Robert Kuttner

Many people whom I respect have taken exception to my earlier post about Dominique Strauss-Kahn, as if I were either excusing Strauss-Kahn’s conduct or making light of the victim’s complaint. I meant exactly the opposite. What’s important to appreciate is that a victim who can be discredited as a witness and still have been raped, […]

The latest leaks from prosecutors suggesting that Strauss-Kahn’s accuser is less than reliable may well result in an early settlement of the case. Strauss-Kahn, who is now out of a job, may even resurrect his campaign for president of France (once he gets has passport back), as the wronged victim of the Anglo-Saxon rush to […]

Sometimes I wish my personal overriding cause were gay rights. Then I could get up in the morning and feel that my side was making real progress. It is thrilling to see how a movement for human decency has made immense gains. Executive leadership married to millions of acts of personal courage in a strong […]

President Obama has backed himself into a corner on the budget negotiations, where he’s allowed deficit hawks from both parties to define “progress” as a ten-year deal to cut the projected deficit by a huge amount. In fact, his own Bowles-Simpson Commission led the way. Obama has also lost the framing battle over whether it’s […]

Gentle Readers, Like others of my generation who grew up with print, I resisted the blogging habit for a while, but I find it addictive. I have long been a columnist, as well as a writer of longer articles and books, but having tried my hand at blogging for better than a year, I’m hooked. […]