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A part of the declassified version of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process is photographed in Washington
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Trump, the CIA, and the historical fallacy

Donald Trump is correct: The American intelligence community misled us about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction. So that mean ...

9 years ago

Kellyanne Conway
National Interest

Will Trump confront the next Russian cyberinvasion?

I’m well aware that most Americans — afflicted as they are by attention deficit disorder, and soon to be “led” by an ...

9 years ago

Meryl Streep poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday
National Interest

And the Oscar for Most Truthtelling Performance goes to…

Bravo, Meryl Streep. Tell it, sister. I know that people in the arts can sometimes be insufferable, like when they all wear ribbon ...

9 years ago

People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood  International Airport  after a lone shooter opened fire inside the terminal
National Interest

Priorities, American style

 A random weekend thought. Let’s see if I got this right: Ex-Philadelphia mayoral candidate and all-around sane grownup ...

9 years ago

Sen. Thom Tillis
National Interest

A taste of our own meddlesome medicine

Of all the ways that Republicans are signaling Trumpian fealty to Mother Russia, of all the ways they’re trying to deny or excuse t ...

9 years ago

The U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

More low-wage workers would escape poverty if tax credit included childless

Those of us focused on the well-being of Americans with low incomes have many concerns about the incoming Trump administration, but we se ...

9 years ago

(<a href='http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-26363870/stock-photo-safety-pin-and-red-ribbon'>pcatalin</a>/Big Stock Photo)
Speak Easy
Community

Among disparate fears, one common thread is search for safety

When my daughter was born, my mother bought some red satin ribbon and snipped it into 8-inch lengths. “Here,” she said solemn ...

9 years ago

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington
National Interest

Why have so many Republicans gone soft on Russia?

Once upon a time, Republicans were united in their hawkishness toward Russia. Their big shtick was vigilance, as best evidenced by their ...

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Car-free in Philly: Living well without a car, with a baby

9 years ago

Hint: Wearing a safety pin is not enough if you want to be an active ally. (<a href='http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-156762293/stock-photo-man-wearing-a-safety-pin-as-a-symbol-of-solidarity'>Mbruxelle</a>/Big Stsock Photo)
Speak Easy
Community

You want to be an active ally? Here’s how.

Well-intentioned people have been looking for ways to help those who are feeling the weight of racism, islamophobia, misogyny, and other oppressions.

9 years ago

In this Jan. 28
National Interest

Can Megyn Kelly thrive outside the bubble?

When the news broke yesterday that Megyn Kelly was leaving the Fox News bubble to pursue a broader audience at NBC, my initial thought wa ...

9 years ago

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. holds the gavel after being re-elected to his leadership position during a ceremony in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington
National Interest

It begins: House Republicans try to kill their ethics watchdog

Mark Twain once said, “The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy.” If only he were ...

9 years ago

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. holds the gavel after being re-elected to his leadership position during a ceremony in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington
National Interest

It begins: House Republicans try to kill their ethics watchdog

Mark Twain once said, “The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy.” If only he were ...

9 years ago

 The Delaware River between Camden N.J., left, and Philadelphia, right. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
Speak Easy
Urban Planning

Greens and labor come together on the waterfront

After such an intensely polarizing election, it’s hard for people to imagine how communities with very different backgrounds might ...

9 years ago

President-elect Donald Trump
National Interest

New Trump stats: Is there sufficient confidence in the con?

It’s a federal holiday and I’m on the move, so I’ll just share some new stats. Gallup has surveyed our less than ...

9 years ago

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