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Possible Obama SEC Pick Specializes in Helping Corporations Hide Political Expenditures

Possible Obama SEC Pick Specializes in Helping Corporations Hide Political Expenditures

Possible Obama SEC Pick Specializes in Helping Corporations Hide Political Expenditures

As a battle rages over whether the Securities and Exchange Commission should require publicly traded companies to disclose their political expenditures, the White House is said to be considering nominating a high-powered Washington attorney to the SEC who specializes in advising corporate clients on how to avoid such disclosures. Bloomberg and other news organizations have reported […]

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia on January 13, 2015. President Obama discussed efforts to improve the government?s ability to collaborate with industry to combat cyber threats. Photo Credit: Kristoffer Tripplaar/ Sipa USA *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***

Obama’s Cyber Proposals Sound Good, But Erode Information Security

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia on January 13, 2015. President Obama discussed efforts to improve the government?s ability to collaborate with industry to combat cyber threats. Photo Credit: Kristoffer Tripplaar/ Sipa USA *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***

Obama’s Cyber Proposals Sound Good, But Erode Information Security

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia on January 13, 2015. President Obama discussed efforts to improve the government?s ability to collaborate with industry to combat cyber threats. Photo Credit: Kristoffer Tripplaar/ Sipa USA *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***

Obama’s Cyber Proposals Sound Good, But Erode Information Security

If you cut through the spin, the plan from the president will encourage companies to spy on users and give them a pass for terrible security practices.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House on September 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate approved his plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Knew Arming Rebels Was Useless, But Did It Anyway

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House on September 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate approved his plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Knew Arming Rebels Was Useless, But Did It Anyway

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House on September 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate approved his plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Knew Arming Rebels Was Useless, But Did It Anyway

What’s worse: Launching a disastrous military campaign under false pretenses to achieve goals you wrongly believe are attainable? Or launching a disastrous military campaign you know is doomed in order to help your party win an election? I ask in light of today’s New York Times story about how President Obama asked the CIA a […]

fighter of the Islamic State group waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter je

U.S. Falling Into the Islamic State’s Trap

fighter of the Islamic State group waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter je

U.S. Falling Into the Islamic State’s Trap

fighter of the Islamic State group waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter je

U.S. Falling Into the Islamic State’s Trap

There are many reasons the U.S. shouldn’t go to war with the Islamic State — and the best may be that it's exactly what they want us to do.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama departs after delivering a prime time address from the Cross Hall of the White House on September 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. Vowing to target the Islamic State with air strikes "wherever they exist", Obama pledged to lead a broad coalition to fight IS and work with "partner forces" on the ground in Syria and Iraq. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Was Obama Actually Asking Everyone To Chill?

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama departs after delivering a prime time address from the Cross Hall of the White House on September 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. Vowing to target the Islamic State with air strikes "wherever they exist", Obama pledged to lead a broad coalition to fight IS and work with "partner forces" on the ground in Syria and Iraq. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Was Obama Actually Asking Everyone To Chill?

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama departs after delivering a prime time address from the Cross Hall of the White House on September 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. Vowing to target the Islamic State with air strikes "wherever they exist", Obama pledged to lead a broad coalition to fight IS and work with "partner forces" on the ground in Syria and Iraq. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Was Obama Actually Asking Everyone To Chill?

Much is being made of the big turnaround for President Obama, from being a man firmly identified with pulling out of wars to a man launching a new one. And he did, of course, announce a significant escalation of the U.S. military response to the Islamic State. But if you parse his Wednesday night speech […]

Obama’s Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let’s Make Friends with Iran

Murtaza Hussain

Obama’s Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let’s Make Friends with Iran

Murtaza Hussain

Obama’s Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let’s Make Friends with Iran

Murtaza Hussain

Obama is about to tell us about his plans to “degrade and destroy” ISIS. He probably can't do that without cutting a deal with Iran.

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You Can’t Say Something Like That And Not Do Something About It

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You Can’t Say Something Like That And Not Do Something About It

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You Can’t Say Something Like That And Not Do Something About It

A new report from Amnesty International, prompted by President Obama’s recent acknowledgement that “we tortured some folks”, reminds us that you can’t say something like that — and then not do something about it. The report states: One measure of a country’s failure to meet its international human rights obligations might be when its president acknowledges […]