President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background. President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background.

Old Man Biden and Young Would-Be Voters

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

Israel Agrees to Pause in Exchange for Hostage Release

Hamas gets rewarded for its crimes.

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Israel and the al-Shifa Hospital

It’s likely legal and almost certainly won’t matter.

Iranian Proxy War Escalating

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

What’s ‘Political Dysfunction’?

I know it when I see it.

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Weak Parties With Strong Partisanship

More on an ongoing saga.

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Israel’s Evacuation Orders

An extraordinary look into warning civilians about impending attacks.

Government Shutdown Looms With No Deal in Sight

House Republicans still can’t get out of their own way.

Heads of UN Agencies Call for Israeli Ceasefire

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

The (American) Politics of Israel-Palestine

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Israel Presses On Amid Calls for Ceasefire

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

What Should Israel Do if Not This?

When the intellectually correct answer isn’t politically possible.

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Dueling House Votes

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Israel Hits Refugee Camp, Targeting Hamas Leaders

Muddled reporting of a messy situation.

Biden Is Old and Feeble, Says Old, Feeble Man

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

Israelis Divided on Ground Offensive

A poll on Israeli support.

Mike Pence Drops Out of Non-Race

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

Israeli Ground Offensive Underway

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

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Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

‘From the River to the Sea’

When the obvious is controversial.

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The Toddler Caucus

Sigh.

US-Iran Tensions Escalate

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

The Fine Line Between Supporter and Co-Belligerent

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

The Faux Haley Boomlet

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

Squaring the Circle on the Israel-Gaza War

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

Ezra Klein on Israel and Hamas

The best statement on the complexity of the Israel-Hamas conflict that I have heard/read.

A Foreign Policy Election?

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

Two GOPs

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Misleading Headline of the Day

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Biden in Israel in Aftermath of Hospital Explosion

The timing is not auspicious.

President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina.

President Biden to Visit Israel

A high-stakes move.

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Jim Jordan Wrestling His Way to Speaker [Updated]

The crazies are this close to a complete takeover.

Israel, Hamas, and the Laws of War

It’s . . . complicated.

Ending Hamas

What does “complete victory” look like?

Governance Matters

Sober lessons from Israel.

Israeli Strikes Kill Hamas Commander, Women, and Children

Ali Qadhi, who led the terrorist attack on Israel last week, has been killed by the IDF. So have fleeing civilians.

Israel-Hamas War: To Evacuate or Not?

The choice is between competing disasters.

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Scalise Drops Out of Speaker Race. What Now?

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

Israel Forms Unity Government to Avenge Hamas Atrocities

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

Our Candidate Selection Process Needs Reform

The latest reminder.

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Could Kevin McCarthy’s Replacement be . . . Kevin McCarthy?

One of the worst movies in memory may be getting a sequel.

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Israel-Hamas War Update

The killing goes on.

One Foreign Policy Crisis at a Time, Please

Our limited attention spans.

Israel at War: It’s a Reckoning

A roundup of news and opinon.

Israel Long War Update

It is escalating quickly.

Israel at War after Gaza Attack

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

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Chotiner Eviscerates Koppel on Kissinger

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.