Obama made a mistake going into Libya, and we won’t accomplish much there.
Matthew Yglesias
Matthew Yglesias is a senior editor at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a former Prospect staff writer, and the author of Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats.
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Governing Beyond His Means
Rep. Paul Ryan’s foreign policy ideas are sensible, but his budget would make implementing them impossible.
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It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan
We’ve achieved all of the aims laid out by George W. Bush in our post-9/11 military action.
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Ben Bernanke Makes History, Not News
At the first-ever press conference by a sitting head of the Fed, reporters asked all but the most important question.
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China’s Trade Deficit
Why increasing oil prices are a big problem for China, and for us.
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The Policy Apocalypse
The right’s ridiculous rhetoric on Obama will have a real effect on policy.
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Catch-Up Growth
Economic development is at the root of unrest throughout the Arab world — and helping countries manage economic growth well should be our concern going forward.
