Opinion: “Why We Ran the Bank Story” and More

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Tuesday’s dispatches from the opinion page:

Dean Baquet: Why We Ran the Bank Story
The Times editor on the paper’s decision to expose U.S. money monitoring.
Please remember you can comment on Baqet’s explanation here, or below.

Joel Stein: Misguided at Universal
A tour of the real Hollywood.

Kerry Madden: Surviving Senior Year
A parent copes with a terminal high-schooler.

Jerry Ellig: Politicians Shake Down the Net
Fights over issues such as ‘Net neutrality’ bring loads of campaign cash.

Editorials

Reactionary Train Wreck
Legislation inspired by the Glendale train tragedy would be costly without improving safety.

Buffett Spreads the Wealth
Astonishing $30-billion gift could spark a revolution in philanthropy.

The Case for Flag-Burning
An amendment banning it would make America less free.