Republican Foreign Policy in Name Only
Republican opposition to defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel reveals just how far the party’s thinking has drifted on foreign policy.
McCain and Hagel: United by Vietnam, Divided by Iraq
In “Veterans and Senate Buddies, Until Another War Split Them,” Elisabeth Bumiller profiles the relationship between Chuck Hagel and John McCain:
David Gregory Won’t Be Prosecuted for Technical Violation of DC Gun Law
David Gregory committed a technical violation of DC’s gun law to make a point on a national news show. Conservative gun control opponents are angry.
Gun Control Proponents Are About To Face Political Reality
The ultimate impact of the Newtown tragedy on the nation’s gun laws is likely to be very limited.
Clinton Romesha Next Medal of Honor Recipient
The first seven men to be awarded the Medal of Honor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan received it posthumously. Clinton Romesha will be the fourth in a row that’s lived to meet the president.
Jamelle Bouie’s TV Moving Dilemma
What does it mean to be privileged? It means not having to think about any of this, ever.
The Latest Crazy Solution To the Debt Ceiling: IOU’s
Welcome to the latest crazy scheme to avoid reality.
Obama Hit For Lack Of Diversity In Reshuffled Cabinet
President Obama is taking some heat over the fact that his Second Term cabinet selections have been very white and very male.
Zero U.S. Troops In Afghanistan After 2014 A Possibility
The idea of completely pulling out of Afghanistan after 2014 is very compelling.
Does Decapitating Terrorist Leaderships Work?
Killing their leaders doesn’t seem to be impacting the ability of jihadi groups to recruit and motivate more terrorists.
More People Have Traveled into Space Than Flown in a B-2 Bomber
More people have been to space than have flown in a B-2 stealth bomber.
Joyner Girls Rooting for Bama
It started September 1, with a 41-14 thumping of Michigan at Cowboys Stadium. Now, it all comes down to one game.
John Boehner’s Side of the Fiscal Cliff Story
The Speaker’s version of what went down during the negotiations does not make the Speaker look good.
Predicting the Future Is Hard, Old Man’s War Edition
Old Man’s war, a sci-fi novel about the distant future published in 2007, features Newsweek magazine, which went out of business in 2012.
The Debt Ceiling and the Remainder of the Fiscal Cliff
Are we really going to do this again? The answer appears to be yes.