- U.S. must send clear message to Karzai
- November 7, 2009
- The re-election of President Hamid Karzai creates new headaches for the Obama administration. But it also presents opportunities to be seized.
- Tactical terrorism at work
- November 7, 2009
- The election was two days away, and pollsters were calling it a deadlock between two candidates clearly representing the nation’s left and right wings.
- Reminders that life isn’t fair
- November 6, 2009
- It costs $722 to fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Bismarck, N.D., and you can fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Paris for $754. Life is unfair; we all know this. Big prizes go to mediocrities while you struggle on, unappreciated.
- Media earn public mistrust
- November 6, 2009
- On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of conservatives, who believed that socialism and communism guaranteed mutually shared poverty.
- There’s no democracy without the women
- November 6, 2009
- It’s been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman.
- Obama’s political coattails are history
- November 6, 2009
- Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of Tuesday’s elections is historical.
- Truman could offer Obama a lesson on biased media
- November 5, 2009
- Harry Truman could’ve taught Barack Obama a thing or two about how to deal with a hostile press — basically, by ignoring it.
- High jobless rate plagues Democrats
- November 5, 2009
- A year after Barack Obama’s election stirred broad hopes for change among American voters, persistent high unemployment and the spectacle of continued gridlock in Washington threaten Democratic dominance of the political landscape.
- Critical questions loom in AfPak policy
- November 4, 2009
- I’m headed back to Afghanistan and Pakistan at a critical juncture, which will shape Barack Obama’s foreign-policy legacy.
- Journalism students seek truth
- November 4, 2009
- Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.
- Government exceeds power
- November 4, 2009
- Does the U.S. Constitution stand for anything in an era of government excess?
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