Author: Max Fisher

What's Next for Tunisia?

Signs of democracy, but it won't be easy

By Max Fisher

Aug 9, 2010

By Max Fisher

Aug 9, 2010

Effects of the Pakistan Floods, Worst Natural Disaster in Years

UN: Worse than Haiti quake, 2004 tsunami, 2005 Kashmir quake combined

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By Max Fisher

Aug 9, 2010

Why Has Islam Become So Controversial in America?

The New York battle goes nationwide

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By Max Fisher

Aug 6, 2010

Understanding the Indictments Against al-Shabaab

The Somali group sought to recruit in the U.S.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 6, 2010

By Max Fisher

Aug 6, 2010

Lessons of Kagan's Confirmation

What it reveals about the Supreme Court and the Senate

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2010

Video: Basil Marceaux's First Campaign Debate

He even introduces his "campaign staff"

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2010

Strange Bedfellows

How Jimmy Carter Saved Craft Beer

Former President Jimmy Carter may have a somewhat mixed record, with a Nobel Peace Prize on the one hand and a lost 1980 reelection bid on the other, but blogger E.D. Kain wants to add one very significant accomplishment to the Carter legacy: The booming U.S. craft beer industry.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2010

By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2010

Is Obama's Iran Strategy Working?

Commentators weigh the successes and failures

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2010

After Prop. 8 Ruling, Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court

The road ahead for same-sex marriage

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2010

Why Is Michael Steele Emailing Foreign Diplomats?

"They can't give any money and they can't vote."

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2010

The Politics of Obama's Birthday

Not that we have any proof it's today

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2010

Liberals Cheer Bloomberg's Speech Defending NYC Mosque

New York's mayor places it within city history

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2010

What Missouri Ballot Initiative Means for Health Care

71 percent support blocking a key provision

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2010

What We Know About Alleged Ahmadinejad Assassination Attempt

A homemade grenade or just a firecracker?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2010

Is the Cordoba House Good for America?

Three cases for and three cases against the "Ground Zero Mosque"

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2010

What's Behind the Fatal Israel-Lebanon Clash

Five killed in unclear circumstances

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2010

How Dutch Withdrawal Changes Afghan War

The Netherlands pulls 1,950 soldiers

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2010

How New Ownership Will Change Newsweek

Sidney Harman pays $1 and gets $30 million in annual losses

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2010

What's Next for Virginia's Health Care Challenge

A federal judge allows the case to proceed

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By Max Fisher

Aug 2, 2010

Democrat Maxine Waters Faces Ethics Investigation

What the allegations mean

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By Max Fisher

Aug 2, 2010

Is the Worst of the Oil Spill Really Over?

Some are moving on, others urge caution

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By Max Fisher

Aug 2, 2010

The Politics of Ending U.S. Combat Role in Iraq

Obama today affirms plan to transition in August

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By Max Fisher

Aug 2, 2010

Floods in Pakistan Kill 1,100 and Threaten 100,000 More

Lessons of one of the worst disasters in Pakistan's history

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2010

Is the Afghan War About Women's Rights?

Time Magazine says so

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2010

Why Are Military Suicides So High?

The Army wants to do something about it

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2010

Tea Parties, Glenn Beck Protest Six Flags' Muslim Day

Muslim families dare to vacation on Sept. 12

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2010

Obama's Controversial Call for New Snooping Powers

Should the FBI be able to access your email records?

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By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2010

Controversy Over Time Magazine Cover Showing Mutilated Afghan Woman

Time calls it "What Happens If We Leave"

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By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2010

By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2010

With War on NYC Mosque, Has Newt Gingrich Lost It?

Struggling to understand the former speaker's campaign

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By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2010

Video: Slurring, Bare-Chested Tennessee Gubernatorial Campaign Speech

Basil Marceaux even gets the Colbert treatment

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