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Obama makes his argument for reelection
Everyone expected President Obama's State of the Union address to include reference to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Fewer anticipated Obama's use of the episode to present a community-minded worldview that contrasts so sharply with the highly individualistic and antigovernment message that has been heard over and over from the Republicans seeking to replace him.
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Leaving Iraq
Immunity, Impunity & the End of the War
It was not supposed to end this way. Although President Barack Obama deserves credit for bringing an end to the war in Iraq that he inherited, if he had had his wishes, thousands of U.S. troops would nevertheless have remained stationed in Iraq indefinitely.
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Do Natural Rights Trump 'Obamacare'?
Not if uninsured patients have a right to be treated
Two years after the Affordable Care Act became law, it remains a subject of controversy. Some say that, by allowing the government to require citizens to buy health insurance or pay an extra tax, it goes too far. Others argue that, by failing to offer a public option for health insurance, it does not go far enough. Hadley Arkes belongs to the first group. Here's why he's wrong.
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Leaving Afghanistan
President Karzai wants the U.S. out of his country. Why not accept the invitation?
The Afghan government's order a week ago to the U.S. to close its prison at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, where it holds unidentified prisoners, came as a shock to Washington, although President Karzai has before asked the U.S. to cease operations because of what he considered infringements upon Afghan sovereignty.
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