Why doesn’t the fight against ISIS have a name? Operation Pulverizing Power? Operation Glittering Justice?
Obama Administration
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Palestinian Despair Plays Into Netanyahu’s Hands — For Now
At the U.N., Abbas’s use of the word “genocide” made the Israeli leader’s work easier.
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In Political System Disconnected From Society’s Ills, Remedies Pushed to Fringes of Public Debate
No mainstream politician will talk about real solutions, for fear of being ridiculed.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Missiles and Rebels: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Is the Obama administration thinking about all the ways the campaign against ISIL could turn into a disaster?
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ISIL, Iraq and Syria: Why Military Action Won’t Do The Trick
Defeating rogue groups requires effective, representative governments in the states they occupy.
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So Much For the End of the War on Terror
A year ago, Obama said he wanted to move past it. Yet here we are again.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Politics of Pre-K: How A Program Known to Help Poor Mothers Could Doom Your Candidacy
When the emphasis is kept on how it’s good for business, early-childhood education is popular. Just don’t call it childcare.Â
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Congress Didn’t Pay a Lot to Go to College: Today’s Students Shouldn’t Either
If you want to know just how out of touch Congress is with the American people, look at education policy.
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Why This Will Be the Unaccountable War
There are so many shades of grey that no one but Barack Obama himself will need to take responsibility for it.
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Why ISIL Wants to Be In a War With America
The videos they produce are an attempt to bait us into responding.
