Past Present

How the CIA Became Dangerously Dependent on Outside Contractors

By Allison Stanger - Opinion - August 27, 2009

It was not a conscious decision, but it has huge ramifications for national security and democracy. more >>

Obama Isn't Overexposed, but Flaws in His Healthcare Reform Have Been

By Clark S. Judge - Opinion - August 13, 2009

President Obama is everywhere, but so are his plan's flaws. And history is not on his side. more >>

Why Congress and the CIA Clash, and Why That Hurts National Security

By Margaret Henoch - Opinion - August 3, 2009

Each side has its reasons, and its faults, that result in a relationship that hurts national security. more >>

The Social Security Lesson: A Flawed Healthcare Reform Is Better Than None at All

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - July 23, 2009

Progressives should prefer a flawed healthcare reform law over a perfect bill that never passes. more >>

40 Years After Moon Landing, Time to Launch the Next 'Giant Leap for Mankind'

By France A. Córdova and Shirley Ann Jackson - Opinion - July 16, 2009

The Apollo program was a booster rocket for American science. That innovation must be rekindled. more >>

Scopes and Evolution Lost the Monkey Trial, But Modernity Won

By John Aloysius Farrell - Opinion - July 9, 2009

Modernity triumphed when Darrow took on Bryan, but fundamentalism has not gone away. more >>

1972 Watergate Break-in Woke a Nation of Watchdogs

By Keith W. Olson - Opinion - June 18, 2009

Break-in further eroded the trust of a nation in its leaders. more >>

Republicans, at Crossroads, Must Find Political Compass or Go the Way of the Whigs

By Jamie Stiehm - Opinion - June 11, 2009

The GOP needs to find the old political compass or fade like the party it replaced. more >>

On D-Day's 65th Anniversary, Americans' Reluctance to Serve Is Shameful

By Adrian R. Lewis - Opinion - June 6, 2009

In Iraq and Afghanistan, beleaguered troops bear a shameful portion of the nation's burden. more >>

In Sotomayor Pick, Notre Dame Talk, Obama Unity Plan Echoes Ike-LBJ

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - May 28, 2009

The road to post-partisanship will be long, and could be a dead end, but give him points for trying. more >>

Tea Party Politics From Colonial Boston to the Obama Bailouts

By William C. Martel - Opinion - April 30, 2009

British act was the last straw for Boston colonists, but where to now for today's conservatives? more >>

Barack Obama Like Ike Eisenhower on Iraq Endgame

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - April 23, 2009

For today's president, who recognizes the need to act swiftly, Eisenhower is a good role model. more >>

Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy, Like 9/11, Stirred Nation to Vengeance

By Anthony Pitch - Opinion - April 16, 2009

In horror and uncertainty, a vulnerable nation unleashed its worse angels of vengeance. more >>

Truman Firing of MacArthur Hurt Approval Rating but Saved War With Red China

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - April 9, 2009

President axed MacArthur for pushing war with Red China, then slept easily through howls of protest. more >>

Bipartisan Reagan-O'Neill Social Security Deal in 1983 Showed It Can Be Done

By Matthew Dallek - Opinion - April 2, 2009

1983 Social Security deal showed that good politics can happen in the most unforgiving environments. more >>

John Thompson: March Madness More Intense Now Than 1984, for Better and Worse

By John R. Thompson, Jr. - Opinion - March 19, 2009

The former Georgetown coach says pressure and attention have grown since Hoyas's championship season more >>

Abraham Lincoln Inauguration Not Assured Until He Gave Baltimore Assassins the Slip

By Geoff Brown - Opinion - February 26, 2009

Evading Baltimore assassins earned vitriol, and the chance to fight another day, Geoff Brown writes. more >>

Abraham Lincoln, an Everyman Who Saved a Nation

By John C. Waugh - Opinion - February 12, 2009

Driven frontier son rose above his peers and his humble beginnings, writes John C. Waugh. more >>

Roe v. Wade: On Anniversary, Abortion Is out of the Spotlight

By Karen O'Connor - Opinion - January 22, 2009

Light a candle for Roe on its 36th anniversary; much has been lost, and there is much to do. more >>

JFK, FDR, and the Secret History of How a Great Inaugural Address Is Written

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - January 15, 2009

Presidents can get their due credit even when we know about their collaborators. more >>

The Threat of the Human Shield Strategy Hamas Uses Extends Beyond Israel, Gaza

By Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman - Opinion - January 9, 2009

Hamas tactics mock international law, write Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman , and teach extremists. more >>

President Bush, Ted Kennedy, and Dynasty Decline

By Nick Ragone - Opinion - January 8, 2009

Anemic approval rating for president and frail health of senator put political dynasties in doubt. more >>

Barack Obama, Robert Gates, and the Rumsfeld Pentagon-State Relationship

By Stephen Glain - Opinion - January 7, 2009

Defense secretary talks big on diplomacy, Stephen Glain writes, but must put money where his mouth is. more >>

FDR, Pearl Harbor, and the Date of Infamy

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - December 11, 2008

The famous phrase almost wasn't, writes Robert Schlesinger. more >>

75 Years After the Repeal of Prohibition, We’re Still Captives of the ‘Dry’ Crusaders

By Maureen Ogle - Opinion - December 4, 2008

75 years later, "dry" crusaders are still affecting our ability to take a drink, Maureen Ogle writes. more >>