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Obama: Let Guatanamo Prisoners Go!

March 21, 2013

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Obama in Israel: Preserving an Untenable Status Quo »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 20, 2013

He’s not acting as Israel’s “greatest friend” by supporting Israeli policy, no matter what.read more


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Obama Gets in Cave Position

March 15, 2013

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Underwhelmed by Obama's SOTU

February 13, 2013

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Mixed Messages in Obama’s State of the Union »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 13, 2013

He offered lukewarm liberalism at home coupled with Bush-league justifications for lawlessness and hypocrisy abroad.read more


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State of Union Makes Republicans Squirm »

By Ruth Conniff, February 13, 2013

The best part of the State of the Union was when President Obama took it to the Republicans.read more


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Why Is John Yoo Working for Obama’s Justice Department? »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 6, 2013

Using Orwellian language and claiming to be beyond the reach of the judicial branch, the Obama Administration lays out its case for killing U.S. citizens.read more


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Obama Becoming Like Nixon

February 5, 2013

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Obama's Immigration Speech

January 30, 2013

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Obama’s So-So Speech on Immigration »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 30, 2013

Moving in parts, distorting in others, and silent on a major point, his speech didn’t go far enough.read more


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I Loved, Loved, Loved Obama's Inaugural Address!

January 22, 2013

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Bravo, Richard Blanco! »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 22, 2013

What moved me beyond the appropriate and the poetic was Blanco’s insertion of the personal.read more


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Hope Part II: Obama's Inauguration Speech »

By Ruth Conniff, January 21, 2013

The progressive tone of the last third of Obama's speech was so unexpectedly rousing, it jolted the crowd, and listeners of all political persuasions from coast to coast.read more


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Reflecting on Obama and MLK

January 21, 2013

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Obama in the Shadow of Martin Luther King »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 21, 2013

King would not look kindly on Obama expanding the reach of militarism with drone warfare.read more


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