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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Going Abroad With Dodd-Frank
Jul 11, 2013Come Friday, the hope reformers once had that risky trades made overseas by American banks might be regulated is likely to be crushed. Democrats cozy with Wall Street are just fine with that.
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Under Obamacare, Millions Will Die
Jul 08, 2013The coming campaign against the Affordable Care Act will blame it for every problem anyone has with health care.
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Guns and Gut Feelings
Jul 08, 2013Obama's good intentions post-Newtown haven't been enough to fix our gun problem. So what's next for gun-control legislation?
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What Happened to the Obama Scandals?
Jul 08, 2013It turns out that you can't make a real scandal out of nothing but baseless speculation and dark insinuation!
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The Part-Timer Problem
Jul 03, 2013Delaying the employer mandate may mean fewer firms will cut workers’ hours—but the rise of part-time work will continue nonetheless.
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The Magic of Leaked Memos
Jul 03, 2013There are evidently some stupid people who work in the White House. Fortunately, we get to view the products of their work.
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Should the Employer Mandate Be Eliminated Altogether?
Jul 03, 2013Even many liberals think Obamacare's employer mandate was poorly designed, but is giving in to their opponents' complaints the right thing to do?
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Four Lessons Learned from This Year's Stuffed Supreme Court Docket
Jul 01, 2013Civil rights, affirmative action, same-sex marriage—it was a big year for the country's high court in 2013. Here are the things you should take away.
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IRS Scandal Ends With a Whimper
Jun 25, 2013It turns out that the IRS was "targeting" conservative and liberal groups alike.
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The ACA's Obamacare Problem
Jun 24, 2013The law is going to make health care better for many Americans. A lot of them just won't realize it's the same thing as the Obamacare they hate.
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The Song of the White House Spokesperson
Jun 21, 2013Jay Carney and his 13 different kinds of evasion
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Your Guide to the Polls on U.S. Military Involvement in Syria
Jun 18, 2013Does the public support military action? It all depends on how you ask the question.
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Nothing to Hide, Much to Fear
Jun 14, 2013Why the NSA’s data dragnet is far more menacing than invasion of privacy
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The End of the Austerity Crusade?
Jun 12, 2013What does Jason Furman's appointment mean for the White House's future economic plans?
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George Packer's U.S.A.
Jun 11, 2013The author's chronicle of solitary Americans after the financial crash is nostalgic—but for what, exactly?
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