Newsweek Politics Headlines

Think Obama Hasn't Gotten Much Done? Think Again.

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:11:35 GMT

Obama's done-nothing rep is wrong.

The Fake Populism of Palin, Dobbs, and Beck

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:41:55 GMT

The faux populism of Palin, Dobbs, and Beck.

Cose: Oprah, the Un-Palin

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:40:46 GMT

Oprah is the real unifier in chief.

What the Health-Care Debate Says About Abortion

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:25:41 GMT

Will pro-choice Democrats kill health-care reform? Probably not—and that's a good thing.

Ferguson: How Economic Weakness Endangers the U.S.

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:13:34 GMT

We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power.

Why Dick Cheney Should Run in 2012

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:43:58 GMT

Gallup is not asking about him in its prospective polling, and his daughter Liz's recent allusion to a presidential run provoked good-natured laughter, as though the suggestion were just a one-liner. Float the hypothetical in political conversation, and people roll their eyes dismissively.

Why Obama Is Going to Copenhagen

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:58:16 GMT

Now that the Copenhagen talks look likely to fail, it is safe for President Obama to go.

Obama: First Pacific President?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:20:59 GMT

Inflation is not only a monetary matter.

How Barack Obama Is Like Ronald Reagan

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:12:55 GMT

For inspiration, Obama looks to Reagan.

Palin and Being 'Palinized'

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:06:50 GMT

Women, politics, and the media.

Intelligence Squared: Debating Obamanomics

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:02:06 GMT

Is Obamanomics a boon or a bane? A debate over the president's policies.

The Terrorist Myth In North Africa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:32 GMT

America wants to expand the war on terror to Northern Africa. It shouldn't.

Education Reform From the Union Point of View

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:53 GMT

What do teachers' unions think about being vilified by everyone from Newt Gingrich to Al Sharpton?

The Legal Fight Over God's Secular Title

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:32 GMT

The fight over God's secular title.

Senate Likely to Thwart Stupak Amendment

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:05 GMT

Abortion-rights activists were not caught unaware on the anti-abortion-funding amendment to the House health-care bill, and they are likely to stop it in the Senate.

Rudy Giuliani vs. the Federal Courts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:13:37 GMT

Giuliani should know better than to impugn the capabilities of federal courts.

The Case Against Holds on Political Nominees

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:07:04 GMT

The obscure Senate procedure that is getting in the way of governance.

As Obama Arrives, China Suffers an Identity Crisis

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:47:26 GMT

On the eve of Obama's visit, China reveals an identity crisis.

How Sarah Palin Hurts the GOP And the Country

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:17 GMT

Obama knows the long odds against a right-wing populist winning the presidency, no matter how good she looks in a skirt (or running clothes), brandishing a gun. He shouldn't be too cocky, however, because the death of the center is ultimately a problem for him and the whole country. If the Palinistas seize the GOP, they probably cannot take the White House. But their brand of no-prisoners partisanship sure can tie up Congress.

Sarah Palin's Political Instincts: Hitchens

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:08:21 GMT

But the problem with populism is not just that it stirs prejudice against the "big cities" where most Americans actually live, or against the academies where many of them would like to send their children. No, the difficulty with populism is that it exploits the very "people" to whose grievances it claims to give vent.