Author: Max Fisher

What's Next for Tunisia?

Signs of democracy, but it won't be easy

By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2009

Chavez's Media Crackdown

Is it time to reevaluate the world's relationship to Venezuela?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2009

Blackwater: Who's Responsible?

Someone allowed the private military firm to run wild.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2009

Guns in America

Americans want more access to concealed firearms. But should they get their wish?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2009

Sharing the Road, By Law

Cyclists and motorists spar, in the roads and the legislatures, over who gets the road.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2009

The Politics of Astroturf

Ginned-up protests are dominating health care town halls.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2009

Gregory Craig, Scapegoat or Failure?

Debate splits, but not along partisan lines

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2009

Geithner's Blow-Up Raises Deeper Questions

Who will be in charge of regulation, the Treasury or the Fed? Econobloggers take sides.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2009

The Allure of Government Cheese

Michele Malkin becomes a lightning rod on whether unemployment benefits drive up unemployment

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2009

The Unfillable Czar Job

Why do cybersecurity czars keep quitting? Do we even need one?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2009

What's Wrong with the South?

That's the question liberal pundits are asking following an embarrassing poll.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2009

The O'Reilly-Olbermann Armistice

Does it prove corporate control of the media, or is it something much simpler?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2009

Who Will Defend Rescission?

The below-the-radar health insurance practice has many critics, and they're getting louder.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2009

Birthers Versus Truthers

They're both partisan wingnuts, but few deny they're treated differently. Why?

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By Max Fisher

Jul 31, 2009

Taser Take-down

Is the device humane? What about effective? Liberals and conservatives seem to agree on this one.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 31, 2009

Obama and the West Bank

Obama's push to freeze Israeli settlements draws criticism from all sides. Experts debate what's right for Israel and for the U.S.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 31, 2009

Why Didn't the Beer Summit Solve Racial Tension?

Pundits cite the media circus, the guest list, failures to apologize, and more.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 31, 2009

Bonus Round

Bankers are still pulling in big bucks. Should we be outraged that bankers win while banks lose?

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

Is G.I. Joe Insufficiently Patriotic?

The National Review questions the patriotism of the film based on the cartoon based on the doll.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

Ousting Baucus

What's driving Democrats to consider taking down one of their own members in the Senate?

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

Eulogies for a Communist Turned Critic

Conservatives and others find a hero in Leszek Kolakowski.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

The Rules of Beer Diplomacy

For starters, no foreign suds and no sherry. But maybe go for a micro-brew.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

The Staunchest Defender of Massachusetts Health Care

Mitt Romney takes to the op-ed pages to celebrate his roundly-dismissed health care reforms in Massachusetts.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

Those Lame Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

If SCOTUS confirmation hearings are useless, then what should we do about it? Notes on a shoddy process and how to improve it.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

The 10 Best Lines on Health Care

Ira Glass says health care is boring. Here are ten quotes from the past week to prove him wrong.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2009

Police Safety Versus Constitutional Rights

A cop blogs that Gates and others should avoid asserting their rights as potential crimes are being investigated.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2009

An Anchor Lashes Out

Dobbs defends against critics in other networks and his own.

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