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Running through a European airport during a business trip a couple weeks ago, I picked up a British newspaper and was both delighted and saddened to learn that we are…

I was both fascinated and perplexed by a poll of Iranian voters described on the op-ed page of Monday’s Washington Post. Fascinated, because glimpses into Iranian public opinion are rare;…

To the chagrin of some friends, and even a few family members, I have long supported the creation of a Palestinian state that recognizes Israel’s right to exist as a…

Anyone who says a judge’s background and experiences do not influence his or her decisionmaking on the bench is either a fool or a liar.Contradicting the caricatures of judicial decisionmaking…

Every time some public official talks about a company that is too big to fail, The Past guffaws, knowing that in the relatively short history of business, and the somewhat…

Obtaining meaningful poll results requires asking meaningful questions. It seems obvious, but too often this basic rule is observed in the breech.Typically, after some useless result escapes into the ether,…

Some progressives seem unwilling to take yes for an answer. Just as the long battle for public opinion on global warming is being won, along comes a well-meaning Bob Perkowitz…

While Americans watch transfixed as swine flu spreads across television maps, another debilitating disease has been infecting our economy for much longer than the H1N1 virus has been attacking our…

Because few issues have generated quite as much controversy in the halls of Congress as the Employee Free Choice Act, you could be forgiven for assuming EFCA is extremely controversial…

Deeply committed to a political strategy of opposition to everything President Obama is for, the Republican attack machine constantly searches for any line of criticism that might stick – and…