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The Limits to Leading from Behind
For many of President Barack Obama’s supporters, the debt -ceiling crisis was the final proof needed to confirm their fears of a leaderless presidency. Over the past three years, they have watched an administration that was reluctant to push for…
Corporate Tax Reform Can Wait – The Recovery Can’t
IN the waning days of the 111th Congress last December, an extraordinary tax deal was reached between the Obama administration, the outgoing Democratic majority, and the resurgent Republicans that extended the Bush-era tax cuts for two years in addition to…
The Price of War
Dear Readers: On December 1, 2009, President Obama announced a new Afghan battle strategy involving an escalation of more than 30,000 additional U.S. forces. While the decision created a media frenzy in the United States and around the world, plans…
Humanists and Warriors
An in-depth look at Yale’s Humanities Department, both in the past and now.