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How in good conscience?

Obama never was serious about Afghanistan.

Lessons of Benghazi

The true scandal: A prior attack went unexamined.

Mideast disasters

U.S. involvement has made things worse.

Gates hits his target

His memoir is not the problem.

Common Core doubts

Opponents have every right to be skeptical.

The U.S. energy boom

Market forces are helping drive up production.

An unwavering example

Congress needs more George Millers.

Obama is off-message

On jobless benefits, a missed opportunity.

Defining loyalty

Gates and Christie highlight problems.

What’s in a name?

Saying you’re with al-Qaeda doesn’t make it so.

Cross purposes

Obama’s quixotic quest for more free trade.

In luck we trust

The War on Poverty’s secret weapon: Marriage.

China’s anti-Japan campaign

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    China’s anti-Japan campaign

    A trip to a shrine is being misrepresented.

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  • In praise of the watchdogs

    In praise of the watchdogs

    Christie shows why we need local news.

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  • The liberalization of America

    The liberalization of America

    The U.S. is becoming more progressive.

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  • A glimmer of hope for Syria

    A glimmer of hope for Syria

    Education can give exiled children a future.

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Minimum-wage mirage

Minimum-wage mirage

Economists still debate what a higher minimum means for jobs.

The free-trade lift

The free-trade lift

Scary stories about the Trans-Pacific Partnership don’t hold up to scrutiny.

PostPartisan

Benghazi, Occupy and political graveyards

The Benghazi report could have been worse for Hillary Clinton if it hadn’t tried too hard.

Outlook & Opinions

Our stake in Iraq

Our stake in Iraq

U.S. air power and advisers can help in the fight against al-Qaeda.

NFL should let players smoke pot

NFL should let players smoke pot

It’s safer than painkillers.

Obama is losing S. Sudan

Obama is losing S. Sudan

But George W. Bush could help save it.

Two kids? No, thanks.

Two kids? No, thanks.

Why many Chinese parents voluntarily stop at one.

Not a terrorist group — yet

Not a terrorist group — yet

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood might be pushed into violence.

Women of scandal, shock and awe — long before Miley

Women of scandal, shock and awe — long before Miley

In “Flappers,” Judith Mackrell profiles six iconoclastic women who made the 1920s sizzle.

Authoritarian gatekeepers

Authoritarian gatekeepers

With control of state-run media, regimes rein in other messages.

Gates unloads on Obama

Gates unloads on Obama

But his new memoir is self-contradictory.

Racism in marijuana arrests

Racism in marijuana arrests

White users are far less likely to be arrested.

Dark tales from deep within the CIA

Dark tales from deep within the CIA

In “Company Man,” John Rizzo describes his long career, including his role in interrogation policy.

Local Blog Network

Terry McAuliffe’s strong steps on ethics reform

The new Virginia governor has taken an important step towards ethics reform.

Book Reviews