Tag: U.S.

The Iraq War’s Catastrophic Consequences

Barry R. Posen

Exit Strategy

The war as it has evolved badly serves U.S. interests. A well-planned disengagement will serve them much better by reducing military, economic, and political costs.

Owen R. Cote, Jr.

Weapons of Mass Confusion

The new emphasis on WMD has not been accompanied by any serious public discussion of the differences among such weapons.

Dan M. Kahan, Tracey L. Meares

When Rights Are Wrong

The difficult choices surrounding building searches, curfews, anti-loitering provisions, and the like should be made by the individuals with the biggest stake in them.

Glenn C. Loury

Much to Answer For

James Q. Wilson’s Legacy

John Sides, Andrew Gelman

Stories and Stats

The truth about Obama’s victory wasn’t in the papers.

Eliot Spitzer

The Rules

The market should deliver public benefits, and government can help ensure that the bounties of capitalism actually are shared for the good of wider society.

Martin Gilens

Under the Influence

Democracy requires that all citizens—rich and poor alike—have influence over the policies their government adopts.

Lawrence Lessig

Democracy After Citizens United

The framers intended Congress to be “dependent upon the People alone,” but the private funding of public campaigns has bred within Congress a conflicting dependency.

Robert Pollin

Back to Full Employment

Employment conditions in the United States today remain disastrous—worse than at any time since the Depression of the 1930s.

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