Peter Beinart is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and National Journal, an associate professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
It's not that there's no drama. It's that there's not much chance of big changes in national policy, no matter what happens.
Politics / Oct 27, 2014
Voter-ID laws are part of a hoary American tradition holding that people who aren't economically independent can't make reasoned political choices.
Politics / Oct 22, 2014
Reporters have focused on how the former defense secretary's memoir praises her and criticizes the president. The book itself tells a different story.
Politics / Oct 17, 2014
Disputes over Iraq have distracted Americans from a more important debate.
Global / Oct 15, 2014
There's a constructive way for liberals to oppose illiberalism, and then there's the approach the comedian took.
Global / Oct 9, 2014
Leon Panetta says American allies no longer trust Obama. How does he explain the coalition against ISIS?
Global / Oct 7, 2014
Sometimes the best way for the U.S. to promote democracy abroad is to struggle for it at home.
Global / Oct 3, 2014
Why the senator’s brand of foreign policy is dangerous
Global / Sep 19, 2014
In a time of national anxiety, women voters are again turning to Republicans to protect the country.
Politics / Sep 17, 2014
U.S. officials say the extremist group could harm the homeland. But does the danger justify another military campaign in the Middle East?
Global / Sep 11, 2014
Robert Kagan accuses Obama of appeasement. Where’s his evidence?
Global / Sep 8, 2014
The beheading of two journalists has transformed public debate over U.S. foreign policy.
Global / Sep 4, 2014
John McCain and Lindsey Graham want Obama to confront ISIS now. They don't specify how.
Global / Sep 1, 2014
The president is neither a dove nor a hawk. He’s a fierce minimalist.
Global / Aug 29, 2014
Striking the jihadists in Syria is reckless without allies on the ground.
Global / Aug 25, 2014
Strong frontrunners have drawn challengers before. But given the Clintons' reputation for retaliating for betrayals, it's just not worth it in 2016.
Politics / Aug 21, 2014
The politics of crime has changed since the 1990s. Can Rand Paul help his party embrace the new reality?
Politics / Aug 15, 2014
The key divide on America’s role in the world is no longer between Democrats and Republicans. It’s between elites and everyone else.
Global / Aug 13, 2014
"An entire religion is being exterminated from the face of the earth," one Iraqi lawmaker warns.
Global / Aug 8, 2014
Why the question is so effective at silencing American critics of Israel.
Global / Aug 4, 2014
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