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Vaccine objectors mocked, livelihoods taken away
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN 
October 19, 2021
In an age in which religiosity is waning, the notion that a person would forgo a medical treatment, perhaps even a life-saving one, because of sincere...
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The NFL can learn from football coaches in Texas
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN 
September 12, 2014
Hours after a video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, punching his then fiancee (now wife) and dragging her limp body out of a casino elevato...
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Why consensus matters in making social policy
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN 
August 1, 2014
In dueling federal appeals court decisions last week, judges issued contradictory rulings about the president’s signature legislation, arriving at opp...
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VA scandal reveals weakness of big government
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN 
June 2, 2014
Proponents of big government require a no more salient example of its inherent weakness than the scandal that has recently consumed the Department of ...
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Where have all the entrepreneurs gone?
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN 
May 23, 2014
Last month, in an event that went largely unnoticed, President Obama appointed 11 new ambassadors for global entrepreneurship. The eager purveyors of ...
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Equal pay debate smart politics, not smart math
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN 
April 25, 2014
In an election year, it’s inevitable that both political parties will select bumper-sticker-friendly wedge issues upon which to build their campaigns....
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