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9. The Military

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” It has always been the case that failed wars damage armies and sometimes break them. So it is with Iraq, unless remedies intervene soon enough.…

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8. Intelligence

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” By far the most significant intelligence error of the Bush Administration has been the decision, contrary to established American policy and common sense, to treat…

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7. The Marketplace of Ideas

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” On Thursday, June 6, 2002, FBI agent Coleen Rowley testified before Congress that 9/11 might have been avoided had her agency been better organized to…

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6. The Economy

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” Two economic calamities have occurred on George W. Bush’s watch. The first has been a radically overvalued dollar, which, it should be noted, is a…

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5. Science

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” Try, if you will, to summarize the Bush Administration’s position on the science of global warming. In 2006, the president could be found stating that…

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4. The Environment

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” One of the best things about the departure of the Bush Administration will be the end of headache-creating cognitive dissonance. It has taken over institutions…

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3. Civil Service

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” In January of 2005, top Justice Department officials began making plans to remove up to 20 percent of the nation’s U.S. attorneys—those deemed not to…

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2. The Courts

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” One way to know that George Bush is going to do something is for him to say he doesn’t believe in it. The most famous…

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1. The Constitution

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” No one has captured George W. Bush’s understanding of constitutional law more precisely or presciently than Richard M. Nixon, who famously (and incorrectly) told David…

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