Opinion: War Names, Katrina and Pluto: A Weekend of Opinion
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Weekend and Monday Opinion from the LA Times:
Andrew J. Bacevich: Slam-Dunk Wars Don’t Equal Wins
Middle East shows that victory that defeats the enemy but leaves issues intact is hollow.
Niall Ferguson: The Myopia of Hindsight
Two tragic stories of war show the problems of coming to terms with the past by using today’s standards.
Jack Williams: Who Owns the Back of a Baseball Card?
A legal ruling hits it out of the park.
Editorials
Lethal Injection -- Still Lethal
Fighting the death penalty by calling lethal injection ‘cruel’ misses the crucial objection.
Time to Jettison Pluto
As scientists discover more orbiting things, it’s better to lose the ninth planet than gain a bunch of new ones.
The Un-American Senator
George Allen disgraces himself with a racist slur.
Sunday Feature: Katrina: A Year Later:
Editorial: Not Too Late for New Orleans
City can still get moving on reconstruction, but time’s running out.
Joel Kotkin: Where Did the Gulf Coasters Go?
Hurricane Katrina’s refugees might never go home, and that’s good news for Houston, Atlanta and Dallas.
Christine Wiltz: New Orleans’ Soul Survival
The hurricane shattered the city, but it hasn’t rattled its spirit.
George Penick and K. Jack Riley: Mississippi Comeback
Out of the spotlight, the state is making all the right rebuilding moves.
Selected Weekend Commentary:
Peter Skerry: Give Illegal Immigrants Licenses -- and Obligations
Tying eligibility for driver’s licenses to learning English or staying out of jail could help stem the anti-immigration backlash.
Paul Kennedy: United Nations: The World’s Scapegoat
Middle East cease-fire will evaporate if great powers hide their failures behind the U.N.
Meghan Daum: FM May Be Annoying, But Jill’s an Airhead
A radio station for women says it’s for bad girls, but really it’s just bad.
John Yoo: Anti-Terror Weapons We’re Afraid to Use
The old-fashioned approach to catching terrorists isn’t enough.
P.W. Singer: Them’s fighting names
History can be quite capricious when it comes to naming wars.