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Who gets admitted to college?

By Natasha Kumar Warikoo — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

Affirmative action is just one of the subjective ways colleges choose their student bodies.

Affirmative action is just one of the subjective ways colleges choose their student bodies.

A tax system that targets workers

By Bob Lord and Sam Pizzigati — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

U.S. rates on wealth have fallen while rates on labor income have gone up. That's unsustainable.

U.S. rates on wealth have fallen while rates on labor income have gone up. That's unsustainable.

My life without plastic bags

By Karin Klein — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 PDT

The reality is that life without plastic grocery bags is entirely doable and a lot better for the environment. But it does require some adjusting.

The reality is that life without plastic grocery bags is entirely doable and a lot better for the environment. But it does require some adjusting.

The soft sciences matter as much as ever

By James Cuno — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

Without citizens whose reading, writing, speaking and analytical skills are top-notch, society as a whole falters. Cutting educational budgets in the arts and humanities is a mistake.

Without citizens whose reading, writing, speaking and analytical skills are top-notch, society as a whole falters. Cutting educational budgets in the arts and humanities is a mistake.

Shelve the SAFE Act

By The Times editorial board — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 PDT

It's time House Republicans got serious about immigration reform. The noxious, cynical SAFE Act is no way to do it.

It's time House Republicans got serious about immigration reform. The noxious, cynical SAFE Act is no way to do it.

Keeping public information public

By The Times editorial board — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 PDT

California legislators want to gut the law on public records requests. That would be a big mistake.

California legislators want to gut the law on public records requests. That would be a big mistake.

McManus : Congress kicks the can

Doyle McManus — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

The upturn proves just enough to allow lawmakers to think they might be able to avoid making painful concessions, at least until after they run for reelection.

The upturn proves just enough to allow lawmakers to think they might be able to avoid making painful concessions, at least until after they run for reelection.

Russia's 'family values' experiment

By Patricia Herlihy — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

Laws restricting abortion, divorce and gay rights mask Russia's real problems.

Laws restricting abortion, divorce and gay rights mask Russia's real problems.

Goldberg: Snowden, a fool not a spy

Jonah Goldberg — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

One thing that comes through in former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden's remarks so far is his affection for a set of ideals that rises above nations.

One thing that comes through in former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden's remarks so far is his affection for a set of ideals that rises above nations.

Morrison : Evgeny Morozov, Internet Cassandra

Patt Morrison — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

In less than a human lifetime, we've come to regard the Internet as an end unto itself, bigger than any of us, even its creators. This makes Evgeny Morozov uneasy, worried that we've opened the gates to a techno-Trojan horse. The Belarus-born cage-rattler just wrapped up two years as a visiting scholar at Stanford, in the belly of the beast, and his new book, "To Save Everything, Click Here," asks us to question the Internet's authority to challenge authority, and our willingness to endow it with virtues and powers beyond our own.