Executive Branch

Opinion | The National Interest

The Danger of Groupthink in the Obama Administration

February 26, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

Paper

President Obama’s Second Term: Staffing Challenges and Opportunities

February 2013, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Opinion | Forbes

A Suggestion for President Obama’s State of the Union Address

February 11, 2013, Bill Frenzel

In the News

If you are going to do something big or important, do it fast. A presidential administration is like an hourglass with the sand running out. There is a blip up with your second inauguration. You know the odds are that you are going to lose seats at the midterm election, and pretty soon you are going to look pretty lame-duckish, as even your supporters start to choose up sides over your successor.

November 23, 2012, Stephen Hess, National Journal

Opinion | The New Republic

The Morning After: What a Narrow Win Would Mean for Obama’s Second Term

November 1, 2012, William A. Galston

In the News

If the president could get something from Congress on a compromise, he might take that, but instead, since he’s not getting much of anything from Capitol Hill, he essentially is taking everything he wants, and the unilateral actions let him do that in a pretty substantial way.

October 29, 2012, John Hudak, The Washington Times

Opinion | The Las Vegas Sun

A Strategy to Rebuild Manufacturing in the Mountain West

September 23, 2012, John Hudak

Opinion | Politico

The Case for Confirming District Court Judges

September 18, 2012, Russell Wheeler

In the News

The easiest thing to say [about a president's influence on the economy] is that he isn't the only player. He is a more important player than anyone, with the possible exception of the Fed chairman.

September 15, 2012, Stephen Hess, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Opinion | The New Republic

The Case For Rob Portman as Romney's Vice President

August 8, 2012, William A. Galston