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Too Big To Like?


If there is a consensus evil in American politics today, a single feature of our political culture that arouses widespread fears and anxieties, it is, in a word, Big -- as in Big Government, Big Banks, Big Oil, Big fill-in-the-blank. But not all Bigs are equally bad in the public's mind.

     

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Politics

Purple Suburbs, Red With Anger

Demographic change is incremental, and the anger sweeping the country's middle class is anything but.

White House

Obama And Liberals: Can This Marriage Be Saved?

Can the president reignite the enthusiasm of his party's core supporters by November?


Ronald Brownstein: Political ConnectionsSaturday, Sept. 4, 2010

Iraq's Painful Lesson

The Iraq war offered a lesson in the limits of America's ability to bend the world to its purposes, and even to anticipate consequences of its actions.

National Security

After Counterinsurgency, Military Goes Back To Basics

Senior military officials say they are increasingly concerned that some war-fighting skills got lost when the military remade itself into a counterinsurgency force.

Leaving Afghanistan: The Search For Plan B

Alternative exit strategies from Afghanistan include regional talks, partial withdrawal, or empowering warlords.

In And Out In Afghanistan

Moving 30,000 troops into Afghanistan while withdrawing units from Iraq poses a logistical challenge destined for future textbooks.

Politics

Double-Dip Politics: What If Economy Gets Worse?

Both parties will have to shift their positions if the economic slowdown worsens. Vows to limit federal spending may be replaced by cries for more stimulus.

Health Care Reform: 'The Gift That Didn't Give'

Some Democrats say that President Obama should spend more time explaining why the health care reform law will help people.

Political Insiders Poll

Insiders discuss what impact the tea party movement will have on the GOP in the midterm elections, and assess politically, what's the best outcome for their party on the Bush tax cuts.


Economy

Hill Isn't Done With Credit Bureaus

The firms that provide credit reports on consumers are under attack on Capitol Hill. The financial reform law stiffens regulations, but some legislators want additional safeguards.
• Multinationals Evading Taxes?

Lobbying

Media Matters Stakes Claim As High-Volume Watchdog

Media Matters for America has evolved into a rapid-response liberal cadre of "misinformation" hunters that contributes to the invective that flavors much of today's press criticism.


Charlie Cook: The Cook ReportSaturday, Sept. 4, 2010

The Senate's In Play

The odds still favor Democrats holding their majority in the Senate, but they're not as good as they once were.

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Expert Blogs

See what the experts have to say on critical issues like the economy and health care.

Congress

2009 Vote Ratings

National Journal's annual congressional vote ratings for 2009 show that long-standing ideological divides have persisted -- and even deepened -- in President Obama's Washington.


Resources

National Journal Article Indexes

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Last Week's Cover Story

How Much Chaos Can Obama Handle?

The post-Cold War world has evolved into a chaotic and unmanageable place.