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Columns by Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist Copyright, The Boston Globe May 02, '04 - THE ENEMY OF WOMEN Apr. 29, '04 - THE KERRY MEDALS MYSTERY -- AND WHY IT MATTERS Apr. 27, '04 - DO SOLDIERS' COFFINS BELONG ON PAGE 1? Apr. 25, '04 - AMERICA-HATRED AMONG THE ARABS Apr. 22, '04 - KERRY'S U.N. FETISH Apr. 18, '04 - FAITH IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL Apr. 11, '04 - EVERYONE GOT IT WRONG BEFORE 9/11 Apr. 04, '04 - LOVE THE BROTHER, LOVE THE STRANGER Apr. 01, '04 - WHAT HAS GONE RIGHT IN IRAQ Mar. 21, '04 - KERRY, CUBA -- AND THE TRUTH Mar. 11, '04 - TIME FOR REGIME CHANGE IN TEHRAN Mar. 07, '04 - SAME-SEX MARRIAGE VS. CIVIL RIGHTS Mar. 04, '04 - A NORTH KOREAN IN CANADA Mar. 03, '04 - KERRY'S SWEEP BODES WELL FOR BUSH Feb. 29, '04 - KERRY'S LACK OF POLITICAL COURAGE Feb. 24, '04 - IS 'THE PASSION' ANTISEMITIC? Feb. 22, '04 - THE COURAGE OF MUSLIM MODERATES Feb. 15, '04 - A HYPOCRITICAL MARRIAGE DEBATE Feb. 12, '04 - JOHN KERRY'S SHIFTING STANDS Feb. 05, '04 - THE MOST BLOATED BUDGET EVER Feb. 01, '04 - INTO THE SEWER Jan. 29, '04 - A JUST WAR, WITH OR WITHOUT WMD Jan. 25, '04 - A LITTLE LESS FREEDOM OF SPEECH Jan. 22, '04 - QUIZZING THE CANDIDATES (CONTINUED) Jan. 18, '04 - QUIZZING THE CANDIDATES Jan. 15, '04 - IS LAWFUL POLYGAMY NEXT? Jan. 11, '04 - THE DECLINE OF ASSIMILATION Jan. 08, '04 - FLEEING FREE TRADE Jan. 04, '04 - ANOTHER JANUARY, ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL PAY RAISE Dec. 28, '03 - HATE SPEECH FROM THE LEFT Dec. 21, '03 - CLARK'S CREDIBILITY GAP Dec. 18, '03 - JUSTICE AND SADDAM HUSSEIN Dec. 14, '03 - THE RESPECT DONORS DESERVE Dec. 11, '03 - THE PARTY OF BIG SPENDERS Dec. 07, '03 - LIEBERMAN VS. LIEBERMAN ON RELIGION Dec. 04, '03 - GENEVA: A BLUEPRINT FOR WAR, NOT PEACE Nov. 27, '03 - GIVING THANKS FOR THE 'INVISIBLE HAND' Nov. 23, '03 - MARRIAGE RULING ECHOES ROE v. WADE Nov. 20, '03 - DOWN THE SLIPPERY SLOPE Nov. 16, '03 - THE TIMELESS MEANING OF MARRIAGE Nov. 13, '03 - IN REAGAN'S FOOTSTEPS Nov. 09, '03 - THE RACE-BAITER IN THE CAMPAIGN Nov. 06, '03 - A 'BOTCHED' OCCUPATION? Oct. 23, '03 - BIGOTRY AND THE MUSLIM WORLD Oct. 19, '03 - PALESTINIAN TERROR, AMERICAN BLOOD Oct. 12, '03 - PAYING FOR ORGANS WOULD SAVE LIVES Oct. 09, '03 - THE HEADLINES OMITTED THE REAL WMD NEWS Oct. 05, '03 - A BUM 'BIGOTRY' RAP ON RUSH Oct. 02, '03 - A FREE MIDDLE EAST IS WORTH THE COST Sep. 28, '03 - WHEN MURDERERS DIE, INNOCENTS LIVE Sep. 21, '03 - WHY ARNOLD OFFENDS THEM Sep. 18, '03 - TAIWAN DESERVES A