Afghanistan: Obama’s Rubik’s Cube

30 November 2009 |permalink | email article

After a protracted debate the President will address a politically asymmetrical nation at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point tomorrow night. The expectation is that over 30,000 more troops will be committed, with answers that a skeptical public… read full story

Decisions at 1600 Pennsylvania

29 November 2009 |permalink | email article

George Packer’s recent online post in The New Yorker is relevant for what he has to say about the return of conservatives from the dead, but of more importance is his take on President Obama as a deliberator who… read full story

Slandering the President

28 November 2009 |permalink | email article

Last week’s issue of the Jesuit magazine America contained a troubling essay on defamation by innuendo which opens with Glenn Beck ending his Oct. 29 program on Fox TV with the words of Thomas Jefferson: “All tyranny needs to… read full story

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