Romney’s Federalism Dodge
Romney wants to make a federalism based argument for why his MA health care bill is good, while the PPACA is tyrannical. However, just saying that is not an argument.
Bush: OBL Raid ‘Good Call’
If former President George W. Bush has any bitterness that Osama bin Laden was finally killed under his successor, he’s not showing it.
Mitt Romney Tries To Thread The ObamaCare/RomneyCare Needle
Mitt Romney began his effort to confront what is likely to be his biggest political liability in the 2012 campaign.
Health Care, the GOP Field, and Tribal Politics
How much of public opinion is about tribal political identification and how much is about the actual policies themselves?
Ron Paul: I Would Not Have Ordered The Mission Against Bin Laden
Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who will enter the Presidential race tomorrow, says he wouldn’t have tried to have Osama bin Laden killed.
John McCain: Neither Waterboarding Nor Any Other Form Of Torture Led To Bin Laden
John McCain thoroughly dismantles the argument that Osama bin Laden’s capture vindicates the use of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
Spouses and Running for the Presidency
Can one effectively run for the presidency if one’s spouse doesn’t want to be in the spotlight?
GOP Aide: “No New Tax Increases” Pledge Is Intellectually Dishonest
Republicans are playing politics with the National Debt. Please don’t tell me you’re shocked.
War and Rhetoric
Elias Isquith proclaims my Atlantic essay “How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology” to be “a total disaster.”
Desert Storm Syndrome
Technology has saved the lives of countless American soldiers. But it’s made going to war easier.
Donald Trump’s Hair Explained
So, what’s up with Donald Trump’s bizarre hairdo? He insists it’s not a comb-over.
Musing About the Near Future of U. S. Security Policy
I’ve begun to wonder about the future of U. S. security policy. This isn’t a serious analytical post; it’s just what I call “musing”—committing disorganized thoughts to writing.
Does the U.S. Need a Peer Competitor?
Matt Eckel’s takeaway from my Atlantic piece on How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology is that we need a peer competitor.
Update On The Texas Cheerleader Case
When you look at it a little more closely, the Texas cheerleader case looks to be a case of bad lawyering.
Authorization For Libyan War Set To Expire Next Week, Don’t Expect Anyone To Do Anything About It
The 60 day deadline for Presidential discretion under the War Powers Act will expire next week. Congress won’t do anything about it.
Osama Part of Obama’s Campaign Pitch
Not surprisingly, having ordered a successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden is being highlighted on President Obama’s re-election tour.
How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology
Why the United States has found itself in a seemingly endless series of wars over the past two decades.
Majority Of Republicans Support A Third Party
For the first time, a majority of Republicans support creation of a third political party. Does it really mean anything?
What is the Debt Ceiling?
A lot of people appear confused at to what the debt ceiling is and why it has to be raised.
Nerdiest Correction Ever
An item in the Extra Bases baseball notebook last Sunday misidentified, in some editions, the origin of the name Orcrist the Goblin Cleaver, which Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey gave one of his bats. Orcrist was not, as Dickey had said, the name of the sword used by Bilbo Baggins in the Misty Mountains in “The Hobbit”; Orcrist was the sword used by the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield in the book. (Bilbo Baggins’s sword was called Sting.)
Fourth Circuit Hears Arguments In Heath Care Reform Lawsuits
The first round of appellate arguments over the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act took place today in Richmond, Virginia.
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