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Boehner: The Adult in the Room
Posted on September 4, 2013
History doesn’t exactly repeat itself. But. A dictator in the Middle East breaks international law in August. A President asserts he has the authority to do what he wants to...
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The Sequester and Syria
Posted on September 3, 2013
The defense sequester is not a victimless crime. We are about to rediscover that as we prepare to decide what we should do in Syria. Under the budget agreement reached...
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Asking for Permission
Posted on September 2, 2013
In matters of foreign policy, tis far better for Presidents to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission. If a President takes bold and decisive action, the Congress will...
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Hating Obamacare
Posted on August 30, 2013
Why Do People Hate Obamacare? There are legitimate reasons to dislike Obamacare and illegitimate reasons to hate Obamacare. It is illegitimate to hate Obamacare because you hate the President. I...
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King and Obama
Posted on August 29, 2013
Rereading Martin Luther King’s speech from 50 years ago, it is a remarkable piece of rhetorical wonder. The New York Times ran a front-page story on it yesterday. King’s...
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