The people who created, executed, and continue to defend the torture program don’t want history to declare them the villains of this story. But that’s what they are.
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A Taxonomy of Torture Defenses
The people who created, executed, and defend the torture program don’t want history to declare them the villains of this story. But that’s what they are.
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Can Democrats Win In the South by Being More Liberal?
How Mary Landrieu’s loss should change the conversation
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Whose Civil War Is Worse?
Both Democrats and Republicans have their internal arguments, but the GOP’s sure look more intense.
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Does Jeb Bush Understand His Party?
A refusal to pander may sound principled, but it isn’t going to win you the Iowa caucus.
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Quote of the Day: ‘When Cops Are Scared’
Fear of blacks by whites can be deadly.
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Jim Webb’s Nostalgia For a Pre-Diversity Democratic Party
He’s (probably) running for president to make the party more than a collection of “interest groups.” But what is he actually proposing?
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Businessmen Don’t Understand Politics, Part 3,486
But they all think they do.
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The Carson Campaign Is Coming
Ben Carson is actually running for president, and he’s going to be in it for the long haul.
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Congressional GOP Leaders Figure Out How to Temporarily Tame Conservative Beast
Symbolism now, a battle delayed, and as always, a healthy dose of kabuki.