The Democratic mayoral candidate has run an elegant and successful campaign. But tweaks in the general election have people wondering: How will he lead?
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Long Live the Kludge
Sure, we could have a more efficient government if we got rid of those pesky checks and balances. But we’d have to give up the citizen efficacy that is our Constitution’s enduring special sauce.
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No, Obama Isn’t Trying to “Pack the Court”
Maybe Republican pundits and politicos should read the founding document they name-drop at every turn before they recommend dismantling it to further their ideological agenda.Â
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Super Sad Spy Story
How the NSA’s surveillance state could define Obama’s presidency
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Another Phony Obamacare Victim Story
The exemplar temptation produces bad journalism.
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The Biggest Design Flaw in Healthcare.gov
It was always going to be problematic, but with one change they could have saved themselves a lot of headaches.
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The Next Battle at the Fed
Who the president appoints to the vacancies on the Fed Board of Governors could determine whether Janet Yellen is chair of the Federal Reserve in name only.
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Mission Affordabled: Why Obama’s Website Problems Aren’t “His Iraq”
Democrats will let the president’s signature legislation die a painful death if Healthcare.gov isn’t fixed soon. Which is exactly why Obama is racing to fix this mess like Bush never did with his signature war.
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No, Healthcare.gov’s Problems Will Not Offer the GOP Political Deliverance
Republicans have a new spring in their step, but it’s only a matter of time before they make fools of themselves.
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Big Bank Punishments Don’t Fit Their Crimes
The SEC is “getting tough” and extracting admissions of wrongdoing in financial fraud settlements; in practice they’re nothing more than insincere apologies.
