China's Upper Hand
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Obama faces a new reality as he tries to reengage Beijing: from global warming to currency, Peter Beinart says the days when the U.S. can make demands of China are over. Plus, view our gallery.
Sarah from Alaska takes center stage Tuesday with the release of her memoir. The Daily Beast catches up with the family, friends, and steadfast supporters who have been pivotal to her rise.
Battle for American Jews
Matthew Yglesias is a Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He is the author of Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats.
An upstart Washington advocacy group called J Street has mounted a leftist challenge to the hawkish establishment over who speaks for American Jews-but Matthew Yglesias says the old guard's response risks alienating Jews and hurting Israel.
Top 8 Moments From Sunday Talk Shows
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Cokie Roberts says Roman Polanski should be taken out and shot, Lindsey Graham blasts Glenn Beck (figuratively) and Rachel Maddow has some choice words for Sarah Palin's ghostwriter. That and more in our weekly roundup.
Don't Short the Surge
Reihan Salam is a fellow at the New America Foundation and the co-author of Grand New Party.
Obama faces liberal pressure to scale back on sending new troops to Afghanistan. Reihan Salam on the dangers-for security and economic stability-of 'playing it safe.'
Hype, Hops, and a Hangover
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Even through beer goggles, The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove writes, the reality of the summit could never have lived up to the cable TV hype. The one bright spot: Sgt. Crowley's star-making post-beer poise.
July 26: 7 Best Moments From Sunday Talk
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Hillary Clinton dismisses Iran's nuclear ambitions, Paul Krugman and Nancy Pelosi share (guardedly) optimistic outlooks for the economy, and Bill Kristol fires back at Obama's "stupidly" comment. All this and more in this week's Sunday talk roundup.
Clinton Care vs. Obama Care
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Fifteen years after Bill Clinton's health-care plan imploded, Barack Obama is battling to keep his on track. The Daily Beast looks at how the players in today's debate stack up to their '90s counterparts.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Jeffrey Koterba is an acclaimed syndicated political cartoonist. Since joining the Omaha World-Herald in 1989, he has been a finalist for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society and has placed second in the National Headliner Awards. His work is distributed through King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers nationwide, and has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, among others.
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