Politics and Government

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Harry Zieve Cohen
Former Research Associate to Walter Russell Mead
Walter Russell Mead & Harry Zieve Cohen
3 Min Read
US President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by David Martin, 1767, oil on canvas. (The White House Historical Association/Wikimedia)
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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by David Martin, 1767, oil on canvas. (The White House Historical Association/Wikimedia)
Commentary
Jerry Weinberger
Former Adjunct Fellow
Jerry Weinberger
6 Min Read
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