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Jacob's Jottings: Blog Wars

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 17, 2008
As Republicans fall into line behind presumptive nominee John McCain on foreign policy, Democrats continue to cut each other down. The setting for this epic battle? The blogosphere.

Ruminations from the Right: Republicans, Iraq and the 2008 Elections, Part II

Colin Dueck | Jul 26, 2007
The domestic legacy of President Bush’s will require a delicate tightrope walk by Republican officials, perhaps beyond the talents of even the most agile politicians—all to the Democrats’ advantage.

War vs. Limited Government

Doug Bandow | Jul 19, 2007
The decision for war in Iraq looked decidedly liberal, at odds with the usual conceptions of individual liberty and limited government. Conservatives and libertarians should remember this in future decision-making.

The Democrats' Kosovo Problem

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 28, 2007
Will Democrats embrace ad hoc coalitions of the willing to avoid the dreaded sin of unilateralism?

Democrats, Flustered

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jan 04, 2007
Without an ISG plan to rally around, instead of a unified Democratic position, we are likely to return to the status quo that existed in the previous Congress—individual Democrats offering their own competing plans and visions for action.

Today, Democrats Have Caught the Car. Now What?

Winslow T. Wheeler | Jan 04, 2007
An insider delivers a warning to incoming Democrats, and America.

On the Elections, From the Left, Right and Dissenting Right

The National Interest | Nov 08, 2006
David Corn, Grover Norquist and Bruce Bartlett interpret the elections.

A Republican Fratricide?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Nov 08, 2006
The election results provide as many questions as answers. Will civil war break out in the Republican Party over foreign policy? Can the Democrats maintain their tenuous unity?

The Battle over Narrative, Post-Midterms

Michael J.W. Stickings | Nov 01, 2006
Since the 9/11 attacks, the White House has controlled the narrative of American politics. It is up for grabs for the first time since.

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