Latest articles by Dana Liebelson
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From boobs to Bill Murray: 9 digital currencies you should know about
feature Bitcoin is just the beginning
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Obama and the case of the missing watchdogs
feature Confoundingly, the president has failed for years to find capable inspectors general to bust government waste, fraud, and misconduct. Why?
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What a Montana farmer could teach Romney and Obama
feature Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is in a heated race for re-election, but he's not afraid to tackle the thorny issues that Romney and Obama are terrified to touch
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A tale of two Americans: How they'd fare under Obama and Romney
feature Let's take a closer look at how President Obama and Mitt Romney's policies would affect the lives of two very different kinds of voters
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Are U.S. military leaders lying about Afghanistan?
feature A decorated Army vet levels some devastating accusations at the top brass. And it's time for lawmakers to listen up
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President Obama's poor pardoning record
feature With only 23 pardons to his name, President Obama is on track to free fewer prisoners than almost every other president in American history
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The GOP's make-believe voter fraud epidemic
feature The Republican war on barely-existent voter fraud threatens to disenfranchise countless American citizens
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4 human rights the GOP forgot to protect
feature Gallingly, the Republican Party's platform barely addresses the preservation and spread of key freedoms abroad
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How to avoid another GSA boondoggle
feature When a federal agency can get away with using taxpayer money to pay for a Vegas clown, it's time to rethink how we uncover waste, fraud, and abuse
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What HBO's Girls can teach Obama and Romney
feature The buzzy new show about twenty-somethings struggling with life and love in New York City isn't overtly political. But it still holds plenty of political lessons
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How to clean up K Street
feature Efforts to close the revolving door between government and the lobbying industry haven't been nearly as aggressive as they need to be
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Washington's Daft Punk justification for wasteful military spending
feature Republicans and Democrats alike seem blinded by the desire for a "harder, better, faster, stronger" America — so much so that they support useless defense projects
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How indefinite detention snuck into Obama's defense bill
feature It's now legal to seize suspected terrorists and throw them in jail without charge or trial. Why was this controversial law debated in a secret committee?
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Why the Mitt-Bibi bromance won't affect world affairs
feature Mitt Romney and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu are pals, says The New York Times. But don't expect them to forge a Mideast peace accord anytime soon
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Why the culture war is crushing Mitt Romney
feature The GOP nominee has been tasked with espousing a party platform chock full of fringe social issues that are endangering his bid for the White House
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The Mitt Romney we have always known
feature The political world is shocked — shocked! — by the Republican's glib dismissal of 47 percent of Americans. But these comments were very much in character
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What Mitt Romney's Israel fumbles say about his foreign policy
feature Saying controversial things on his recent trip abroad wasn't just about Romney's foot-in-mouth problem, but also a sign of how he'd work the world stage as president
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What the Tea Party can teach Mitt Romney about defense spending
feature Romney says cuts to the defense budget would be devastating, but he should take a cue from the Tea Party and call for a reduction in Pentagon spending
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How to open up the Obama administration
feature In some ways, this White House is the most transparent ever. But it's also prosecuting secret-spillers at a record rate
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The problem with outsourcing the military
feature U.S. defense contracting is a mess of lax oversight, poor accountability, thin competition, conflicts of interest, and sometimes, grave misconduct
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The growing undercover effort to get God into biology class
feature Meet the new creationism-in-sheep's-clothing: The "academic freedom" bill
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Why do so many states still have anti-sodomy laws?
feature A decade after the Supreme Court effectively banned such laws, more than a dozen states still have these rules on the books
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7 states trying to gut sex ed and promote abstinence
feature Teen pregnancy and the spread of STDs are clearly major problems. And the nation is just as clearly divided on how to solve them.
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The U.S. military has a problem with atheists
feature Apparently, the Marine Corps thinks a "lack or loss of spiritual faith" could be dangerous
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