The Washington Post Blog Posts

Harper's versus the Atlantic

Harper's, that proud bastion of traditional liberalism, is cracking up. Surprising it lasted so long.

Goodbye, Michael Steele

But will the next Republican National Committee chairman be any better?

Is Obama Being Hypocritical About Michael Vick?

Why is Obama so stingy when it comes to handing out presidential pardons?

Scandal at the Washington Post

The Post gets caught up in the academic-industrial complex.

Competing Rights and the Failure of Politics

All too often, politics fails to arbitrate between conflicting rights—just look at airport security measures. But we can hardly expect anything different.

Kill the Estate Tax

It's time to end, not mend, the death tax.

Larry Summers, Blowhard

Larry Summers is a high IQ moron.

Don't Blacklist Russia

Isolating Russia over human-rights concerns will only backfire. And it's not like America's record has been stellar over the last decade, either.

Military Success Doesn't Buy Happiness

America and Afghanistan are ostensibly engaged in the same conflict, but may as well be fighting two separate wars.

The Errors of Exceptionalism

American exceptionalism—a rallying cry for conservatives—is in reality a huge blindspot we'd do well to overcome.

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May 26, 2012