American - Journalist | May 26, 1950 -
The revival of the U.S. financial system after the crash of 2008 is arguably the Obama administration's biggest domestic policy success.
David Ignatius
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When historians look at the Obama presidency, they're likely to credit him especially for doing the politically unpopular things that were needed in 2009 to salvage the financial wreckage.
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The worm of paranoia begins to eat into even the hardest adversary.
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World War II provides a string of celebrated cases of deception and manipulation.
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Maybe it's the spy novelist in me looking for a future plot, but I hope the U.S. and its allies are thinking how to operate 'unconventionally' in Iraq and Syria in ways that undermine the Islamic State.
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Prominent scientists have become increasingly convinced that the connection between carbon emissions and rising temperatures is real, but skeptics have whole truckloads of studies to demonstrate the opposite.
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Panic is a natural human response to danger, but it's one that severely compounds the risk.
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Frightened people want to protect themselves, sometimes without thinking about others. Often, they get angry and want to find someone to blame for catastrophe. Inevitably, they spread information without checking if it's true.
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Fear brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. It's a test of character, for individuals and nations.
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