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Blog Entries by Asher Smith from 06/2011

What Republicans Talk About When They Want to Talk About the Economy

| Posted 06.14.2011 | Politics

Mitt Romney really wants to talk about the economy. Or at least he wants to talk about talking about the economy. The first major debate of the election cycle was more an exercise in wheel-spinning than anything else.

Robert Gates: America's Best Defense Secretary?

| Posted 06.22.2011 | Politics

By providing a model for effective Pentagon administration suitable for emulation, Gates has accomplished far more, under more challenging circumstances, than virtually all of his predecessors.

Eliot Spitzer Deserves Some Credit for New York's Gay Marriage Victory

| Posted 06.26.2011 | Politics

Spitzer first pledged to fight for same-sex marriage legislation during his 2006 campaign. At the time, most prominent New York Democrats -- including Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer -- were unwilling to offer explicit endorsements of marriage equality.