The conventional wisdom debunked.

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• Who Deserves the 9/11 Cash Pile? A moral philosopher on misplaced generosity.
  Peter Singer Dec. 12, 2001
  
• Why Punish the Skycaps? 
  Jamie Beckett Sept. 18, 2001
  
• The Logic of Assassination Why Israeli murders and Palestinian suicide bombings make sense.
  David Plotz Aug. 18, 2001
  
• America's Other Litter Problem 
  Scott Shuger July 21, 2001
  
• Swamp Thing The plan to restore the Everglades is not what you think it is. 
  Michael Grunwald June 16, 2001
  
• Two's Company; Three's a Marriage In praise of polygamy. 
  Steve Chapman June 5, 2001
  
• Gay for Good Can straight guys become happy homosexuals?
  Jefferson Morley May 31, 2001
  
• George W.'s Heart Attack It's enough to make you long for the days when Republicans were mean-spirited agents of hate.
  Steve Chapman Feb. 9, 2001
  
• The Poverty of Integrity So what if John Ashcroft doesn't drink, dance, or swear? 
  Joshua Micah Marshall Jan. 18, 2001
  
• Hillary in 2004? You (and all those Beltway journalists) have got to be kidding. 
  Joshua Micah Marshall Jan. 5, 2001