The Obama Administration
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Black America's Promised Land: Why I Am Still a Racial Optimist
Nov 10, 2014Hope and pessimism have defined two traditions of American thinking about race. Fully acknowledging recent setbacks, the author makes the case for the tradition of hope.
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Sex, Lies and Justice
Jan 12, 2015Can we reconcile the belated attention to rape on campus with due process?
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Blind to the Future
Feb 01, 2015Chris Christie and the Republican default on public investment.
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A Needless Default
Feb 08, 2015The administration’s foreclosure relief program was designed to help bankers, not homeowners. That disgrace will haunt Democrats.
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The Sensible, Risky Option
Apr 15, 2015The Iran deal is a gamble, but the best one available.
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Why Public Silence Greets Government Success
May 08, 2015Hardly anyone notices when government works—so how to design policies that get credit?
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The Cyber Conundrum
Jun 01, 2015Why the current policy for national cyber defense leaves us open to attack.
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Urban Policing, Without Brutality
Jul 20, 2015Cincinnati has emerged as a role model of policing reform—but even the best-in-show has a long way to go.
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Our Incoherent China Policy (Fall Preview)
Sep 21, 2015The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad economics, and even worse as containment of China.
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The Fundamentals of Immigration Reform
Mar 12, 2013To begin fixing America’s broken system, we must be guided by both our highest values and our economic needs.
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On Realism, Old and New
Oct 29, 2014With new threats to the peace, it’s more important than ever to be clear about America’s core national interests.
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Over-Interpreting Mundane Poll Results
Dec 05, 2013There's nothing special about the drop in Obama's approval ratings among young people.
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On Inequality, Obama's Words Aren't Enough
Dec 05, 2013Inequality has been increasing for nearly 40 years. And the president hasn't been able to do much about it.
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The Contraception-Mandate Cases Aren’t Really About Contraception
Nov 26, 2013They’re about expanding religious-freedom rights for corporations.
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Drone War Testimonials
Nov 26, 2013A reporter sits down with one Pakistani family who traveled more than 7,000 miles to tell their story to Congress—only five representatives showed up to listen.
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Bibi's Agreement Anxiety Disorder
Nov 25, 2013Netanyahu's public fury says more about him than about the Iran deal.
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Insurance Companies Got You Down? Stupid Obamacare!
Nov 22, 2013If your insurance company behaves like a rational capitalist actor, it's obviously Barack Obama's fault.
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Harry Reid's Triumph
Nov 21, 2013Three cheers for Senate Democrats and the nuclear option!
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Apology Silliness, Foreign Policy Edition
Nov 20, 2013Are we sorry? This is the question on which the fate of millions depends.
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The Real Roots of the Filibuster Crisis
Nov 20, 2013Republicans aren't even bothering to claim they object to any particular nominees; this is about whether Barack Obama is legitimately the President of the United States.
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How Both Republican and Democratic States Are Helping Obama
Nov 19, 2013Obama would probably be happy if as few people as possible took advantage of his "fix." Which may be just what happens, with the help of the states.
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How Republicans Lost the Chance to Win Obamacare
Nov 19, 2013Conservatives had the chance to test their favorite health-care ideas in state-run exchanges. They decided bullying Obama was a better use of their time than ideological consistency instead.
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Obamacare Panic to Enter Even Stupider New Phase
Nov 18, 2013No, Democrats are not abandoning it en masse, and no, it isn't going to be repealed.
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Memo to Democratic Chicken Littles: The Sky Is Not Falling
Nov 15, 2013Yes, this is a politically difficult moment for President Obama. But everyone needs to chill out.
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"Double Down" Was Written for Morning Joe—Not Posterity
Nov 15, 2013The campaign books of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are not designed to be read. They are written as fodder for cable TV news.
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Judging Obama's ACA Fix
Nov 14, 2013It's too bad we got to this point, but it seems designed to minimize the damage.
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