Today, for the first time, President Obama acknowledged and rigorously defended drone strikes targeting militants in Yemen and other parts of the world. At least to my ears, the speech is a clear response to critics who say drone strikes are an unconstitutional use of executive power and a violation…
By Jason Clayton Domestic policy took center stage at the 2013 State of the Union address, the first of President Barack Obama’s second term. The President did, however, take some time to address two foreign policy concerns: the war in Afghanistan and counterterrorism. The War in Afghanistan The President renewed…
[View the story “Obama Takes On Lincoln’s Unfinished Job: Slavery” on Storify] Obama Takes On Lincoln’s Unfinished Job: Slavery Obama’s recent speech at the Clinton Global Initiative called attention to slavery, an issue most people believe to be resolved in the past or at least no longer relevant to the…
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