Where Have the Thoughtful Conservatives Gone?
OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.
OTB’s comment section as a microcosm of the American political landscape.
A profile of the chief of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center.
Joe Biden got a little braggadocious last night.
The latest round of protests in Afghanistan prove yet again that it’s time for us to leave.
Last night’s State Of The Union Address contained another unfortunate example of the prevalence of militaristic rhetoric in domestic politics.
The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.
In a 24/7 media climate, there is no single presidential thought that isn’t endlessly aired and debated.
Once again, Ron Paul showed last night why he could never win the Republican nomination.
Mitt Romney’s rivals scored a few hits on him last night, but nothing that’s likely to make a difference.
To Republicans, even thinking about engaging in diplomacy is enough to accuse the President of appeasement.
The Republican candidates for President have apparently forgotten that this guy was their party’s nominee twice.
Don’t look now but President Obama’s approval ratings are closing in on levels that point to re-election.
Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.
After 3,193 days and more than 4,000 lives, the American war in Iraq is officially at an end.
Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.
I’ll be liveblogging tonight’s Republican national security debate over at RealClearWorld along with a solid team of foreign policy analyst
The Associated Press is trying to fight Twitter rather than engage it.
The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.
Huntsman will gain little if any traction and none of the frontrunners really helped or hurt themselves.
The Republican candidates for President have been mostly silent about foreign policy issues. That changes starting tonight.
The CIA’s drone war in Pakistan has gotten so out of hand that the Pentagon and State Department are reigning it in.
By popular demand: An assessment of the latest polling numbers.
What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?
Ten years ago tomorrow, President Bush announced that “the United States military has begun strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.”
We’re learning more about the Obama Administration’s decision to kill Anwar al-Awlaki
Giving the President the unchecked power to kill American citizens raises some serious red flags.
During last night’s debate, Mitt Romney repeated a charge that has become part of the conservative zeitgeist. But is it true?
The cable networks and the political parties will tell you otherwise, but the 2012 isn’t quite as important as they’re saying.
The U.S. War in Afghanistan sounds disturbingly similar to the Soviet one.
Paul Krugman chose to mark the the 10th anniversary of September 11th with an odd blog post.
Understanding why your enemy hates you seems to be an important thing, but some people would rather believe in caricatures.
A political scientist whose formula has correctly picked every presidential winner since 1984 says Barack Obama will be re-elected.
Romney’s VFW speech was filled with tropes and bromides but nothing that should raise eyebrows.
Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.