Are our Problems Based in Leadership or Institutions?
Where should we look to understand the failings of the government?
The Death Of Anwar Al-Awlaki And The Imperial Presidency
Giving the President the unchecked power to kill American citizens raises some serious red flags.
When Can a President Order an American Killed?
My latest for The Atlantic, “The Thorniest Question: When Can a President Order an American Killed?” has been posted.
Obama Administration Petitions Supreme Court To Review 11th Circuit Ruling On ObamaCare
The health care battle is formally joined in the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Now Likely To Hear Obamacare Appeals During Current Term
The Supreme Court is on track to issue its most anticipated ruling in years right in the middle a Presidential campaign.
Fact Checking Mitt Romney’s Claim That the President Has “Apologized For America”
During last night’s debate, Mitt Romney repeated a charge that has become part of the conservative zeitgeist. But is it true?
Immigration Deportations Under Obama On Pace To Far Exceed Those Under Bush Administration
Based on the numbers, Barack Obama is an immigration hawk.
Rick Perry’s Odd And Alarming Critique Of U.S. Mideast Policy
Rick Perry’s speech criticizing the President’s policies in the Middle East raised more questions than it answered.
Palestinians To Go Forward With U.N. Statehood Resolution
Foolishly, the Palestinians are going forward with their effort to get Palestinian statehood recognized by the United Nations.
Did The White House Pressure A General To Change His Testimony To Help A Campaign Donor?
More pay for play at the White House?
Pennsylvania’s Electoral College Reform Plan Is A Good Idea
Allocating Electoral Votes by Congressional District is an idea whose time has come.
Emails Reveal White House Pressure To Approve Solyndra Loan
Despite previous denials, the White House did in fact intervene in the approval process for a loan to Solyndra.
Obama’s Job Approval Continues To Plummet Despite Jobs Plan Push
The President’s jobs push isn’t doing much to help his job approval numbers so far.
Timing is Everything
It’s not a given that we’ll have a massive recovery during the next presidential term but it’s a pretty decent bet. And the party in power will get too much credit for it if it happens.
Obama Jobs Plan To Include $447 Billion In Tax Increases
The “how to pay for it” part of the President’s jobs plan seems destined to be rejected by the GOP. Which may be exactly what the President wants.
The “Green Jobs” Boondoggle
America is discovering that throwing money at an industry in the hope it will create jobs doesn’t work.
Acting BATF Director Reassigned In Wake Of Gunrunning Scandal
Why was the ATF allowing thousands of weapons to be smuggled to Mexican drug gangs?
Betting With The Public’s Money: The Lessons Of The Solyndra Bankruptcy
The Solyndra case is a classic example of what’s wrong with “government investment.”
Can A President Become Irrelevant?
No matter how weak he becomes, no President will ever be completely irrelevant to the political process.
The “Responsibility To Protect” Doctrine After Libya
What does the apparent outcome of the war in Libya mean for the so-called “Responsibility To Protect” doctrine?
When You’ve Lost Maureen Dowd And Frank Rich……….
The bloom is off the rose for some of the President’s most ardent 2008 supporters.
Sarah Palin Continues To Tease Supporters In Largely Pointless Speech
Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated Tea Party speech in Iowa was, in the end, much ado about nothing.
Obama Adminsitration Backtracking On Smog Rules Angers Environmentalists
Environmentalists are upset by President Obama’s decision to abandon stringent new smog regulations, but he made the right decision.
Report: Obama White House Intervened To Get Loan For Questionable Solar Energy Firm
The connections between the White House and failed solar energy company Solyndra deepen.
Solar Energy Firm’s Bankruptcy Calls Obama’s “Green Jobs” Program Into Question
The failure of a solar energy firm in California is raising questions about a centerpiece of the Administration’s economic policy.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Couldn’t Get Confirmed Today
Supreme Court nominees were confirmed quite easily within recent memory. What’s changed?
Mitt Romney’s Vanilla Foreign Policy
Romney’s VFW speech was filled with tropes and bromides but nothing that should raise eyebrows.
Obama’s Jobs Plan: Deja Vu All Over Again?
Details of the President’s jobs plan are starting to leak out, and they’re not looking impressive.
Is There Really Anything Ben Bernanke Can Do?
Ben Bernanke didn’t offer many clues in his speech today, but one wonders if he really has any tricks left up his sleeve.
Jon Huntsman: Moderate Who’s Really Conservative?
That a popular two-term governor of Utah is being rejected by likely Republican primary voters as insufficiently conservative shows just how extreme American politics has gotten.
Majority Still Hold Bush Responsible For Poor Economy
He’s been out of office for more than two years, but George W. Bush is still being blamed for the state of the economy.
U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Until 2024?
The U.S may be on the verge of committing the next decade to the future of Afghanistan.
Our Present Crisis: Recession, Depression, Or Something More Fundamental?
The world is likely to get worse before it gets better.
Success In Libya Does Not Justify An Unnecessary, Improper Decision By President Obama
Success in Libya does not make the American mission any less unjustified than it was on the day President Obama announced it.
Libya and the Credit Due
Steve Benen has coined the phrase “Thank America Last” to describe those avoiding praise of President Obama for success in Libya.
Panetta: At Least Some Non-Combat Troops Will Remain In Iraq After 2011
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave the strongest signal ever that there will be some U.S. military presence in Iraq after December 31st.
Revised Deportation Policy Focuses On Violent Criminals, National Security Threats
Under new policies, deportation efforts will be concentrated on people who pose a threat to society. It’s a sensible policy, so of course it’s being denounced.
Huntsman: I Believe in Evolution and Trust Scientists
Jon Huntsman just tweeted, “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.”
U.S. Calls For Assad To Step Down In Syria, But Options Are Limited
The U.S. and its allies are calling on Bashar Assad to step down, but there’s little we can do when he says no.
