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How Big Money Is Saving Senate Democrats
Posted on September 19, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Campaign money is the only reason that Senate Democrats in vulnerable seats are still competitive in what is, for Democrats,...
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The Scottish Divorce
Posted on September 18, 2014
Amid the bloodshed of the First World War, as the people of Ireland prepared to celebrate the holiest of Christian holidays, a small band of Irishmen embarked on a seemingly...
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When the Republicans Take Over
Posted on September 16, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) Let’s assume that Republicans take the Senate and keep the House in this year’s midterms. What happens then? Here are seven thoughts about how...
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Let’s Wander Into a Bar Brawl in the Middle East
Posted on September 15, 2014
Some hawks think it is smart policy and politics to push President Obama into putting boots on the ground in Syria and Iraq to battle the ISIS threat. It’s neither....
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On the Passing of Ian Paisley
Posted on September 12, 2014
I can’t decide if Ian Paisley was the George Wallace of Northern Ireland or the Strom Thurmond. Paisley was a bigot....
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