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The real IRS scandal
Though the courts have ruled that a tax-exempt group’s political activity must be 'insubstantial,' lawyers have argued this means as much as 49 percent – and the IRS has gone along. Even that has been flagrantly violated.
Turkey’s economy is vulnerable
PM Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh actions against protestors could backfire economically. Turkey depends on foreign investors to fund its big current account deficit. If they turn tail, interest rates will rise, hurting the economy and undermining one of Erdogan’s sources of popularity.
Why Russia won’t deal on NATO missile defense
Moscow is unlikely to cooperate on a seriously flawed, expensive system against an Iranian threat it doesn't see as imminent.
Edward Snowden, model dropout
Leaving aside the merits of Snowden’s decision to leak sensitive information to the press, his idiosyncratic educational experience points, however improbably, to a much brighter future for all young Americans, and indeed for anyone around the world hungry for knowledge.
Obama’s ‘best bad choice’ in Syria
There is broad agreement on what should not happen in Syria: If Assad crushes the rebels, remains in power and hands Iran a strategic victory that boosts its regional influence, it would be a destructive setback.
Surveilling a double standard
Why are we willing to give private corporations data, but we refuse to offer government agencies the same courtesy? That contradiction highlights a muddled, overwrought and inconsistent attitude towards privacy and freedom.
When illogical policy seems to work
It’s cynical, manipulative and hypocritical – and it looks like it is going to work. How often do you hear a sentence like this, to describe a government initiative or economic policy? Not often enough.MOST COMMENTED
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