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The election of Barack Obama does not represent a "new liberal order" so much as the latest desire to establish responsibility in the congressional playpen. For decades, Americans have voted in politicians with the hope that they would work together for the common good. And for decades, most of these...
The Obama era, it is now clear, began on Election Day and will not wait. Like his presidential campaign, his transition is proving to be historic. Unwilling to bide his time until President Bush packs up his things and leaves town, Obama simply took control of economic policy on Nov...
In some ways, it makes political sense to go slowly. Ever since 9/11, Obama's party has been squeamish about walking point on civil liberties out of fear that Republicans would wrap such a move around their necks at election time. And so, though civil libertarians may holler, the Obama...
Rarely in the course of human events does the election of one individual seem to make everybody around the world stop and take notice. The next-day headlines were evidence that something transformative had happened. Barack Obama resonated with the hopes and aspirations of not just Americans but so many...
The 2008 election saw turnout among voters aged 18 to 30 rise to between 52 and 53 percent, up from 48 percent in the 2004 election, according to estimates released Monday by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University. This rise represents an...