Tag: Obama
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Progressive Pragmatism
The American Interest: Progressive Pragmatism The Obama Administration represents the dawn of a new and superior conception of American foreign policy. … … Over the past two decades, policy has oscillated between liberal internationalism and neoconservatism. Liberal internationalism dominated during the Clinton years, with UN- or NATO-backed humanitarian interventions in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia and Kosovo.…
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The Collective Turn – David Brooks
New York Times: The Collective Turn – David Brooks David Brooks captures the essence of my perspective once again. "… I am not a liberal like Obama, so I was struck by what he left out in his tour through American history. I, too, would celebrate Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall, but I'd also mention…
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Why This Election Is Much Less Satisfying (or Harrowing) Than You Thought It Would Be
Atlantic: Why This Election Is Much Less Satisfying (or Harrowing) Than You Thought It Would Be Winning is much less satisfying when the other side doesn't concede it was wrong, for one. If you're the sort of person who lives and breathes elections — and if you're reading this, there's a good chance you are…
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Scot McKnight on Political Eschatology
Looking through articles commenting on the election this morning, I found this one by Scot McKnight. Jesus Creed: Politics and Eschatology Somewhere overnight or this morning the eschatology of American Christians may become clear. If a Republican wins and the Christian becomes delirious or confident that the Golden Days are about to arrive, that Christian…
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War on poverty? Why presidential campaigns don’t talk about the poor.
Christian Science Monitor: War on poverty? Why presidential campaigns don't talk about the poor. Neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney has made poverty a big part of his campaign. It's no wonder. Poverty has become something of a toxic issue for many American voters. A presidential campaign, it would seem, is not the best time…
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Obama, Romney ignore climate change, but so do voters (+video)
Christian Science Monitor: Obama, Romney ignore climate change, but so do voters (+video) Energy and green energy were hot topics during the presidential debates, but climate change didn't come up once. The candidates may be avoiding the issue because voters don't want to hear a difficult message. … "National elections should be a time when…
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Do Presidential Debates Matter?
Election 2012 Face-off: Domestic Policy Debate
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As a progressive, Obama hews to the Wilsonian tradition
Washington Post: As a progressive, Obama hews to the Wilsonian tradition George Will … In a scintillating book coming in June ("The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris"), Peter Beinart dissects the progressivism of Woodrow Wilson. Edward House, Wilson's closest adviser, wrote an awful but indicative novel, "Philip Dru: Administrator." With the nation in…
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The MA Election: A Rebellion Against the Leviathan?
It's now been a week since the senatorial election in Massachusetts. I've heard the pundits and their myriad reasons for Scott Brown winning. What does this election mean for Obama and the Dems as we enter the State of the Union address this evening? My favorite reflection on the election's significance was written as the…