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Pollyanna Polling

The Editors | Feb 23, 2012

A Responsibility to Protect?

Trevor Thrall | Feb 22, 2012
If Obama decides to intervene in Syria, he will have a hard time selling it to a skeptical American public.

Democracy's Doldrums

The Editors | Feb 21, 2012

Debating the Iran Debaters

The Editors | Feb 17, 2012

The Post Tarnishes Romney's Gold

The Editors | Feb 13, 2012

Nixon's Great Departure

Paul R. Pillar | Feb 12, 2012
Forty years ago, Nixon had the courage to challenge the conventional wisdom on China. It was a far cry from the craven flip-flopping of today.

The Truth Is Out There

Trevor Thrall | Feb 09, 2012
An age of partisanship and zealotry may spell the end of agreement on the facts. 

Egypt’s Pragmatic Islamists

Malou Innocent | Feb 01, 2012
The Arab Spring may not bring secular democracy, but religious parties like the Muslim Brotherhood may be willing to compromise. 

Foolish Suspicion of Political Islam

Paul R. Pillar | Jan 29, 2012
Fear and Islamophobia drive Western media to misrepresent the largely peaceful, moderate Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Support for Whacking Iran: Who Needs Propaganda?

Trevor Thrall | Jan 26, 2012

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