UN SEAT Sep. 14, '03 - OSLO'S TERRIBLE TOLL Sep. 11, '03 - THE WAR DIDN'T BEGIN ON 9/11 Aug. 31, '03 - HARVARD'S TAINTED MONEY Aug. 28, '03 - MORE PRISONERS, LESS CRIME Aug. 24, '03 - CALIFORNIA'S REASONABLE RECALL Aug. 21, '03 - THE UNBEARABLE DULLNESS OF ECONOMIC WRITING Aug. 17, '03 - DRIVES, DESIRES, AND DNA Aug. 14, '03 - THE GUNS OF AUGUST 1968 Aug. 10, '03 - OUT OF A JOB HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAD Aug. 07, '03 - THE MAN THE RACE INDUSTRY HATES Aug. 03, '03 - A 'ROAD MAP' TO NOWHERE Jul. 20, '03 - THE REPUBLICAN SPENDING ORGY Jul. 17, '03 - THE FRENZY-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB Jul. 13, '03 - THE DEATH OF AMERICAN RACISM Jul. 10, '03 - TO BUSH, AFRICA MATTERS NOW Jul. 06, '03 - SAME-SEX MARRIAGE vs. SOCIETY'S IDEAL Jul. 03, '03 - THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM Jun. 29, '03 - THE 'BENEFITS' OF RACE-BASED ADMISSIONS Jun. 26, '03 - A MIRACLE IN MASSACHUSETTS Jun. 22, '03 - PIPES'S EFFECTIVE PATH TO PEACE Jun. 19, '03 - AN UPRISING TO CHEER Jun. 08, '03 - MUSINGS, RANDOM AND OTHERWISE Jun. 05, '03 - A GROWING RIFT WITH EUROPE May 29, '03 - BIGOTRY AND THE 'ROAD MAP' May 25, '03 - PREFERENCES, RACIAL AND OTHERWISE May 22, '03 - THE BOTTOM LINE FOR TEACHERS UNIONS May 18, '03 - THE REAL MESSAGE IN THE TEACHER-UNION ADS May 15, '03 - ISRAEL'S UNSHAKABLE ALLIES May 11, '03 - HOOKED ON A CRUEL SPORT May 08, '03 - CASTRO'S CHEERLEADERS May 04, '03 - IN NEW ENGLAND, IT HURTS TO GIVE May 01, '03 - THE CLAIMS OF THE LIVING AND THE CLAIMS OF THE DEAD Apr. 24, '03 - THE SEARCH FOR THE 'SMOKING GUN' Apr. 17, '03 - TRADING TRUTH FOR ACCESS? Apr. 13, '03 - KERRY'S ABORTION LITMUS TEST Apr. 10, '03 - MEANWHILE, IN CUBA, THE TYRANNY GOES ON Apr. 06, '03 - IN BOSTON, DEMOCRATIC TUNNEL VISION Apr. 03, '03 - EXPLAINING THE WAR TO A SIX-YEAR-OLD Mar. 30, '03 - 'COMPROMISED BY TERROR' Mar. 27, '03 - AMERICA THE LIBERATOR Mar. 14, '03 - THE UNITED NATIONS, RIP Mar. 13, '03 - A BEACON HILL PRIZEFIGHT Mar. 09, '03 - CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE Mar. 06, '03 - LIBERATE IRAQ -- EVEN WITH UNCLEAN HANDS Mar. 02, '03 - WHY TALK RADIO TILTS RIGHT Feb. 27, '03 - THE TERRORIST WHO CAME TO THE WHITE HOUSE Feb. 23, '03 - TEAM'S Rx: TAX MORE, SPEND MORE Feb. 20, '03 - A BOOST FOR SADDAM Feb. 13, '03 - THE BLOB'S ASSAULT ON EDUCATION REFORM Feb. 09, '03 - THE SLIPPERY SENATOR (2) Feb. 06, '03 - THE NEVERENDING VOYAGE Feb. 05, '03 - "Dear Friends" Feb. 02, '03 - THIS HASN'T BEEN A 'RUSH TO WAR' Jan. 30, '03 - KILLING THE TERROR REGIMES Jan. 26, '03 - HOW