David Brooks on Drilling for Certainty
New York Times columnist David Brooks explores some of the larger lessons the gulf oil spill teaches about human nature.
Joe Klein Assesses Blame for the Oil Spill
TIME Magazine columnist Joe Klein says the Bush administration deserves much of the fault for the lackadaisical regulation of off-shore drilling but agrees that there is enough blame to go around for the Obama administration.
Eugene Robinson on the Environmental Exigency
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson says that BP oil spill shouldn't just drive us to clean up the Gulf of Mexico but also to clean up our act with regard to how we treat our environment.
David Ignatius on the European Debt Crisis
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius explains why Americans should care about the European debt crisis.
Helene Cooper Reports That Obama Doesn't Begruge Bank Bonues
New York Times White House Correspondent Helene Cooper reports that President Obama compared the compensation of some Wall Street excutives to the salaries of professional athletes and said that he does not blame them.
Clarence Page on Ostalgia in East Germany
The Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page writes that some former citizens of East Germany are actually nostalgic for their old way of life 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of communism in Europe.
Kathleen Parker in Defense of the Old Boys' Network
The Washington Post's Kathleen Parker defends President Obama against politically correct criticism that his White House basketball games and golf outings are limit access to the president only to men.