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A Timeline: Obama and Iraq

Just after President finishes his Oval Office speech on Iraq (and because they’re somewhat linked, Afghanistan), you may flip to your favorite cable news channel…

Will There Be a “Volcker Plan” for Corporate Tax Cuts?

On Friday, I wrote about the current tax debate and bemoaned the failure of Democrats to frame the debate around a more comprehensive proposal of…

“Middle East Week” Kicks Off: Five Things To Watch

For the first time in 20 months, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will sit down face-to-face in Washington, DC this week.  Building on a year and…

The Dangers of the Beck-on Call

Among the literature I picked up on Saturday while attending the “Restoring Honor” rally on the National Mall (purely to indulge my curiosity) was a…

A Better Way to Prosecute Terror Suspects

The White House today withdrew charges against Abd-Al Rahim al-Nashiri, the al Qaeda operative who lead the attack on the USS Cole in Aden harbor,…

Beware of Partisan Tax Zombies

There has been growing chatter this week in response to James Surowiecki’s recent piece in The New Yorker suggesting we create a new, higher-rate tax…

DC Schools Shine

Long one of urban America’s ugly ducklings, Washington D.C. is beginning to shine as a national showcase for school reform. Two developments this week burnished…

Paying Bad People In Afghanistan

Gasp!  The CIA is paying bad people in Afghanistan! The New York Times implies there’s a problem with fighting corruption in the Afghan government while…

Combating Al Qaeda as Franchise

U.S. officials say they have al Qaeda on the ropes in Pakistan. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for al Qaeda’s homicidal ideology, which is…

Is the modern partisan majority dead?

Last weekend, Australia held a national election. And for the first time in 70 years, the land down under is now facing a hung parliament….