The key is their enduring faith that conservatism can never fail, it can only be failed.
Obama Administration
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Have Too Many Cooks Spoiled Obamacare?
Implementation of health care reform is here, and we should acknowledge how much damage has been done by the law’s complexity.
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Memo to Republicans: You Lost. Now Deal with It.
You might think that losing elections means you don’t get to demand your entire agenda be enacted. Republicans disagree.
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I Was Wrong about Elena Kagan
The Supreme Court’s newest recruit has proved herself a defender of progressive values, and a promising potential leader of the bench’s liberal wing.
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Boom Times for the NRA
Nothing is better for them than a threat that is drawn from reality, but poses no threat at all.
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Hawks at Home—Obama and Rohani’s Shared Obstacle
The leaders don’t have much in common, but each is fighting at home to engage in real diplomatic talks rather than military posturing.Â
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Senator Talks for Hours, While in Real World, Things Proceed According to Plan
On one side, a futile gesture of resistance; on the other, evidence that things will probably work out fine.
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Obama’s Foreign-Policy Realism
Will peacemaking with radical Islamist regimes be a net gain for international stability?
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Can Republicans Buck the Tea Party?
While Congress has done its darndest to kill the Affordable Care Act, Republican governors in some swing states have taken a lead in pushing for Medicaid expansion.
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The Day after Shutdown
Well, that happened. Here’s the step-by-step guide to how Congress and the White House end this mess.
