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Afghanistan and Iraq: When Will We Ever Learn? Nov. 21, 2020
Missing in any debate about whether it is wise for the United States to reduce our troop numbers in ... Read More
Cheney Haters Flop at the Golden Globes Jan. 11, 2019
Anyone catching the television ads for the Dick Cheney-trashing movie "Vice" found a heavy promotion... Read More
Patriotism On the Cheap Jan. 27, 2018
For the first two centuries of U.S. history — while Americans were proudly winning a war for i... Read More
So Much for 'Unprecedented' Jail Talk Jul. 22, 2016
The Republican National Convention's rowdy chants about Hillary Clinton — "Lock her up!" ̵... Read More
Clinton's Running Mate Will Reveal a Lot About Her Jun. 23, 2016
A crucial question about anyone who runs for president is: When the stakes are high, will the intere... Read More
The Paris Attacks and the Rise of ISIS Nov. 19, 2015
In the wake of the Paris attacks, let's examine the rise of ISIS. During the last Democratic debate,... Read More
Correcting the Record Feb. 28, 2015
An incorrect statement left uncorrected leads often to deception, disillusion and dishonesty. Take t... Read More
Romney! Cheney! Kim Jong Un! All Together Again! Dec. 23, 2014
Ask Dr. Politics! You are fair, and we are unbalanced: Dear Dr. Politics: The column you wrote about... Read More
If Waterboarding Works, Does That Make It Morally Acceptable? Dec. 17, 2014
In an interview on Sunday, NBC's Chuck Todd asked former Vice President Dick Cheney whether he is "O... Read More
Consider the Source Dec. 13, 2014
On election night in 1986, when John McCain won the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona long held by Republi... Read More
Crimes Without Punishment Dec. 11, 2014
With the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the use of torture by the ... Read More
American Amnesia: Why the GOP Leads on National Security Sep. 19, 2014
If the latest polls are accurate, most voters believe that Republican politicians deserve greater tr... Read More
Needed: An Honest Debate on War Aug. 30, 2014
Our country in September 2014 needs an open, serious and honest public debate so that this time, we ... Read More
Bob Gates Is Tired of War Jan. 16, 2014
Robert Gates may be the only CIA director or defense secretary who ever took part in peace demonstra... Read More
What We Learned in Iraq Mar. 16, 2013
Ten years ago this week, Americans were about to be introduced to a strange new concept, as they awa... Read More
Cheney's Deceit of Shakespearean Proportions Aug. 30, 2011
Behold this unctuous knave, a disgrace to his nation as few before him, yet boasting unvarnished vir... Read More
Channeling Cheney, the President Oversteps on National Security Jul. 06, 2011
"Then there was MERLIN. On paper, MERLIN was supposed to stunt the development of Tehran's nucl... Read More
Lessons from a Low-Impact Week Aug. 26, 2010
"Will you join me in lowering our impact?" That was the subject line on a recent e-mail I ... Read More
