Can a onetime conservative hero climb back from disgrace? Joel Stein says that in South Carolina, anything is possible.
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An Angry Obama. Finally.
Political moderates have stayed quiet for too long. It’s time to speak up.
Morning Must Reads: May 2
In the news: unruly Republican state legislatures, Syria, 2014, Obama, Mark Sanford, Penny Pritzker, ESPN
Austerity Strikes Back: Budget Hawks Regroup After the Reinhart/Rogoff Affair
Austerity supporters have responded to the Reinhart/Rogoff fallout with a “keep calm and carry on” demeanor, argued that the real problem is uncertainty, or countered that we’re still measuring the wrong thing.
Homeland Insecurity: After Boston, The Struggle Between Liberty and Security
Do we need to sacrifice privacy to be safer?
Obama’s Mexico Visit: Not Just About the Drug War Anymore
Mexico President Peña Nieto has shifted focus from fighting cartels to modernizing the economy and has encouraged media outlets to dedicate less coverage to decapitations and shoot-outs.
“Squish” and 11 Other Political Insults
After Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called some of his Republican colleagues “squishes” last week, TIME thought of some other playful political insults to use.
Poll: Americans More Concerned About Civil Liberties In Wake Of Boston Bombing
Two weeks after the Boston Marathon terror attacks, the Americans people are far more concerned about new government limits on civil liberties than the need for new law enforcement measures to prevent future attacks.
Vaseline, Fireworks and Text Messages: What We Learned From New Boston Bombing Arrests
The FBI released three criminal complaints that fill in the details about the lack of planning and clumsy coverup that followed one of the worst terrorist attacks in recent American history.
Morning Must Reads: May 1
In the news: lethal arms to Syrian rebels, the Massachusetts Senate race, Obamacare, high-speed traders, LGBT and immigration reform, the “morning-after pill,” and American students
President Obama Sides With His Guantanamo Bay Protesters
100 men have been starving themselves in Guantanamo Bay to get the attention of the American people. Yesterday they finally got the President’s support.
Barack Obama’s White House Press Conference April 30, 2013 (Transcript)
The President discussed Guantanamo Bay, Syria’s chemical weapons, Jason Collins, and more
U.S. Ponders Syria’s Possible Chemical Weapons
U.S. intelligence believes that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, opening debate against those who want to intervene and those who want more information.