May 18
Osama bin Laden captured: What’s next in the ‘War on Terror?’
In announcing that Osama bin Laden had been killed, President Obama told the American people that “we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values… [Continue Reading]
Apr 14
The civility crisis is real, not imagined
There is a broad consensus on the impact of today’s brand of incivility: When people can’t talk to each other, they can’t solve important problems. But there are many competing views on the cause and the solution.
Jan 6
The last time filibusters threatened a constitutional meltdown
In May 2005, Republican Senate leaders announced that, if the filibusters continued, they would attempt a drastic procedure – one that soon would be called the “nuclear option.”
