Campaign References to Afghanistan Are Missing In Action
With the exception of that odd Clint Eastwood interlude, the war in Afghanistan and the U.S. troops fighting there were barely mentioned onstage at the Republican convention - and not at all in Mitt...
View ArticleRomney Aide Concedes Campaign Has Been Short on Specifics
The shift in approach comes amid increasing criticism and polls showing Mitt Romney slipping in key states.
View ArticleThe Role of the Military and Veterans in Politics
The interplay between politics, the military and veterans is a complicated subject matter, writes Tim Hsia who is in the Army Reserves as an R.O.T.C. instructor at Santa Clara University.
View ArticleAfter Recess, House Democrats Seek Path Forward on Immigration
The message from Congressional Democrats Tuesday was sharp and clear: Any immigration bill that passes the House of Representatives must include a pathway to citizenship.
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Pushing Inaction on Immigration
Some conservatives think real reform would be tactically foolish.
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The Incompetence Dogma
But Obamacare wasn’t supposed to work! What were all those cries of impending disaster about?
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Politics, Culture and Perfect Timing
This week the Book Review cover features Frank Rich on “The Invisible Bridge,” the third volume in Rick Perlstein’s series about the history of American conservatism.
View ArticleGroup Backing Netanyahu Will Air Ad Attacking Hillary Clinton
The first television advertisement of the 2016 presidential campaign cycle to attack Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, will have its debut this weekend, paid for by a neoconservative...
View ArticleRepublicans’ Iran Letter Ignites Fierce ‘#47Traitors’ Debate Online
The online political conversation in the United States continues to be dominated by a bitter debate over an open letter to the leaders of Iran.
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The Price of Republican Orthodoxy
In many ways, the party’s strategy of resistance to all things Democratic has backfired.
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Conservative Donor’s Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate
The donor, John Kingston, said the candidate will come once the ballot access is secured. His group, called Better for America, is plainly, in part, a “Stop Trump” effort.
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