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Mortimer Zuckerman is the editor-in-chief of U.S.News & World Report. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Zuckerman is a former associate professor at Harvard Business School, where he taught for nine years. He is also chairman and copublisher of the New York Daily News and has substantial real-estate holdings, including properties in Boston, New York, Washington, and San Francisco.

2004 Columns

Life in the rearview mirror: Bill Clinton's extended journey down Memory Lane is, sadly, not without its share of potholes. (7/12/04)

Why he meant so much to us: Ronald Reagan restored America's pride and confidence and, in the process, remade a world. (6/21/04) 

In for the grim long haul: Eliminating the terrorist threat is the objective, but it won't be accomplished easily–or quickly. (6/14/04) 

Numbers that just plain sing: A surging economy could change the shape of nearly everything by November. (6/7/04) 

Grading the Brown decision: The issue is not forcing integration but equalizing education and improving quality. (5/31/04) 

A bit of perspective, please: Yes, the Abu Ghraib photos are terrible, but most Arabs know what our values really are. (5/24/04) 

An intolerable free ride: When it comes to taxes, American corporations are getting away with murder. (5/17/04) 

A hero's parting message: What Pat Tillman's tragic death tells us about patriotism–and what it means to be an American. (5/10/04) 

A wall–and a way forward: With George W. Bush's support, Ariel Sharon's historic peace plan has a real chance of success. (5/3/04) 

A tangled web, unraveled: How a critical aid program for Iraq was undermined by greed and cynical insider deals. (4/26/04) 

The high price of hindsight: Attacking Iraq was critical to the war on terrorism because of Baghdad's hostility to the West. (4/19/04) 

Some really bad gas pains: The global energy crisis will not be solved without some serious creativity and sacrifice. (4/12/04) 

The old protectionist dodge: We have lost jobs overseas before. But we've always been able to replace them with better ones. (3/22/04) 

America's high anxiety: Instead of looking ahead to a brighter future, many families worry about falling behind. (3/15/04) 

A truly cruel college squeeze: Obtaining a degree has never been more important, and the cost has never been so exorbitant. (3/8/04) 

Building a freedom fence: Conflict management, not conflict resolution, is the only real option for Israel and Palestine. (2/23/04) 

Fixing what's broken: Retooling our intelligence services to prevent mistakes like the one we made in Iraq is critical. (2/16/04) 

The case of the missing jobs: As a nation, we may ultimately have to accept jobless economic growth as a fact of life. (2/9/04) 

Guns, butter, and hubris: Washington's heedless fiscal policies are mortgaging our children's future. (2/2/04) 

Learning to live with others: President Bush's new immigration plan gives hope to millions and deals with a tough reality. (1/26/04) 

Policing the corporate suites: Abuses by CEOs eroded confidence in capitalism. Such outrages must never happen again. (1/19/04) 

Trifles, pearls, and musings: What some of our more notables and quotables might have said, had they thought of it. (1/12/04)