I have a new piece up at Time.com putting some context around my posts on the question of forcing the CIA to use the Army Field Manual (AFM) for interrogations. As it stands, no Democrat is willing to take credit for the idea of abandoning the effort to force an AFM standard on the CIA. [...]
On the same day that he was appointed to be an economic adviser to Joe Biden, the economist Jared Bernstein, who works at the liberal Economic Policy Institute, has penned an overview of the latest jobless numbers. His is not a conservative view. Policy makers must recognize this deterioration and craft their responses accordingly. Our [...]
A statement from Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann, via Ambinder. Last week, following my annual mammogram at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Sutu (DCIS). While this is commonly referred to as early stage breast cancer, it is technically not cancer but rather pre-cancer, as it has not become invasive. The [...]
Ana: We all owe you a lot. Thanks so much for holding our hands as we all jumped into this big experiment and reassuring us (again and again) that the water would be fine, even in a swamp. We all look forward to seeing what your next chapter will be. As for me, I’ll be [...]
You may have noticed I haven’t been around much lately. I’m popping my head in to let you know that will continue to be the case: Swampland is a mature news blog now and quite clearly doesn’t need the care and feeding of a designated proprietor. I’ve enjoyed working with all of my fellow bloggers, [...]
Henry Kissinger has written a real valentine to Barack Obama in today’s Washington Post.: It took courage for the president-elect to choose this constellation and no little inner assurance — both qualities essential for dealing with the challenge of distilling order out of a fragmenting international system. That Kissinger–who prides himself on being a source [...]
