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It's Time for America to Downsize

Closing "the Lippmann gap" could make or break Obama's presidency.

George W. Bush Is A Crybaby

Bush is distorting the record to make himself look better. It's not working.

German Jews, Israel, and Kristallnacht

The debate over Zionism has reached truly pathological levels.

George Bush's Unmemorable Memoir

George W. Bush's book is an inadvertent reminder that you needn't be an interesting leader to be a terrible one.

Will Congress Take Back the War Power?

The Founding Fathers' system for constraining executive power has failed to live up to expections, and it's not a new problem.

The Palin Factor

Meet the real winner of the midterm elections and the GOP's power broker.

The GOP's New House

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

The Looming Civil War in the Democratic Party

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

Al Qaeda and the Unabomber

The the recent terrorist plots hatched in Yemen remind us that Afghanistan is not in fact the alpha and omega of transnational terrorism.

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May 26, 2012