How America Stopped Thinking Strategically
Today’s foreign-policy disputes rarely consider the way America’s response to one crisis might affect another.
Brian Schweitzer Hits Hillary Clinton Over Wall Street Ties
A prairie populist challenger for Hillary Clinton?
New Russian Law Requires Bloggers To Register With The Kremlin
Vladimir Putin wants to put the Internet genie back in the bottle.
Condoleeza Rice Backs Out As Rutgers Commencement Speaker After Protests
The right decision, or the triumph of mob rule?
The Government-Liberty Connection: Hobbes
An ongoing set of considerations on the relationship between liberty and government.
The Government-Liberty Connection: Looking to the Founding Documents
The “Founders” founded a government and the “Framers” were framing the basic structure thereof. This should be obvious.
Democrats’ Recovery Dilemma
The economy may be recovering but voters don’t want to hear that, Democratic strategists warn.
New York Becomes 11th ‘State’ To Pass National Popular Vote Law
New York has joined nine other states and the District of Columbia to vote to for an Electoral College bypass.
Jonathan Pollard To Be Freed As Part Of Middle East Peace Deal?
Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.
Where Is Transnistria?
The future may hold a lot of vehement arguing over insignificant bits of territory.
Henry Kissinger’s Annoying Habit of Being Right
Benjamin Wallace-Wells wonders with some irritation “Why Henry Kissinger Never Goes Away.”
On the Crimean Referendum
More on the pending referendum and some thoughts on elections in authoritarian contexts.
Why Do Dictators Like Kim Jong Un Bother To Hold Fake Elections?
Why do dictators feel the need to pretend that they have the consent of the people over whom they rule?
Explaining The Conservative Love Affair With Vladimir Putin: It’s All About Opposing Obama
The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.
Obama Ambassador Follies
President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.
Americans Have Mostly Negative View Of Putin And Russia
The Cold War may be over, but the negative opinions in the U.S. regarding Russia and its leadership seem to have continued.
A Basic Fact about the Minimum Wage
Please, for accuracy’s sake, figure inflation into discussions of the history of the minimum wage.
The Constitution and the SOTU
One could argue the constitutional requirements of the SOTU are fulfilled on an onging basis.
Republicans Haven’t Reformed But May Win Anyway
Republican leaders continue to say stupid things. They may still retake the Senate in November.
Robert Gates: Invading Iraq Diverted Attention From The War On Terror
Former SecDef Robert Gates is among those who believes that the Iraq War unduly diverted attention from fighting the War On Terror.
Edward Snowden Declares ‘Mission Accomplished’
In a new interview, Edward Snowden explains his motives for absconding from the country with NSA secrets.
The Cultural Conservative Love Affair With Vladimir Putin Is Quite Odd
Vladimir Putin seems to be getting a lot of love from cultural conservatives in the United States.
Is A Stronger Executive The Cure For What Ails American Government?
David Brooks thinks that the problem with American Government is that the Presidency isn’t strong enough.
Who Was The First “Democratically Elected” President Of The United States?
In 1789, George Washington took office after being elected by only a small portion of the population of the U.S. Does that mean he wasn’t “democratically elected?”
Nelson Mandela Dies At 95
The most important leader to come out of Africa in the 20th Century, and perhaps in all of history, has died.
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