Commentary

Why Colombia?

It's the perfect place to flash your war-on-terror and free-trade bona fides, expose your rival's vulnerabilities and change the conversation from Iraq.

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.

Yoo, Addington Handle 'Torture Meddlers'

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Could Bush Bury Someone Alive? What About Using The Methods on Wu-Tang's Famous 'Torture' Skit?

Conyers vs. Yoo. Could the president order a suspect’s child be tortured, since Yoo was quoted as saying, "It depends on why the president feels the need to do that"? Yoo says he was quoted out of context. Conyers asks what couldn’t the president order? Yoo: "My thinking right now, this moment, Mr. Chairman, is that first, the question you’re posing—" Conyers yells: WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

An Alternative Trade Policy

Obama's trade plans include staking a claim on green manufacturing jobs while investing in infrastructure modernization.

Energy Talk

Framing is as important as the issues themselves. Just ask President Jimmy Carter.

SCOTUS Reins in President

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The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't like to be powerless. In the case of a Guantanamo detainee, justices have capped presidential power.

Wall St. Still Hasn't Learned

The credit crisis was the result of banks using excessive leveraging. Lehman's decision shows Wall Street still doesn't get it.

'Dream Home' for a Family of the Past

Disneyland's vision for the future can tell us plenty about today.

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.

McCain: I'm No Bush Echo

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Where's Haynes?

Notice who’s not testified so far: the star witness, ex-Pentagon General Counsel William Haynes. According to a spokeswoman for Levin, Tara Andringa, Haynes is due up at a third (sigh) panel, in which he’ll testify solo.

Boumediene: Victory of Law

The decision also raises questions about the future of the Guantanamo Bay facility's 270 detainees.

A Personal Primary

Because the Democratic primary race was about personality, and not ideology, divisions might not be lasting

McCain Announces Run for Presidency

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Chicago Machine Tips

No.1: Lie.

The Perfect Ticket

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Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Fed swooped in to save Bear Stearns largely in fear of a cascading failure of credit default swaps, a set of credit derivatives worth $62 Trillion.

A (Mostly) Graceful Exit

Her time was over this weekend and so she passed the baton as best she could.

Notes in the Aftermath

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