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Free Trade Is Not Quite President Obama's Neglected Stepchild, But...

May 1, 2013, Bill Frenzel

Sadly, divided party government, which we have because of the Republican House, in a time of extreme partisan polarization, is a formula for inaction and absolutist opposition politics, not for problem solving.

April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann, Moyers & Company

Why Congress is Failing Us

April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Gridlock is No Way to Govern

April 19, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Defeat of Toomey-Manchin: Neither Cloture nor Closure for Victims of Gun Violence

April 18, 2013, John Hudak

The Do-little House of Representatives: Why so Little legislating?

April 4, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

When India’s Foreign Policy Is Domestic

April 2, 2013, Teresita C. Schaffer and Howard Schaffer

Policy Leadership and the Blame Trap: Seven Strategies for Avoiding Policy Stalemate

March 29, 2013, R. Kent Weaver

Ironically, Obama tried harder and longer than the results merited to work cooperatively with Republicans in Congress. He has learned painfully that his public embrace of a policy virtually ensures Republican opposition and that intensive negotiations with Republican leaders are likely to lead to a dead end. No bourbon and branch-water laced meetings with Republicans in Congress or pre-emptive compromises with them will induce cooperative behavior.

March 6, 2013, Thomas E. Mann, U.S. News & World Report

Egypt's 'Spoilers' Threaten Democracy

February 25, 2013, Omar Ashour

The Libyan Revolution at Two

February 22, 2013, Ibrahim Sharqieh

An Ill-Advised Purge in Libya

February 18, 2013, Ibrahim Sharqieh

[Obama's tone of his ’08 campaign] hasn’t worked very well, but this is the moment to go back to it, because if he doesn’t, he dooms the rest of his term to squabbling with the Republicans.

February 11, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin, The Daily Beast

Political Islam in Tunisia: A Discussion with Shadi Hamid

February 8, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Prospects for the 113th Congress

January 21, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Colin Powell, Chuck Hagel and the Republican Party

January 15, 2013, Strobe Talbott

The Centrists Cannot Hold

January 14, 2013, Kemal Derviş

The Muslim Brotherhood: Between Democracy, Ideology, and Distrust

January 11, 2013, Eid Mohamed

Susan Rice and 21st Century Diplomacy

December 14, 2012, Bruce Jones

Soak the Middle Class! In Praise of Higher Taxes on Everybody

December 13, 2012, William A. Galston

Feeling Confused About Egypt? You're Not Alone

December 11, 2012, Bessma Momani

Speakers and Presidents: A Historical View

December 11, 2012, Darrell M. West

How to Solve the Fiscal Cliff? Start With a Gag Order

December 6, 2012, William A. Galston

Is There an Egyptian Nation?

December 4, 2012, Shadi Hamid

Egypt’s Democratic Dictator?

December 3, 2012, Omar Ashour