Tag Archives: Republican Party

President Obama, Call the Republicans’ Bluff

Why would slashing government spending be more dangerous than a short-term failure to raise the debt ceiling?

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America’s Enduring Advantages

How will the United States deal with the fissures created by globalization and meritocracy?

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Fixing Immigration: If Not Now, When?

Will the United States ever get around to fixing its immigration system?

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America as Number Two: We’d Try Harder

The case for acknowledging America's slide from first place — and how the United States can use reality to get back on track.

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Will the Tea Party Help Re-Elect Obama?

How will the GOP presidential primary torpedo the party’s 2012 prospects?

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Pawlenty’s Reach and the 2012 Surprise

From Barack Obama’s perspective, could Tim Pawlenty turn out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

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Social Media and the Revival of American Democracy

How could Facebook, YouTube and Twitter help to limit the role of money in U.S. politics?

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Washington Is As Dysfunctional As U.S. Relations With Pakistan

How is the U.S.-Pakistan relationship reminiscent of that between Democrats and Republicans?

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Why Washington Has Given Up on the Unemployed

Why have Congress and President Obama done nothing to spur job creation in recent months?

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Tim Geithner: Eternal Optimist, or Soothsayer?

Why does the sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary act more like the marketing department of the New York Stock Exchange?

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