NOT TO WIN THE WAR Jan. 23, '03 - THE UN'S MORAL IRRELEVANCE Jan. 19, '03 - MUSINGS, RANDOM AND OTHERWISE Jan. 16, '03 - THE SHARPTON HYPOCRISY Jan. 12, '03 - THE FIG LEAF OF 'DIVERSITY' Jan. 09, '03 - ISRAELI RESTRAINT MAKES TERRORISM MORE LIKELY Jan. 05, '03 - A ROMNEY, NOT A WELD (THANK GOODNESS) Jan. 02, '03 - ROMNEY'S CHANCE TO REMAKE THE BUDGET Dec. 29, '02 - THE DOUBLE STANDARD ON POLITICAL HATE SPEECH Dec. 26, '02 - GOOD FOR THE SPIRIT, GOOD FOR THE BODY Dec. 22, '02 - BULGER AND THE FATE OF OTHERS Dec. 19, '02 - THE DEATH PENALTY BY THE NUMBERS Dec. 15, '02 - YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS (STILL) A LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS Dec. 12, '02 - A Disgrace to a Grand Old Party Dec. 01, '02 - ON THE BRINK OF REGIME CHANGE -- IN IRAN Nov. 28, '02 - THE BLESSING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY Nov. 28, '02 - LIGHT'S VICTORY OVER DARKNESS Nov. 24, '02 - A 'REPUBLICAN' LESSON FROM A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Nov. 21, '02 - THE SLIPPERY SENATOR Nov. 17, '02 - THE CAMPUS 'DIVERSITY' FRAUD Nov. 14, '02 - MURDER AT A KIBBUTZ Nov. 10, '02 - WILL ROMNEY REVIVE THE GOP? Nov. 07, '02 - WILL THEY GUT QUESTION 2? Nov. 06, '02 - HOW ROMNEY WON Nov. 03, '02 - CONDUCT UNBECOMING Oct. 31, '02 - SADDAM'S SHOP OF HORRORS Oct. 30, '02 - WHAT DID WE LEARN? Oct. 27, '02 - THE CASE FOR QUESTION 1 Oct. 24, '02 - MUSINGS, RANDOM AND OTHERWISE Oct. 20, '02 - DIPLOMATS OF UNCOMMON COURAGE Oct. 17, '02 - JIMMY CARTER'S IGNOBLE PRIZE Oct. 13, '02 - NEW JERSEY'S BIGOT LAUREATE Oct. 03, '02 - LEARNING ENGLISH FROM DAY 1 Sep. 29, '02 - THE WORLD WILL FOLLOW US TO WAR Sep. 26, '02 - THE FACE OF ANTISEMITISM Sep. 22, '02 - THE CANDIDATE OF THE STATUS QUO Sep. 19, '02 - STARVING TIME IN ZIMBABWE Sep. 15, '02 - SHOULD GOD FORGIVE THE HIJACKERS? Sep. 12, '02 - AGAINST MORAL CONFUSION Sep. 10, '02 - Calling Evil by its Name (repeat of 9/16/01) Sep. 01, '02 - WITH 'ETERNAL FRIENDS' LIKE THESE . . . Aug. 29, '02 - ENRICHING SURVIVORS WAS A COSTLY MISTAKE Aug. 25, '02 - JOHN KERRY'S ABSENT PASSION Aug. 22, '02 - BONNIE, GET YOUR GUN Aug. 18, '02 - A SCREENWRITER'S REMORSE Aug. 13, '02 - THE DANGEROUS 'ONE CHINA' MYTH Aug. 12, '02 - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CAN BE FATAL Aug. 05, '02 - PUNISH CRIME, NOT THOUGHT CRIME July 28, '02, - THE REAL ABORTION EXTREMISTS July 25, '02, - ANOTHER ROUND OF KEMP-ROTH July 21, '02, - A TRAVESTY ON BEACON HILL July 14, '02, - MUSINGS, RANDOM AND OTHERWISE July 11, '02, - THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPIONS