The Bullpen
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Will Afghanistan be Obama's Iraq?
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By The Week Staff Last updated
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Israel's nearsighted attacks
feature The assassination of a Hamas official in Dubai has roiled Israel's allies, with the potential to isolate Israel further. Has Israel given up thinking strategically?
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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Why START's failure is a very big deal
feature Few governments will want to deal with Obama on anything that requires congressional approval
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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Irrational exuberance inverted
feature In The Week’s editor’s letter, Wilkinson asks whether we are now pointlessly glum
By Francis Wilkinson Last updated
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The case against NATO
feature What once was a defensive alliance dedicated to European security now has little to do with either defense or Europe
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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Play ball
feature Cutting budgets for school sports can hurt even kids who don't play sports, says Francis Wilkinson in this edition of The Week's Editor's Letter
By Francis Wilkinson Last updated
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Gen. McChrystal is a good soldier
feature After the politicization of military 'recommendations' by the Bush administration, Gen. McChrystal's candor is as welcome as his new strategy.
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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Day-care sex abuse case haunts Massachusetts Senate race
feature Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic front-runner to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, didn’t prosecute the notorious Fells Acres Day Care case. But when she had a chance to help end the 'travesty,' she took the ea
By Francis Wilkinson Last updated
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Death panels: Wrong name, right idea
feature A good set of Medicare coverage rules will cut out a great deal of waste and put the system on a more sustainable footing. But some people who would have died later under our current over-generous rules will die sooner. There’s just no way aro
By Will Wilkinson Last updated
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In Tunisia, a lesson in benign neglect
feature The successful revolt proves that the fortunes of Arab countries don't depend on what Washington does
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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Politics is undermining our economy
feature We could reduce unemployment — if only Washington wanted to
By Brad DeLong Last updated
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The end of America's 'freedom agenda'
feature The last of the pro-American "color revolutions" flamed out last month in Kyrgyzstan. Good riddance.
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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Health care outcome will define Obama
feature Presidents have lots of options for changing the subject and refocusing attention. But perceptions forged in the health care crucible will cling to Obama
By Francis Wilkinson Last updated
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Fighting the right war in Afghanistan
feature Critics of the current U.S. strategy in Afghanistan often miss the point that the practical alternative isn't peace and withdrawal. It's endless war, fought from a distance — the ideal incubator for more 9/11-style blowback.
By Daniel Larison Last updated
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