Paul Waldman, Author at The American Prospect

When the Next Terrorist Attack Comes, Will We Be Capable of Keeping Our Heads?

As we start a new war, it’s worth considering the question now.

Prepare yourself for Mitt 3: Mitt Harder.

As long as the Baby Boomers are around (and maybe even after they’re gone) the battles of the 1960s will be replayed over and over.

Fighting with ISIL isn’t going to give anyone “terrorist skills” they couldn’t have acquired sitting in front of their computer.

Is the Obama administration thinking about all the ways the campaign against ISIL could turn into a disaster?

A year ago, Obama said he wanted to move past it. Yet here we are again.

Politicians give the voters only the piety that they believe the political market demands.

How much of a sin is it when we find out a candidate’s policy plans are pilfered?