July 07, '02, - A CAPITAL-GAINS DOUBLE-CROSS July 04, '02, - 'UNDER GOD' June 30, '02, - A BETTER WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD June 27, '02, - THE PREREQUISITE TO PEACE June 20, '02, - FRISKING AL GORE June 16, '02, - OFFENSE, NOT DEFENSE, IS THE KEY TO HOMELAND SECURITY June 13, '02, - LOOKING AT THE HORROR June 09, '02, - A BLOATED FISH OF A STATE BUDGET June 06, '02, - THE COST OF A DEATH-PENALTY MORATORIUM June 02, '02, - 'EXECUTING CHILDREN', AND OTHER DEATH-PENALTY MYTHS May 30, '02, - FOCUSED ON CUBAN FREEDOM May 23, '02, - THE MESSAGE IN ARAFAT'S HEADDRESS May 19, '02, - (MIS)PLAYING THE POPULARITY CARD May 16, '02, - OUTSPOKEN, MUSLIM -- AND MODERATE May 12, '02, - WHO SHOULD JUDGE THE JUDGES? May 05, '02, - THE DISAPPEARING HISTORY TERM PAPER May 02, '02, - MUSINGS, RANDOM AND OTHERWISE Apr. 28, '02, - THE CANARY IN EUROPE'S MINE Apr. 25, '02, - ROLLING OUT THE 'FINNERAN GAMBIT' Apr. 18, '02, - CRIMINAL PRIESTS AND THE COMMANDMENTS Apr. 14, '02, - LET ISRAEL FIGHT FOR PEACE Apr. 11, '02, - THE SLAVERY REPARATIONS HUSTLE Apr. 04, '02, - THE ROAD TO WAR Mar. 24, '02, - Decency Matters Most, Caleb Mar. 22, '02, - The U.S. embargo and Cuba's future Mar. 17, '02, - THE KEEPERS OF CUBA'S CONSCIENCE Mar. 15, '02, - A walk in Havana Feb. 28, '02, - TAXES, COURAGE, AND THE GOVERNOR'S RACE Feb. 24, '02, - BUCHANAN'S LAMENT Winter, 2002 - ASSIMILATION'S RETREAT Feb. 10, '02, - WHAT 'PEACE' MEANS TO ARAFAT Feb. 07, '02, - STEVEN EMERSON AND THE NPR BLACKLIST Feb. 03, '02, - ANTISMOKING: WHO PAYS? Jan. 31, '02, - SOURING ON SAUDI ARABIA Jan. 27, '02, - HANDS OFF THE TAX CUT Jan. 20, '02, - THE USUAL PRESCRIPTION FROM DR. TAX-AND-SPEND Jan. 17, '02, - MUSINGS RANDOM AND OTHERWISE Jan. 10, '02, - FRIENDSHIP, SAUDI-STYLE Jan. 06, '02, - SUMMERS CAVES Jan. 03, '02, - MORE GUNS, MORE SAFETY SEE ALSO: Articles on THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Placed on WWW, with permission, as a courtesy and in appreciation by Stewart Ogilby Jeff Jacoby sends out a mailing of his writings approximately once per week to an email address list. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from this list, go to http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/jacobylist The volume of letters to Jeff Jacoby is very large. If you write him, he thanks you in advance and will carefully read your comments but unfortunately he can no longer personally answer each letter. For Mr. Jacoby's current column - Click Here

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