In an election year, presidential candidates spend a great deal of time bowing before the altar of the creaky Cuban embargo
The Foreign Policy President?
Elections are decided by economics. Voters respond to pocketbook issues and are swayed by the huge sums that candidates lavish on advertising. Foreign policy issues, by contrast, are what the British call “noises off,” those sounds from off-stage that you hear occasionally to punctuate the main actions, sounds like exploding bombs and the distant cries of suffering people. According to recent polling, global issues barely register at all with Americans right now. Far below the economy, jobs, health care, the budget deficit, and gas prices, you’ll find Afghanistan at 6 percent (CNN), terrorism at 1 percent (Bloomberg), and, most distressingly, no global issue at all (CBS/New York Times).
Congress Tunes Out Lt. Col. Davis’s Allegations It’s Been Misled on Afghanistan
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis publicly called out his superior officers on their assessments of the war.
To Know Your “Enemy,” Know Yourself: Towards a More Profound Objectivity
It’s especially difficult to demonstrative objectivity when reporting on and analyzing the minds of those who attack us.
Romney’s Defense Plan Means Bad Business for America
Over the next 10 years, Romney’s military spending plan would total at least 61% higher than Obama’s.
A World Bank President Who’s Not a Crony or a War Criminal?
For the first time, there’s been a concerted — and effective — effort to intervene in the nominating process and prevent a crony coronation.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Sanctions
If Obama is concerned that his efforts at “diplomacy” are going nowhere, maybe it’s because he’s sanctioning the wrong country.
Republicans Never Let a Chance to Call Obama an Appeaser Pass Them By
Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post called President Obama’s remarks to Russian President Medvedev a “stunning gift” to Republicans.
Creating the Muslim Manchurian Candidate
Those who fervently believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim generally practice their furtive religion in obscure recesses of the Internet. Once in a while, they’ll surface in public to remind the news media that no amount of evidence can undermine their convictions.
Contraception and the New Crusades
American conservatives seem to want white babies even more than they want fewer abortions.