What Republicans can learn from the Democrats' revival
What to make of the 28-year-old columnist's contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers
They can—but mainly by doing things other than what we want and expect from them.
The NSA revelations don't come in a vacuum: There's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.
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Today's least self-aware punditry, courtesy of the former Weather Underground ringleader
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The Texas lawmaker's comments are really just another way to talk about the doggedly debated topic of whether fetuses feel pain.
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The speaker aims to capitalize on a rift in his caucus by arguing that doing nothing will be even worse than the reforms on the table now.
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Executive-power-wary Tea Partiers and labor-aligned Democrats could block "fast-track" authority for two huge agreements.
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In a Fox News appearance, he advised his son to avoid committing treason and come home.
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You won't see him on magazine covers or late-night TV, but the Wisconsin governor has the resume and resilience for a White House run.
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The whole Congress should debate and vote on significant policies.
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Though vastly different, both think more highly of their own judgment than any law.
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Despite worries that their focus on abortion and gay marriage is a liability for Republicans, they're as well-organized, vigilant, and powerful as ever.
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How we answer may say more about us than it does about either of them.
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The culture of secrecy in Washington has become absurd.
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No Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee was willing to speak against Steve King's "poison-pill" amendment.
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The president's decision to arm the rebels in Syria is yet another betrayal of the anti-war liberals who helped elect him.
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Wisconsin voters replaced the civil-liberties champion with an ostensibly Tea Party senator -- who doesn't seem to care about government snooping.
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The president and his underlings, "given a chance to paralyze opposition by practicing secrecy and deception, will use that power."
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There really are checks and balances in our national-security system, but apathy prevents them from exercising rigorous oversight.
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Just exposing classified information doesn't always lead to prosecution. Just ask high-ranking Obama and Bush Administration officials.
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The distinctive malice of al-Qaeda and its allies doesn't change the fact that we need to make rational choices in a world of limited resources.
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A new poll shows that the way senators talk about immigration reform doesn't just alter their standing -- it changes how Latinos look at their entire party.
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Senators like Rand Paul are demanding a tougher immigration bill. Reform advocates must decide if they're being sincere -- or trying to kill the bill.
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It's not enough to pay a political price or be shamed into silence. You have to come to believe sincerity is not the same as accuracy.
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Was Arizona's Trent Franks not paying attention when Todd Akin made similar comments last year and paid the price?
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The practice of handing over cash to turn out votes used to be an urban Democratic specialty. Are rural Republicans getting in on the fun?
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If you think of them as people, rather than abstractions, you're more likely to conclude, "no one."
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Some secrets cannot be kept from the people if our system of government is to remain legitimate.
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One year later, the Supreme Court's Obamacare decision on Medicaid expansion looks more like a Pyrrhic victory for the president.
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Progressives aren't going to give the president a pass on civil liberties anymore.
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If you think Capitol Hill is polarized, overcompetitive, and obsessed with winning, wait until you see the Congressional Baseball Game.
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The pervasive surveillance state isn't inevitable unless we give up on opposing it.
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The 29-year-old's law-breaking undermines the American system far less than what Barack Obama and Congress have done.
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