Blog Posts

Why Defense Debates Are Unbalanced

Benjamin H. Friedman | Nov 08, 2011
Why most Americans will never hear a balanced debate about defense spending.

The Obamamobile

Jacob Heilbrunn | Aug 18, 2011
The real boss when it comes to the presidency is not the president. It's the Secret Service.

England Is Burning: Will the U.S. Follow Suit?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Aug 08, 2011
High unemployment. Credit-rating downgrade. Market nosedive. All signs point to Americans emulating their British counterparts.

The End of Socialist Greece

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 20, 2011
As Greece falls, so too does the dream of a Europe that could stand toe to toe with America.

The Fragile Civil Order

Paul R. Pillar | Jun 17, 2011
The distance between a hockey riot in Vancouver and a genocide in Rwanda is much smaller than you think.

The Numbers Still Aren't Good

Paul R. Pillar | May 20, 2011
A new poll illustrates just how dangerous democracy in the Middle East will be for America.

The Plot to Get Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 16, 2011
A Frenchman is playing Russian roulette with German funds.

Pakistan’s Boldness Reveals America’s Weakness

Malou Innocent | Apr 29, 2011
The absurdity of America's Sisyphean nation-building project in Afghanistan is clear—at least to everyone else.

The Numbers Game: the 2010 Census

Jacob Heilbrunn | Dec 21, 2010

A British Wedding

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 17, 2010
It's up to the recently engaged Prince William—stiff upper lip and all that—to rehab the monarchy.

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