September 15, 2014
Let’s Wander Into a Bar Brawl in the Middle East
Some hawks think it is smart policy and politics to push President Obama into putting boots on the ground in Syria and Iraq to battle the ISIS threat. It’s neither....
September 12, 2014
On the Passing of Ian Paisley
I can’t decide if Ian Paisley was the George Wallace of Northern Ireland or the Strom Thurmond. Paisley was a bigot....
September 11, 2014
‘The Feehery Theories’ Chapter One
This is Chapter One of John Feehery’s new book, The Feehery Theories, which is tentatively scheduled to be complete by Christmas. The Feehery Theories Chapter One “We are doing a press conference. Get me Paige.” I barked the order into...
September 10, 2014
Congress Should Be Careful on ISIS Authorization
At The Hague Convention of 1907, the British, Germans, French, Russians, Americans and other world powers met to try to figure out how the major powers should act in the 20th century. One of the breakthroughs was an agreed-upon procedure...
September 9, 2014
The Red Line On Immigration
(This originally appeared in The Hill) In August of 2012, President Obama said, “We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is, we start seeing...
September 8, 2014
Inside the GOP Debate of No Government vs. Better Government
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The debate roiling the Republican base comes down to this basic disagreement: One side believes that government has no role in job creation. The other side believes that government does...