Glenn Loury and Joshua Cohen examine why Obama has abandoned his post-partisan persona. Plus: What Obama could learn from Nixon.
Chris Hayes, author of the new book Twilight of the Elites, describes how successful people mythologize their past struggles. Plus: How the elite cheat the system.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Obama was right to implement parts of the DREAM Act by executive order. Plus: Is this the most boring presidential race ever?
Hussein Ibish argues that American policy faced major obstacles and limited options after Egypt’s revolution. Plus: Alien vs. Predator in Egypt.
Seyward Darby, a journalist living in Kosovo, tells Americans why they should visit the country. Plus: Is Kosovo training Syrian rebels?
Is the European Central Bank trying to crush the southern European social democratic model? Rob Farley and Sean Kay consider.
Sarah Posner and Jamelle Bouie examine the media’s obsession with turning diverse groups like Catholics and Latinos into voting blocs. Plus: The Democrats’ demography problem.
Glenn Loury uses his own life story to debate the question with Ann Althouse. Plus: Obamacare loses, Obama wins?
Has Obama betrayed his campaign promise to protect civil liberties? Conor Friedersdorf and Noah Smith debate.
Bob Wright talks to Robert Becker, who was arrested in Egypt for working at a pro-democracy NGO. Plus: Egypt’s soft coup.