Opinion Today: The Blame Game

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September 02, 2010 Opinion Today

The Blame Game By CATHERINE ROSS It's true that many Iraq reconstruction projects failed, but the obstacles of rebuilding while fighting continued were many. Living Rooms O Urban Pioneers! By ROBERTA BRANDES GRATZ Urban revival doesn't start with public policy, but with small movements of risk-takers. ADVERTISEMENT My Summer Home By TIMOTHY EGAN Who needs a country house, with 530 million acres of public land that belong to all of us, year-round. Room for Debate Negotiating With the Israeli Settlers By THE EDITORS Can Mr. Netanyahu bring the settler movement into a peace process? Bloggingheads Mideast Hope vs. Cynicism Hussein Ibish of the American Task Force on Palestine and Eli Lake of The Washington Times debate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dot Earth Bill Gates on R&D, a Carbon Tax and China's Climate Role By ANDREW C. REVKIN Bill Gates adds detail to his call for a research push to expand energy choices without overheating the planet. Schott's Vocab Catalysta By BEN SCHOTT An unlikely portmanteau created to improve the image of cats and cat-owners - and to dispel the "crazy cat lady" cliche. ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Conscience of a Liberal The Inflation Cure By PAUL KRUGMAN But it probably needs fiscal policy to make it work. On the Ground The High Cost of Eggs By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Moving to cage-free eggs might add a penny to the cost of each egg, and would be more than worth the price in healthier consumers. Evaluations Iraq in the Long Run By ROSS DOUTHAT Barack Obama still believes the Iraq War was a mistake. Should we? Freakonomics on NYTimes.com The authors Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner and guest contributors blog about the hidden side of the economy. Read More » Today's Columns Gail Collins: Sarah's Amazing Race Nicholas D. Kristof: Cleaning the Henhouse ADVERTISEMENT

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