In his latest column for Slate, the ailing essayist Christopher Hitchens returns to a favorite target of his, Henry Kissinger, whom was recently found on newly released tapes from his days in the Nixon White House, saying, “The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy. And if [...]
In the light of day, a few things about yesterday’s health care court decision are coming into focus. The White House clearly expected federal Judge Henry Hudson to rule the individual mandate unconstitutional. The judge telegraphed his intentions in earlier comments and the Administration was ready with talking points about how Hudson’s ruling was only [...]
In a piece for Time.com this morning, I take a look at the Tea Party’s reaction to a tax bill that flies in the face of the movement’s organizing principles. After vowing to serve as conservative watchdogs for a wayward Congress, what’s their response when the nation’s capitol has immediately reverted to business as usual?
My obit, in which I argue Holbrooke is fondly remembered not for his unique record as a diplomat–others have been equally involved in key moments of American history over the last 50 years–but because he personified the strengths and limitations of U.S. diplomacy in the post-Cold War era.
“You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.” Spoken to a Pakistani surgeon who was sedating him before surgery.
Amb. Richard Holbrooke died this evening at George Washington University Hospital in DC of an aortic tear he suffered last Friday at the State Department. There will be a lot written about him in coming hours and days, and you will be able to learn a lot about American diplomacy over the last 50 years [...]
