Barack Obama
We Would Miss Obamacare
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, at least 10 million fewer Americans are uninsured. The drop in the nation’s uninsured rate is the largest since the early 1970s.
Soft Thinking, Hard Problems
The Obama administration's 2015 National Security Strategy is a revealing document, even if it reveals through inadvertence.
Obama's Breakfast Prayer
If a president says anything critical about what Christians may have done at any point in history, he's destined to be attacked for engaging in “moral equivalence."
'Envy' vs. 'Greed'
Paul Ryan’s "envy economics" label invites a description of his own approach, which would slash taxes on the rich and cut programs for the poor and middle class.
Time to Step Back from the Ukrainian Conflict
The U.S. and its European allies have been the aggressors in this whole unnecessary confrontation. They are the ones who can call it off. There is zero gain in it.
Boehner's Blunder
Whatever political advantage John Boehner hoped to gain by inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress, his decision is likely to backfire.
Obama: Damn the Torpedoes
President Obama makes it clear that he thinks it’s more important to win a long-term argument with his ideological opponents than to pretend they'll work with him.
'Lawful but Awful'
In defending the use of drones, Obama has classical just-war tradition on his side. But just-war tradition has come to be read in a new and legalistic way.
The Community College Cause
The GOP and friends of hard work and self-sufficiency should join Obama in seeking to expand access to community colleges as much as possible.
The Duck That Roared
Since the Democrats' pummeling in November's midterm elections, the president has moved forcefully to show he will use all the power he still has.
Real Politics, Anyone?
Identifying and putting together different constituencies is nothing new in politics. But in recent decades it’s become a new religion, especially among Democrats.
Will We Torture Again?
Can we now say with confidence that our government will not use torture again? In light of reaction to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, I fear we can't.
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