You can try all you want to make it harder to get guns, but if you don’t end the war on drugs, the violence will continue.read more

But he obsesses about the deficit, and suggests a willingness to compromise on Medicare.read more

Jacob Lew is completely the wrong person to reform Wall Street.read more

John Brennan is a liar, and he’s a dangerous man. And now he has only more power to be dangerous.read more

Hold the high-fives. President Obama’s apparent victory on the fiscal cliff is more like a late-game touchdown that is still being reviewed by replay officials.read more

On balance, the agreement was a net plus. It restored some progressivity to the income tax code, and it helped out the unemployed and the working poor.read more

One of the best things that happened in 2012 was President Obama’s June 15 announcement that his administration would stop deporting immigrant youth.read more

President Obama must hold the line in any negotiations with Republicans over the budget deficit.read more

Myanmar’s reforms are, upon closer look, more about the interests and longevity of the country’s military than about interethnic peace, public welfare or democracy.read more

Obama has a popular mandate for a positive vision of government's role in protecting workers, consumers, and the disadvantaged.read more