The more it stays the same Originally an historian, and now in my seventh decade, I have been impressed with how institutional inertia outweighs democratic inputs at almost every turn. Editorialist Ross Douthat wrote yesterday in regard to the Tea Party’s chances of effecting a national policy shift: It wouldn’t be the first time a [...]
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Tagged: Afghanistan, fiscal responsibility, Gitmo, institutional inertia, Iraq, Obama, Ross Douthat, Tea Party, The Seduction of the Tea Partiers
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- 27 September 2010 – 10:55
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- By BrainiYak
Two recent columns by Ross Douthat (One Way Out) and Bob Herbert (Worse Than a Nightmare) illustrate the options in pursuing or discontinuing the war in Afghanistan. Douthat has done a better job of presenting the reasons for staying than the President or his generals have. Herbert concisely makes the case for getting out. My more [...]
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Tagged: Bob Herbert, One Way Out, Ross Douthat, Worse Than a Nightmare
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- 28 June 2010 – 17:52
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- By BrainiYak