Obama, like Carter, is reacting to warning signs by seeking to split the difference between dispirited Democrats and increasingly radicalized Republicans.
Eric AltermanThe Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue.
Eric AltermanAs with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish.
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