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How We Became Israel

By Andrew J. Bacevich, from the September issue of The American Conservative. Bacevich’s article “Glory Days” appeared in the June issue of Harper’s Magazine. Peace means different things to different…

All the Rage

by Thomas Frank,

In the political contest now entering its final few weeks, there are numerous issues great and small being debated by the candidates. But there is only one Issue before the…

The Entitlement Crisis That Isn’t

by Jeff Madrick,

At September’s Democratic National Convention, Bill Clinton roused his party when he said that Republicans, having left Barack Obama with a “total mess,” were now complaining that the president hasn’t…

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Art by William Duke,

The Invisible Stimulus

by Ian Volner,

In search of what Obama built

The Mad Mullah Myth

by Flynt Lawrence Leverett, Hillary Mann Leverett,

The dangers of misunderstanding Iran

Why Vote?

by Kevin Baker,

When your vote counts for nothing

The Austerity Myth

by Jeff Madrick,

As economic adversity continues to spread, from Athens to Madrid, London to the Beltway, austerity has become a most dangerous idea. What now dominates the world is the popular theory…

The Maintenance Crew

by Thomas Frank,

Remember the moment when “the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal”? It was late in the spring of 2008, and that was one…

Fifty shades of gray

by Dan Halpern,

Mitt Romney as bad fiction

The Changeling

by David Samuels,

The content of Obama's character