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Barack Obama

Conservative Nation

Declarations of conservatism's demise after the 2008 election were greatly exaggerated. As the opposition, American conservatives are in their element—can they draw upon their intellectual tradition to solve what ails America?

Transatlantic Troubles

America need not restore the bygone, comprehensive relationship with Europe to achieve its purposes.

Reforging the Atlantic Alliance

NATO is not dead or doomed, but the Allies should use the Prague Summit to assure its healthy future.

Commentary

Keeping Canada Close

Rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline isn't in America's or Canada's interests. If Obama does so, Ottawa will cozy up to Beijing.

The Right Cuts

Controversy on Obama's new defense strategy is much ado about nothing.

Assessing Obama's Reelection Chances

Obama is in much better shape than his opponents and detractors profess to believe.

Blogs

Obama's Bad Education Ideas

Obama should educate himself more about education before trying to sell the American public a bill of goods.

Unanswered Questions on Afghanistan

Though vague, the Afghanistan-withdrawal announcement is good news—and a brilliant political move.

The GOP's Allegations of Appeasement Against Obama

Despite the GOP hopefuls' best efforts, the "appeaser" allegation won't stick to Obama. And the alternative is much worse.

Books & Reviews

Pax Californica

America has at times oriented itself to the East, at others to the West. But what we have always had is a sense of our manifest destiny. And now the ideals of California—nihilism with a suntan—seem to be our primary ideological export.

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February 12, 2012