3/09)

By Adam Chapnick: "China Holds the Key to the North Korea Problem," [Only China has the power to control North Korea] (distributed 5/31/09)

By Jeremy Young: "Attacks on Sotomayor Ignore Court's History and Makeup," [Current Supreme Court is more conservative than the American public] (distributed 5/29/09)

By David R. Carlin: "Thinking of Dick Cheney as Cicero," [Cheney's ends justified his means] (distributed 5/20/09)

By Lawrence A. Peskin: "Why Piracy Remains a Threat," [The Somali Pirates and the Barbary Pirates] (distributed 4/29/09)

By Joyce Appleby: "Blame It All on Unintended Consequences," [The problems of unregulated capitalism] (distributed 4/4/09)

By Carolyne V. Davidson: "A European Future for NATO?" [France's influence over European politics] (distributed 3/31/09)

By Robert Brent Toplin: "Is Greed Good? It Depends on the Times," [In good times, Americans admire the rich] (distributed 3/22/09)

By Jonathan Goldstein: "A Flawed Basis for Middle East Peace," [George Mitchell and the problems with the Saudi plan for peace] (distributed 3/21/09)

By John Paul Rossi: "The Auto Bailout: a Bad Deal," [Repeating the mistakes of the New Deal] (distributed 3/19/09)

By Carl Abbott: "Finally, Too Many Cars," [The U.S. auto market has reached its saturation point] (distributed 2/18/09)

By Steven Conn: "Guess What? The New Deal Worked!" [The long term impact of the New Deal] (distributed 2/16/09)

By Steven Conn: "Bicentennial for Two Great Emancipators," [Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin] (distributed 1/25/09)

By Adam Chapnick: "Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?" [The importance and challenges of working together with Canada] (distributed 1/22/09)

By Catherine Allgor: "The Legacy of a Lady," [Evaluating Laura Bush] (distributed 1/15/09)

By John R. Bawden: "Obama Can Learn from Jimmy Carter, Too," [Asking the nation to make sacrifices] (distributed 1/12/09)

By David E. Kyvig: "Can Illinois Again Lead by (Bad) Example?" [The need to reform the process for replacing vacant Senate seats] (distributed 1/9/09)

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