Mitt Romney’s comment about China in the first debate was no doubt intended to capitalize on American concerns about the U.S.-China economic relationship
Off-Topic: The Presidential Debate — Does Aggressiveness Play With Swing Voters?
Like conservatives, progressives like to see their candidates in attack mode.
If Drone Strikes Are “Surgical,” the U.S. Is Guilty of Military Malpractice
Would that Pakistanis could sue the U.S. government for drone strikes.
What President Obama’s UN Address on Free Speech and Extremism Means for the “Incitement” Debate
It’s a mistake to assume that, because Islam permits individuals to commit violence in response to representations of Muhammad, the filmmaker of “Innocence of Muslims” knew murder might be a consequence.
Washington’s Problem in the Middle East: Policy, Not Personality
For decades U.S. presidents have shown a willingness to hold hands with just about anyone for the price of oil.
P5+1 Stacks the Deck Against Iran
There seems to be no way that Iran can retain its self-respect in talks with the U.S., Russia, China, U.K., France and Germany.
Why Hasn’t West Responded to Beheading Videos as Some Muslims Do to Anti-Islamist Videos?
Islamic extremists poured gasoline onto fire to elicit the most violent responses to “Innocence of Muslims.”
Liberal Hawk Poised to Swoop Down on Iran
A commitment to nonproliferation can fuel calls for an attack on Iran just as liberal hawks supported invading Iraq to rid it of WMD and for humanitarian reasons.
Heart-to-Heart on the Drug War
Javier Sicilia, a poet who lost his son to drug war violence in March of 2011, catalyzed the Caravan for Peace — a coalition of victims and Mexican citizens fed up with the bloodshed that has claimed more than 60,000 lives and left tens of thousands more disappeared since former President Felipe Calderon launched the drug war five years ago.
WaPo’s Dana Priest’s Alarmist Excursion Into the Nuclear Weapons-Industrial Complex
The Washington Post’s Dana Priests grossly underestimates the state of the U.S. nuclear-weapons program.