February 2015 Archives
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Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015, 2:15 PM
It’s Always Sectionalism
Nullification nonsense from West Virginia reignites the classic problem of American politics.
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Tuesday, Feb 24, 2015, 9:30 AM
Looking for Problems in All the Wrong Places
The nitpicking over Patricia Arquette’s call for wage equality nicely illustrates the left’s self-destructive tendencies.
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Thursday, Feb 19, 2015, 8:30 AM
Textbook Chauvinism Comes to the Sooner State
A few months ago, it was Texas. The next front in the textbook wars: Oklahoma.
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Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015, 8:49 AM
What Are the Lessons of Libya’s Chaos?
Critics should think twice before claiming that Libya settles the debate over humanitarian intervention.
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Friday, Feb 13, 2015, 9:45 AM
The Professor and the Pundits
What’s at stake when the president makes moral arguments?
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Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015, 9:30 AM
Did Obama’s Gay Marriage Lie Matter?
Obama probably shouldn’t have lied. But we shouldn’t expect presidents to lead moral crusades.
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Monday, Feb 9, 2015, 9:15 AM
Roy Moore and the Ongoing Scandal of an Elected Judiciary
What’s to blame for the same-sex marriage chaos in Alabama? Our crazy judicial elections, for one thing.
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Friday, Feb 6, 2015, 9:30 AM
The Post Gets Obama’s Speech—and U.S. Exceptionalism—Wrong
By refusing to be either a cheerleader or a relentless critic, the President confuses his opponents and the press alike.
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Wednesday, Feb 4, 2015, 7:10 AM
2015 Is Apparently the Year of Peak Dorm-Room Libertarianism
Are we really arguing about vaccines and hand-washing in restaurants?
Nathan Pippenger
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News
New York Times, Vox Cover Levi’s Essay on Fracking
The New York Times, Vox: Michael Levi’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Fracking and the Climate Debate,” was recently discussed in The New York Times and on Vox.
Events
Liu Discusses Democracy Essay at Aspen Ideas Festival
The Aspen Institute: On June 29, Eric Liu presented his piece from the upcoming Fall 2015 edition of Democracy, “How to Be American,” at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Liu discussed his essay with Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, and an editorial advisory committee member of Democracy.
News
Hanauer and Rolf’s “Shared Security” Idea Catches On
The Washington Post: Nick Hanauer and David Rolf’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Shared Security, Shared Growth” was recently cited on The Washington Post’s Plum Line blog and Fusion.
Passa Caglia on
Obama's Quiet Dismantling of Reaganism (1)
Kenneth Obiakor on
Two Ways of Judging Obama's Foreign Policy (1)
Kendall Baxter on
On Libya, a New Kind of American Leadership (3)