Latest articles by Michael Brendan Dougherty
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The blindingly obvious political attack that every 2016 candidate should use against Hillary
opinion ISIS now has a foothold a stone's throw from Italy. Will no one hold Hillary accountable?
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Donald Trump and the revenge of the radical center
opinion On the hard lessons the GOP must learn from l'affaire Trump
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Europe and Islam: A clash of failures
opinion France and Islam each hold out a universal promise for the world. And in each other, they see that promise revealed as a lie.
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The GOP's insane, inaccurate, bizarro history of Obama's Syria failure
opinion Obama's foreign policy in Syria has been stupid. But the Republican response to it has descended into gibbering insanity.
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The moral hazard of Syria's civil war
opinion This brutal conflict is destined to disgrace every foreign power that intervenes in it
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The intractable, insidious conflict between Islamism and the West
opinion There are no easy solutions here — because, in no small part, the West inadvertently co-authors Islamist terrorism
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The GOP's nightmare scenario is very, very real
opinion The deepest Republican field in recent history is in danger of collapsing into Trump, Carson, Cruz, and some also-rans
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Why GOP elites are totally ignoring a political reality that could destroy their party
opinion No longer can the politicians' race be conducted as if the populists' race doesn't exist
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Why Catholic nuns' ObamaCare case should be a slam dunk at the Supreme Court
opinion The Little Sisters of the Poor's case is simple, straightforward, and based on moral premises that are widely shared outside of their faith — and recognized in law
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Ben Carson is political malpractice
opinion C'mon, evangelicals: Can't you see he's hurting your cause?
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How Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen became America's shame
opinion The U.S. must cease its role in this lethal, unnecessary campaign — immediately
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Obama's catastrophic Syria folly
opinion This may be the most stupid and potentially ruinous decision of his presidency
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Here's a climate change solution that doesn't freak out every conservative
opinion Three cheers for the coal retirement plan!
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The withering of GOP economic thought
opinion Mike Lee's plan is the best economic policy in the GOP. And it's still not nearly enough.
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2015 World Series preview: Giddiness and joy is guaranteed
The Explainer Here's why this Fall Classic is going to be extra fun
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Why Republicans keep missing the giant Benghazi scandal right before their eyes
opinion The Obama administration's Middle East policy is a disaster. So why aren't we talking about that?
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The Paul Ryan conundrum: Is he too much of a chameleon to be speaker?
opinion Ryan tries to be all things to all people. And that might be his biggest flaw.
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4 issues where the GOP must move to the middle in 2016
opinion The primary is the time for zealous partisanship. The general election? Not so much.
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Hillary Clinton is still a terrible candidate
opinion Yeah, she crushed some ants on stage. So what?
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Jim Webb is the only presidential candidate talking sense on foreign policy
opinion Perhaps it's no coincidence that the guy who fought in Vietnam has a different perspective on foreign affairs
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How the playoffs consistently confound baseball's statheads
feature In the end, baseball is about much more than output measured over long stretches of time
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Don't believe the hype: The Republican Party is alive and well
opinion Is the GOP ceasing to function as a national party? Not even close.
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Biden-mania shows the utter weakness of the Democratic Party's bench
opinion How is it that the big potential wild card is a man who has run two presidential campaigns that were not at all successful?
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Why Rand Paul is fizzling
opinion Paul used to be interesting. But the presidential campaign has taken all the interesting out of him.
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