The administration will protest that they’re doing nothing of the sort. But why don’t we?
Paul Waldman
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Does Obama Have a Foreign Policy Doctrine? (Let’s Hope Not)
A doctrine is what you need when you’d rather not be bothered to understand too much about any country we have to deal with or any situation we confront.
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Resignation: What Kind of V.A. Secretary Was Eric Shinseki?
Since nobody paid attention to it until there was a scandal, reporters didn’t have the knowledge to tell us whether Eric Shinseki was doing a good or bad job.
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Who’s Hacking Your Phone?
What scares you more: the idea that the NSA could take control of your phone, or the idea that a foreign intelligence service could?Â
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Daily Meme: Fans of War Shoot at Straw Men
Yesterday, President Obama gave a speech at West Point outlining his vision for the use of American power in the future. So how did people react? The consensus on the right was that Obama’s speech was a litany of arguments against straw men. “In rebutting his many critics, Obama would be more persuasive if [he] […]
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Where Terrorists and Assassins Don’t Hide
The Supreme Court decides a case on the Secret Service pushing anti-Bush protesters away from the president.
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The Seductive Allure of “Ideas”
Some Republicans want a new “Contract With America.” It won’t make a difference one way or the other.
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How Conservatives Will React to Obama’s New Climate Regulations
You’ll hear Republicans call these regulations “lawless” over and over. Here’s why that’s bunk.
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American War Dead, By the Numbers
Putting our past and present conflicts in context.
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Government Treating Peaceful Left Activists Like Terrorists–Again
Our recent history is full of right-wing terrorism, but it’s the harmless liberals who put law enforcement on high alert.
