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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?
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Irrational exuberance inverted
feature In The Week’s editor’s letter, Wilkinson asks whether we are now pointlessly glum
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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
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We need bigger deficits
feature In normal times, deficit spending has all sorts of negative effects on economic activity. These are not normal times
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Global warming panic attack
feature My plan to address the potential cataclysm of global warming is shrill, impractical and utopian. But I doubt you have a better one
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Is Rupert Murdoch stupid?
feature Fox News hosts have been calling out the dogs of war. Does Rupert Murdoch think the network won't be held accountable in the event of political violence?
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Politics is undermining our economy
feature We could reduce unemployment — if only Washington wanted to
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Keynes & Co. have lost the stimulus argument
feature With the nation mired in unemployment, liberal economists have been pulling the fire alarm with increasing urgency. But the fire department isn't coming
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