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This week furnished the latest examples of Republican antipathy to government. Because their view has been in favor for many years, changing expectations of Congress requires changing the terms of the debate.

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An analyst has called for a more deliberate pace in the production and consumption of news. He could have demonstrated his commitment to such improvement by shelving yet another exercise in media self-mortification and spending time with some primary sources.

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An opinion piece from a former Attorney General shows just how inconvenient one of the bedrock treaties of international relations has become for Guantánamo supporters.

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The federal government has begun to acquire an almost reflexive opposition to transparency. Many of the usual explanations for that may be true, but there could be a more philosophical reason as well.

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The midterm elections look unfriendly to the Democrats at the moment. They could change that picture, but it might require a challenge to their ostensible leader.

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The need to not investigate allegations of criminality has become a common refrain in Washington, but there are some obvious and unpleasant consequences that come from doing so.

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The rogue whistleblower site keeps popping up in the news, and the reasons it does illustrate why it has become so important.

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Many people are looking for a way to pitch in and help in response to an emergency. The last time it happened the opportunity slipped away; will it this time?

Cross posted from Pruning Shears.

The president, along with some of his defenders, have been protesting that his ability to address the environmental meltdown in the Gulf is limited. Not everyone agrees his hands are tied so tightly, though.

Cross posted from Pruning Shears.

Analysis of Tuesday’s results has largely skewed towards nuts-and-bolts electoral minutiae and lazy repetition of talking points. Not much has focused on the actual policies leaders have put in place, though.

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