Matthew Yglesias

The Defense Department’s announcement on reining in defense spending outlined efforts that aren’t nearly as substantive as they need to be.

Obama’s policy of disengagement succeeded as spectacularly as Bush’s policy of invasion failed.

Obama’s easing of travel restrictions on Cuba is a reminder that U.S.-Cuban relations are a massive, decades-long case study in the limits of conservative foreign policy.

The use of American military power threatens to split the liberal movement.

The case for getting rid of the filibuster — even if you’re the minority party

The tenuous fate of the new START shows the continuing power of neocons within the Republican Party.

It’s not enough for Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan to work; it has to be worth it.

China’s tighter monetary policy could be good news for China and the U.S. both — depending on how the world responds.

It’s time for progressives to rethink their messaging on climate change and America’s use of fossil fuels.

The European Union has come up with a temporary solution to the Greek debt crisis. But ultimately the choices are integrate — or bust.