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“Weekly churchgoers are more likely to support torture than those who attend less often or never.” CONTROLLING FOR WHAT?
Archive for the ‘Transition 2008-2009’ Category
January 5th, 2009
A book that purports to be a memoir by a 25-year veteran of the CIA’s clandestine service paints a picture of a bureaucracy without any focus or capability in human intelligence. This suggests intelligence reform requires a thorough refounding rather than rewiring at the top.
December 28th, 2008
Krugman is wrong to complain about the Obamas’ holiday.
December 24th, 2008
The Obama science team needs more social scientists and a global perspective.
December 23rd, 2008
As Mark observes, it’s a good thing that Hillary Clinton has appointed Jack Lew as budget director within the State Department. Two other things emerge from the NYT piece, one good, one bad:
1) Clinton seems to want to get State more involved in international economic affairs. This is good. Matt Yglesias [...]
December 23rd, 2008
Really. Maybe this is a stretch, but maybe it is connecting the dots.
The chatter has now made it to Newsweek that Obama is considering appointing William White, chief operating officer of Manhattan’s Intrepid Museum Foundation, as the next Secretary of the Navy. White is openly gay, so placing him in the Navy Secretary’s [...]
December 23rd, 2008
Wes Clark’s disappearance might say something a little disturbing about the military brass.
December 23rd, 2008
Category: Transition 2008-2009
Jack Lew is going to be Hillary’s deputy for management.
