Author James Mann and The Washington Post correspondent Tom Hamburger discussed politics, foreign policy and the presidential race in Georgetown’s Mortara Center for International Studies Tuesday afternoon.
Hamburger,...
In this election, Americans are understandably most concerned about their pocketbooks — their ability to put food on the table, to pay for gas, to cover the cost of college. Alas, the world does not...
Mitt Romney’s getting desperate. It’s only six weeks to Election Day, and President Obama’s lead in swing states is only increasing.
An early sign that a campaign is going downhill is when the...
Two Americans, a German and a Dutch girl walk into a bar, order two mojitos, a San Miguel and a cocktail. The only punchline here is the bar itself, a brightly lit expat hangout whose constant loop of...
“It’s over for Mitt Romney.”
If you paid any attention to the news this past week, that was the refrain bandied across cable channels and the front pages of newspapers. According to conventional...
This upcoming presidential election will not be defined by the victory of Obama or Romney. Rather, the congressional elections are what matter most. With polls suggesting an Obama victory alongside major...
The events of this past week in Egypt and Libya have drawn a spotlight on a theme that has been noticeably missing in the 2012 presidential campaigns: foreign policy.
Mitt Romney responded to the death...
The election in less than two months is going to be fairly important. Yet, strangely enough, whether or not I vote will be extremely unimportant.
Let’s get something clear first: This argument is...
With the Republican and Democratic National Conventions completed and the party bases energized, the real campaigning begins as the candidates focus their efforts more aggressively on swing states.
The...
True to his legendary oratorical form, President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) made a convincing case last week at the Democratic National Convention as to why Americans should re-elect President Obama. It...
