Blog Posts

Wars and Aisle-Crossing

Paul R. Pillar | Jun 21, 2011

Without clear party-line cues to follow, people—politicians included—are forced to do more serious thinking for themselves.

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 03, 2010

Will the Republicans try to roll back the entire Obama agenda?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 02, 2010

The Democrats are angry. Will President Obama pay for failing to display political leadership?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 01, 2010

The GOP is poised to dominate the midterm elections. Will it affect Americans' ability to choose their own senators and pay income taxes?

Christopher A. Preble | Oct 31, 2010

Will the Tea Party's concern over U.S. government spending translate into support for withdrawing from Afghanistan?

Justin Logan | Oct 25, 2010

Republicans are in love with one particular flavor of Big Government.

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 12, 2010

America is stuck in a pattern of accepting faulty concepts during wars as common knowledge. Remember the domino theory?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 06, 2010

Hillary Clinton may be Obama's only shot at victory in 2012.

Jacob Heilbrunn | Sep 09, 2010

A tax-and-spend liberal on the war path?

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 02, 2010

It's good to have friends and allies who march to a different beat. Just look at the invasion of Iraq.