Dueling Pro-, Anti-War Victories in the Senate
18 senators voted in support of an exit timetable, but there were still some notable senators who voted No. And we know why.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
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Election 2010: Media Marching Orders on Afghanistan
How to protect the media's election narrative on, or in spite of, the war in Afghanistan.
The fundamentals of radical, transnational counterinsurgency
Counterinsurgency doctrine is the symptom of an idea more primeval and dangerous: violence is the solution.
Rethink Afghanistan: Broken Government’s Body Count
The government is broken, in Afghanistan and the United States, and if we don't use government the way it's supposed to function, if we continue to play media games with our politics, the death toll will only get worse.
Election 2010: “Lefty Insurgents” and the phony revolution
Today's elections have nothing to do with throwing out incumbents and everything to do with affirming the status quo. Not a single candidate who opposes the war in Afghanistan is expected to win. It will take a lot more than partisan primaries to end the war.