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Politics and government

In the Loop

by Ben Austen,

Obama's hometown takes Washington

Westmuenster

From a March 3 meeting of the British Parliament’s House of Lords. Lord Brabazon of Tara is the chairman of committees. baroness finlay of llandaff: What measures are being considered…

Is Sarah Palin porn?

by Jack Hitt,

Untitled

Art by Ray Bartkus,

The Albany handshake

by Christopher Ketcham,

Lulus, do-nothings, and the machinery of the state

The vanishing liberal

by Kevin Baker,

How the left learned to be helpless

Persian Gulf view

by Shahan Mufti,

House hunting and geopolitics in Baluchistan

The mendacity of hope

by Roger D. Hodge,

The Master of Spin Boldak

by Matthieu Aikins,

Undercover with Afghanistan’s drug-trafficking border police

Understanding Obamacare

by Luke Mitchell,

The idea that there is a competitive “private sector” in America is appealing, but generally false. No one hates competition more than the managers of corporations. Competition does not enhance…

The Intelligence Factory

by Petra Bartosiewicz,

How America makes its enemies disappear