Michael Lind is the editor of New American Contract at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., and the author of The American Way of Strategy. He has been a staff writer or senior editor at the New Yorker, Harper’s magazine, the New Republic, and the National Interest.

Obamas Midwest Blunder

Obama's Midwest Blunder

The president doesn't understand how manufacturing or agriculture works. No amount of weatherproofing or education w...

Posted 7:07 AM | Jul 17, 2009
What He Should Have Said

What He Should Have Said

Obama's inspiring leadership needs more than vague purposes and a few better facts. In his first address to Congress...

Posted 10:49 AM | Feb 25, 2009
Stop the Democratic Suicide

Stop the Democratic Suicide

If the Obama administration doesn't start to deal with the populist wave headed for Washington, Republicans will tap...

Posted 6:36 AM | Feb 17, 2009
Obama Owns the Room

Obama Owns the Room

The president may have struck out in the opening statement of his first major press conference, but then he turned in...

Posted 11:02 PM | Feb 9, 2009