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The Pragmatic Progressive

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Boston Shows Importance of Being Prepared

Americans generally accept a role for government in meeting a number of important national needs. Defense, schools, roads, bridges, public health and…

April 25, 2013
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Bursting the Ideological Bubble

This semester, disputes over Greek life and the role of former World Bank President Robert Zoellick ’75 in Swarthmore’s commencement have engulfed…

April 11, 2013
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The Keystone Mistake

Last week, the United States Senate cast votes on a large number of amendments to its budget proposal, many unrelated to the…

March 28, 2013
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The Politics of Extremism

The mainstream political media – from top-rated television programs like Meet the Press to David Brooks and Thomas Friedman in the New…

March 7, 2013
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Looking Past Obama: The Future of Liberalism

Many left-leaning observers commended Barack Obama’s State of the Union last week for its calls for a $9 minimum wage, universal preschool…

February 21, 2013
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Crops, Coal, and Climate Change

Dodge Ram aired an ad in the Super Bowl last weekend featuring the late Paul Harvey’s 1978 FFA convention speech “So God…

February 7, 2013
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Curing “Obama Disappointment Syndrome”

Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural address on Monday. In clear and compelling terms, he celebrated the accomplishments that “we, the people”…

January 24, 2013

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