Archive for the ‘Democracy’ Category
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It Started With Cortes
Posted on June 10, 2014
In a strange way, you can blame Hernan Cortes and his merry band of Conquistadors for the border crisis that has hit our southern border recently. El Salvador, Honduras and...
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“Hard Choices” and the GOP
Posted on June 9, 2014
Originally Published on The Hill As Hillary Clinton starts peddling her new book and preparing for her presidential run, Republicans should carefully consider how they can prepare a defense against...
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Remembering a D-Day Anniversary
Posted on June 6, 2014
We were in Paris, having a couple of pints at the Harry’s American Bar, when we heard the news. Ronald Reagan had died....
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One Innocuous Tweet And All Hell Breaks Loose
Posted on June 5, 2014
I make one innocuous tweet, and all Hell breaks loose. As it became clear that Chris McDaniel and Thad Cochran were heading for a run-off and that slightly more Republican...
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The Moment Obama Lost the Senate?
Posted on June 4, 2014
Originally posted in WSJ The pen and the phone were the first clues that the president had already given up on his Senate majority....
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