Opinion Today: Antaeus and the Tea Party

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September 28, 2010 Opinion Today

Antaeus and the Tea Party By STANLEY FISH Hercules would have understood that belittling the Tea Party only makes it stronger. ADVERTISEMENT Room for Debate Hey Big Spenders: The Trickle-Down Argument By THE EDITORS If the Bush tax cuts lapse, would the wealthy spend less and thus hurt the recovery and the rest of us, too? Bloggingheads The Career-Ending Tweet Daniel Drezner of Tufts University and Megan McArdle of The Atlantic discuss politics and the Internet's memory. Schott's Vocab The Great Green Wall By BEN SCHOTT Name for a tree-planting program in China designed to combat climate change and desertification. Dot Earth Linking Students Over Rising Atlantic Waters By ANDREW C. REVKIN A trio of young Britons wraps a Nantucket lighthouse in "caution" tape to demarcate the possible sea level in 2100. ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

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