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Voting Blind

Justine A. Rosenthal
Dimitri K. Simes
| Sep 03, 2008
John McCain and Barack Obama are busily offering foreign-policy platitudes on the campaign trail, mostly about spreading freedom, working with allies and hunting down terrorists. But what exactly would they do if elected? Digging ourselves out of

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Grand Old Mavericks?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 04, 2008
If McCain wins, he could reshape the GOP. But he’s stuck with a lot of Bush’s baggage—and could end up confirming the neocon ascendancy.

The Pentagon on Defense

Christopher A. Preble
Benjamin H. Friedman
| Oct 31, 2008
Our politicians are delirious when it comes to defense spending—we need to rein in expenditures, and the Pentagon’s budget should be on the chopping block.

Practice Makes Perfect

Doug Bandow | Sep 29, 2008
All that preparation worked after all: Obama proved he wasn’t just an empty suit by besting McCain in Friday’s debate.
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