Boston Globe -- Jeff Jacoby columns http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/jeff_jacoby en-us 2011-09-11T17:44:27Z Boston.com http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif After 10 years, it’s still a fight for freedom http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/09/11/winning_the_war_of_ideas_after_10_years?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns Almost from the outset, President George W. Bush recognized that the United States was engaged in an ideological struggle. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-09-11T00:56:32Z oped IOUs can’t save Social Security http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/09/07/ious_cant_save_social_security?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns The trust fund’s assets are an illusion. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-09-07T00:58:33Z oped Wasted air on the Ponzi analogy http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/09/04/wasted_air_on_the_ponzi_analogy?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns For years, notable voices have warned that Ponzi’s ripoff was no different in principle from Social Security. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-09-04T01:34:51Z oped Anti-religious diatribes come in many forms http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/31/anti_religious_diatribes_come_in_many_forms?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns Being Christian isn’t mandatory to run for president — but it also shouldn’t disqualify a candidate. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-08-31T00:49:04Z oped Disaster isn’t a stimulus package http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/28/disaster_isnt_a_stimulus_package?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns Whatever Japan may gain from the resources committed to reconstruction will never outweigh the value of everything lost. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-08-28T01:28:48Z oped Buffett’s claim of coddling is super-rich http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/24/buffetts_claim_of_coddling_is_super_rich?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns Warren Buffett says his taxes are too low, but he doesn’t send extra contributions to the government. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-08-24T01:20:21Z oped When 'inconsequential' means 'better' http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/21/when_inconsequential_means_better?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns Second of two parts ( Read Part 1 ) TO MANY liberals, Rick Perry’s audacious pledge to make Washington as “inconsequential in your life as I can’’ is tantamount to a pledge to bring back the Dark Ages. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-08-21T00:47:24Z oped Making Washington inconsequential http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/17/making_washington_inconsequential?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns To countless libertarians and free-market conservatives, it is exhilarating to hear Rick Perry talk this way. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-08-17T03:07:36Z oped Tea Party sounds a needed alarm http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/14/tea_party_sounds_a_needed_alarm?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jeff+Jacoby+columns Kerry is under no obligation to like the Tea Party’s style. He does have an obligation to contend responsibly with its arguments. Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist 2011-08-14T02:50:17Z oped