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Was Cochran's Win Good for Blue America? Jul. 01, 2014
From the happy reports, you'd think that liberals had only to celebrate the tea party's recent Missi... Read More
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US and Canada: Together at Last? Apr. 08, 2014
What country do Americans overwhelmingly like the most? Canada. What country do Canadians pretty muc... Read More
Getting a Grip on Realities of the Federal Budget Feb. 14, 2014
The big story about the federal budget this week was the Republican Party's struggle to deal with ra... Read More
Why Do We Have 'Bridgegate' -- But Not 'Gatesgate'? Jan. 16, 2014
The media quickly came up with a term for the apparently politically orchestrated George Washington ... Read More
Robert Gates Speaks Out Jan. 14, 2014
Retired Defense Secretary Robert Gates breezed back onto the national scene last week by speaking hi... Read More
Robert Gates Book Portrays Obama as a Different Kind of President Jan. 14, 2014
Like just about everybody else in Washington and many across the country, I've been reading the exce... Read More
The UN Turns to Peacekeeping With Fangs Dec. 11, 2013
The U.N. Security Council's mandate authorizing French military intervention in the Central African ... Read More
Something Wicked This way Comes Dec. 06, 2013
World War II seemed to be a great, earth-shaking event in the West. Old powers, already crumbling fr... Read More
Voters Have Two Candidates, No Choice Mar. 21, 2012
With Mitt Romney's super PAC limo now on cruise control to victory at the GOP convention, voters are... Read More
The Asian Pivot Towards China Mar. 19, 2012
China's tough neighborhood has gotten just a little bit tougher for China, diplomatically and milita... Read More
Mitt's baggage, Tebow and Obama's Cuts Jan. 12, 2012
Dear Mark: Mitt Romney has won both Iowa and New Hampshire, and is well on his way to becoming the R... Read More
Defense Manifesto 2012: Obama Channels Rumsfeld Jan. 09, 2012
President Barack Obama's new American defense strategy doesn't look so new. His election-slanted Def... Read More
Strategic Capitulation Jan. 04, 2012
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military had better get ready to do a whole lot more with a whole lot le... Read More
A Less Super America Will Be Happier Nov. 02, 2011
A perceived decline in "national greatness" haunts Americans of all political persuasions.... Read More
Obama Becomes the "Moxie President" May. 09, 2011
Democrats are weak, and Republicans are strong. Democrats are the Mommy Party, and Republicans are t... Read More
Can Our Union be Saved? Jan. 24, 2011
National debt is over $14 trillion, the federal budget deficit is $1.4 trillion and, depending on wh... Read More
The Accused Are Still Human Oct. 16, 2010
Last week, Phillip Morris, a colleague of mine at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, wrote a column obje... Read More
The Imperial Defense of Pentagon Bloat Oct. 14, 2010
Beware the sophistry of budget talking points — especially those seeking to deter any criticis... Read More
