Commentary
Haunted by Elizabeth
Elizabeth Edwards is regarded as her husband's moral anchor. Knowing what she knew, how could she have supported his continued race for president?
Ayn Rand 101
THE JAUNDICED EYE
Two dozen colleges have accepted millions to start programs devoted to Ayn Rand's philosophy. What could a survey course look like?
Batman's 'Dark Knight' Reflects Cheney Policy
REEL LIFE
Gender Betrayal
Suffering a divided conscience, Clinton's generational sisters grapple with loyalty versus the appeal of the new kid on the block.
A Different Kind of Insurgent
With much of the party leadership against him, Obama seeks to accomplish what few Democrats have managed in the last half-century: transform an insurgent’s campaign.
What's Wrong With Perseverance?
Seldom do we see a woman so fiercely serve her own ambition, but there's a flip-side. Clinton is flirting with seriously damaging her party's likely nominee.
The Continuous Housing Free Fall
When the mortgage crisis first hit, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were anointed to lead a major bank bailout.
McCain Bets on Off Shore Drilling
Off shore drilling has remained a third rail issue in California for 40 years, even as gas prices rise.
When War Seems Unwinnable: Why Tet Matters
By the close of 1967, a half-million U.S. troops were in Vietnam, and Americans at home, viewing the war on television in their living rooms, had become inured to familiar images. Sweating in the fierce tropical heat and humidity, platoons of “grunts” were disgorged from hovering helicopters and cut through thick jungles or crossed flooded rice fields to faraway villages, occasionally stumbling onto mines or booby traps, or drawing fire from concealed snipers.
Fans Realize Obama Is Not Divine
Rockefeller's Apology Doesn't Excuse Washington Culture
What Rockefeller's McCain statement and subsequent apology reveal about Washington.
Clinton Undermining His Elder Statesman Standing
Bill Clinton’s ever increasing role in the presidential campaign has stirred much discussion. Has an ex-president ever taken so aggressive a part in his party’s nominating contest?
Energy Talk
Framing is as important as the issues themselves. Just ask President Jimmy Carter.
Military Leaders Make Weak Advisers
Critics of Iraq war withdrawal say such moves should be vetted first by Gen. David Petraeus, though history offers different insight.
McCain Foreign Policy: Bush Doctrine Plus
Why does McCain's foreign policy ideas sound so much like Bush's -- because they were his first.
Truth & Consequences for CIA on Torture
The CIA's role in President George W. Bush's torture policy is bad news for a troubled agency with important work to do.
Obama as the Next Roosevelt
The parallels between the times and the two candidates are unmistakable.
Judging an Elitist by His Cover
Would diversity in newsrooms make for a new, smarter kind of funny?
Bush to Kick Off Tyrant Tour
THE JAUNDICED EYE
Spying, a U.S. Psychic Dilemma
The U.S. has an ironic system of collecting secrets, but requiring itself to eventually declassify and publish them.
