It’s more about their own egos than anything else.
Obama Administration
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
It’s Time To Stop ‘Managing’ the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Just End It
Netanyahu appears to truly not believe that a negotiated agreement can end a conflict with a dedicated opponent, but there’s really no other way.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How a Widely Beloved Tax Deduction Really Just Benefits the Well-Off and Exacerbates Inequality
National opinion polls show a majority of Americans support the mortgage interest deduction. Yet most U.S. homeowners receive very little benefit from it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
No Jobs But Crappy Jobs: The Next Big Political Issue?
The mass frustration is surely there. What’s missing is a mainstream national leader who will make this cause a prime election issue.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why It’s So Idiotic to Complain When the President Takes a Vacation
Do people really think that if he were back in Washington, he’d be making decisions they’d be happier with?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Question of Character: Craig Shirley’s Scurrilous Attack on Liberal Historian Rick Perlstein
An assault on the character of a progressive intellectual invites an assessment of the attacker’s character—not to mention his client list.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Thoughtful, Prudent and Faltering: The Paradox of Obama
No president ever wins points for being Hamlet.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
If Having a Foreign Policy Doctrine Is So Important, Why Won’t Hillary Clinton Spell Hers Out?
Unlike her former boss, she thinks it’s important to have one. She just isn’t prepared to say what hers is.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Inevitability of Republican Reactions
Some still manage to cling to the fantasy that if President Obama is nice enough to the GOP, they’ll be nice back.
Posted inAmerica and the World
It Isn’t About the Tunnels. So What Is the Gaza Conflict Really About?
The Israeli government’s tactical goals shifted repeatedly. At no point, it appears, has Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a strategic political vision.
