Opinion Today: Get New York to the Polls

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September 30, 2010 Opinion Today

Chris Brand and Oliver Munday Op-Ed Contributor Get New York to the Polls By RICHARD FIFE To get people to the polls, move the primary and allow early ballots. ADVERTISEMENT Reefer Gladness By TIMOTHY EGAN The original Dude's take on California's marijuana-legalization moment. The Conversation Do You Really Want to Vote for That Candidate? By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS The problem with early voting and write-ins on the ballot. Room for Debate Can Twitter Lead the Masses? By THE EDITORS What are the limitations of social media tools in inciting political activism? Bloggingheads Bloody Business Spencer Ackerman of Wired.com and Eli Lake of The Washington Times discuss the myth and reality of counterinsurgency. Schott's Vocab The à la Carteing of Life By BEN SCHOTT Barry Diller's term for the pick 'n' mix future of television and other media. Dot Earth Obama's Chunky Energy-Climate Plan By ANDREW C. REVKIN What "chunks" should be in Obama's incremental climate and energy policy? ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

On the Ground Notes From a Young American in Congo: Contraception By AMY ERNST Guest blogger Amy Ernst writes for Nick Kristof about contraception issues in Congo. Evaluations Atheism and Indifference By ROSS DOUTHAT Why self-described atheists are a unique sort of nonbeliever. Conscience of a Liberal Unserious Central Bankers By PAUL KRUGMAN Only the unserious care about deflation. 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 Nicholas D. Kristof: Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold Gail Collins: Waiting for Somebody ADVERTISEMENT

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