Newsweek Voices - Michael Hirsh - The World From Washington

Investigators Won't Touch Wall St. In Subrime Mess

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:28:15 GMT

Why prosecutors won't hit Wall Street hard in the subprime scandal.

Can Iran's Clerics Stop the Protests?

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:22:31 GMT

All the clerics can do is crush the protests, then introduce reforms. But it may be too late.

Hirsh: Obama’s Speech a Start to Repairing Muslim Relations

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:30:06 GMT

Obama's speech was great. But one day's effort means little against a century of enmity.

What If Obama Has Nobody to Engage?

Thu, 28 May 2009 01:33:05 GMT

Obama is a pro-engagement president with nobody to engage.

Hirsh: Better Regulation is the Only Way to Save Wall Street

Fri, 15 May 2009 22:05:41 GMT

Bring the rocket scientists back. We're headed for a whole new round of 'regulatory arbitrage'

Hirsh: The Increasingly Uneasy U.S.-Israel Relationship

Thu, 07 May 2009 18:54:11 GMT

Why the U.S. and Israel may be headed for a collision.

Hirsh: As Foreign Policy Takes Center Stage, So Will Hillary

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:37:09 GMT

Foreign policy is set to move center stage

Can Hedge Funds Get Us Out of This Mess?

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:18:02 GMT

Long demonized, they may be the model firms of the future.

Hirsh: Wall St. Reform Doesn't Go Far Enough

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:10:34 GMT

The old system refuses to change. Is Obama getting the message?

A Deep Divide Over Obama's Financial Rescue Plan

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:26:20 GMT

Geithner's vision was born on the Sage of Omaha's desk.

Hirsh: Geithner May Have It Right After All

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:44:30 GMT

Geithner may have it right after all.

Hirsh: The Next AIG Scandal?

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:09:20 GMT

The firm's problems may extend to its 'healthy' insurance side.

Hirsh: Obama's Job Is Harder Than FDR's

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:55:56 GMT

We wanted FDR. But halfway through his first 100 days, it's clear the 44th president's job is actually harder.

Hirsh: Can 'Government Sachs' Fix the Economy?

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:14:28 GMT

Who's designing Geithner's rescue plan? Goldman guys, of course.

Are Obama's Financial Regulators Weak Links?

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:48:52 GMT

Can the president's two top financial regulators repent their past sins?

Pakistan, Afghanistan and the U.S. to Begin Talks

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:10:47 GMT

The veteran diplomat convenes a 'trilateral meeting' between Pakistan, Afghanistan and America.

Hirsh: Why We Should Break Up the Big Banks

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:40:21 GMT

The survivors who appeared before Congress are 'too big to fail.' But guess what: They're failing.

Hirsh: Fact and Fiction on the Stimulus Package

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:50:00 GMT

We're about to plunk down nearly $1 trillion on a bet that he was. But no one's sure.

The GOP's Stimulus Stance: Back to Goldwater?

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:22:24 GMT

What the GOP's hostility to Obama's stimulus plan portends.

Obama Moves to Quickly Erase Bush's Legacy

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:34:23 GMT

With a call for 'relentless' diplomacy, Hillary further obliterates W's legacy.