“The standard of evidence in academics is ten out of ten, and the time pressure is one out of ten. And in Washington, it’s kind of the reverse. The standard of evidence is much lower than in an academic setting, but you have to have it by Friday.”
The Obama administration makes moves to beef up cybersecurity.
The president’s simultaneous decisions on the Arctic Wildlife National Refuge and drilling off the Atlantic coast reveal that he is putting politics over science.
Boehner’s move seems to have come out of a typical Disney teen drama. Boehner invites Bibi to the party, even though Barack is not on the best of terms with Bibi. How is this going to play out?
Last Wednesday, I awoke—quite literally—to one of the most significant developments in U.S.-Cuba relations since the countries halted contact in 1961.
Power Africa represents a transformational moment in US development policy.
Today’s the day—and perhaps we ought to consider the role that “We, the people” have played in the sequester debacle.
