Dick Polman

Come on, folks, the news isn’t all bad. Only 39 people were put to death by lethal injection this year — a 60 percent dr ...

11 years ago

National Interest

‘Duck Dynasty’ and the free consequences of free speech

The sus ...

11 years ago

National Interest

Budget deal politics: Governing versus posturing

For a fresh take on the Republican uncivil war, check out the chasm on Capitol Hill that separates those in the party who want to govern ...

11 years ago

National Interest

Can Christie bridge his troubled waters? (Yes)

Chris Christie’s bridge brouhaha has now entered the national ...

11 years ago

National Interest

CIA scandal scoop: Run it or sit on it?

When the U.S. government tries to kill a media scoop by invoking “national security,” how do we know whether our security is ...

11 years ago

National Interest

Fox News’ Caucasian Christmas

When Bing Crosby crooned his dream of a “white Christmas,” he ...

11 years ago

National Interest

The GOP uncivil war breaks wide open

How refreshing it was yesterday – how bracing, like a waterfall swim – to hear John Boehner z ...

11 years ago

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National Interest

Empty stockings for one million jobless people?

Barring a minor legislative miracle, it appears that 1.3 million long-term jobless Americans will be thrown under the bus this holiday se ...

11 years ago

National Interest

A budget truce: Kumbaya on Capitol Hill?!

Throw the confetti, clang the church bells, and ...

11 years ago

National Interest

If Mandela was a ‘terrorist,’ so was Washington

If you’ve been tracking the tiresome troll attacks on Nelson Mandela, as I did here yesterday, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the ...

11 years ago

National Interest

Cruz lauds Mandela, fans chew carpet

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11 years ago

National Interest

Remembering Mandela, and the president who failed him

It’s impossible to ...

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