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On the problem with Libya, the importance of lightbulbs, and the centrality of teachers
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On the problem with Libya, the importance of lightbulbs, and the centrality of teachers
On underestimating Steve Jobs, oversimplifying Libya, and a fix for Social Security
Options range from a no-fly zone to military transports for delivering food and medicine
This isn't the best time for oil prices to skyrocket, economically speaking
Sanctions, asset freezes, and a Human Rights Council expulsion are on the agenda. But why wait until now? And will the sanctions be effective?
The Boston Globe highlights "an increasingly energized phalanx" of new isolationists
He's talking about Egypt as if he's going for secretary of state
Salon reporter points to other repressive dictatorships that receive U.S. support
The choice between democratic ideals and geopolitical interests
China isn't the U.S.S.R, job creation is not the moon, and 1957 was a long time ago
After Sen. Lamar Alexander breaks ranks with GOP leadership to support the agreement
Assange fils on WikiLeaks, his father, and his 16-year-old self (Julian Assange has a son?)
Debate over the treaty gets increasingly bitter--some say the GOP doesn't want to give the president another victory
The eulogies, his best writing, and the best writing about him
Despite embarrassing admissions, State comes out looking good
Media reaction in Europe and Israel
U.S. spying on the UN, Arabs against Iran, and more
Plans to withdraw from Afghanistan, build missile defense, and remember that "an attack on one is an attack on all"
Domestic opposition finds new issues to obstruct
Charismatic, mustachioed dealer of doom prepares for his trial for arming conflict zones
The prominent GOP figure promises to be a check on Obama
A new libertarian era or more neoconservatism?
Can he salvage relations with India and improve trade relations elsewhere?
Is this broken-record rhetoric useful?
How would Churchill deal with Iran?
You've got to love Massachusetts
The treaty could become "Obama's worst foreign policy mistake"
"Global demand must rest on many pillars going forward"
The debate goes mainstream
Has Obama met his goals for outreach?
Steven Walt debunks a popular saying among hawkish commentators
Could it make Middle East negotiations easier?
Iranian nukes, NATO weapons, and don't forget Middle East peace
Do the left and right hear those words differently?
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