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Barely A Deal, Certainly Not A Solution
“Berrinche.” That’s the word many Mexicans now use to describe Washington. What does it mean? Tantrums.
The Mexicans, and indeed our critics across the globe, couldn’t be more on the money. Our legislators have become nothing more than petulant children,… Continue reading
The Rationality Deficit In Washington
“I am happy to talk with him and other Republicans about anything,” President Obama said of Speaker Boehner in his press conference yesterday, “not just issues I think are important but also issues that they think are important. But I… Continue reading
Government Shutdown Courtesy Of The Republicans
It wasn’t supposed to go this way. The Republicans’ latest maneuver appears to be a complete failure – we are headed for a government shutdown, and fast.
It appears that the Republicans, and certainly Senator Ted Cruz, have become the… Continue reading
Why Larry Summers’ Withdrawal Is So Important
President Obama failed quietly over the weekend, and it’s important to understand why.
His failure had both everything, and nothing, to do with Syria. The withdrawal of Larry Summers as a prospective candidate to head the Fed is indicative of… Continue reading
Obama Opts To Delay and Diffuse
In Tuesday’s address President Obama didn’t change any minds. And he certainly didn’t offer any answers to the litany of questions from Congressmen, Senators, commentators and everyday Americans that have been posed since the President came out in support of… Continue reading
The US Must Follow Through On Middle East Aid Commitments
Douglas E. Schoen and Joshua Schoen
The Arab Israeli peace talks are on the verge of being restarted after three years. This raises questions as to what the United States’ broader strategic interests are and what role Middle Eastern states… Continue reading
Egypt Highlights The United States’ Impotence
The situation in Egypt highlights the quandary the United States also finds itself in in Syria and, to put it bluntly, our nation’s impotence.
To be clear, the quandary is three parted. The first part is the question of whether… Continue reading
S&P Lawsuit Benefits Obama
Somebody needs to be held accountable.
That’s the logic behind the DOJ’s nearly $1 billion lawsuit against S&P. Put simply, it has been over four years since the fiscal crisis and no major entity, much less any individual – and… Continue reading
President Obama Strikes The Right Tone On Gun Control
The President did what he needed to do yesterday. He set the right tone for the seriousness of the gun control debate, from having students who had written to him about gun control as a backdrop to neatly bifurcating legislative… Continue reading
Division In Washington Strikes Again
All of this was predictable. In a speech to a trade association six weeks ago, I discussed the partisanship and imbalance that would eventually destroy our political system. I said that I thought it was perfectly reasonable to assume that… Continue reading
