Today, President Obama revealed that a drone strike in Pakistan killed two aid workers who were being held by al Qaeda, one an American named Warren Weinstein, and the other an Italian named Giovanni Lo Porto. This is obviously generating news because there was an American killed, while the accidental deaths of innocent civilians don’t […]
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Greece on the Razor’s Edge
Bailing out Greece is politically impossible—it’s also increasingly necessary.Â
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The Sensible, Risky Option
The Iran deal is a gamble, but the best one available.Â
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How Schumer’s Iran Gamble Threatens Democrats’ Chances in 2016
If enough senators in the minority party follow the lead of their next likely leader, the minority may be where they stay.
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A Reminder About Netanyahu, Iraq, and Iran
View image | gettyimages.com Just a few weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked like a figure with huge influence in American politics. There he was addressing Congress, with Republicans practically carrying him into the House chamber on their shoulders. He was on every American television show he wanted, delivering his dark warnings of […]
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The Insane Logic Underlying Republican Opposition to the Iran Deal
View image | gettyimages.com Republicans are, naturally, united in their opposition to the preliminary deal the Obama administration struck with Iran to restrain its nuclear program. And now, the presidential candidates in particular are going to compete with each other to see who can make their opposition more categorical. They’re all criticizing it, of course, […]
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Get Ready For the Munich Analogies
Wikimedia Commons If the negotiators from the U.S. and other nations succeed in getting an agreement to restrain Iran’s nuclear program, Republicans will of course object that the deal is terrible and gives away the store to the Ayatollahs. We know this because they’ve been saying that for months, even though they don’t actually know […]
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Photo of the Day, Starstruck Washington Edition
View image | gettyimages.com The Capitol Hill media were absolutely captivated by this hearing about foreign aid to Africa, which surely had nothing to do with the presence of an extremely wealthy man and an extremely handsome man.
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3 Trends Driving Liberal American Jews Away From Israel
Netanyahu’s re-election—and the way in which he won it—is but one touchstone of a crisis of the spirit.
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The Liberal Zionist’s Lament
Flickr/IDF In the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory last week-and the sordid campaigning that made it possible-liberal American Jews may be feeling, more than they ever have before, pained by, conflicted about, and even estranged from Israel. There are certainly consequences for policy, as U.S. policy toward Israel could become a much […]
