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Obama’s Drone War Is a Shameful Part of his Legacy

Posted May 6th, 2016 at 9:23 am (UTC-5)
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There have long been policy, constitutional and moral questions about the drone program — all made more difficult to answer by the Obama administration’s refusal to even acknowledge the program until 2013.

The Perils of Business in Cuba

Posted April 25th, 2016 at 3:56 pm (UTC-5)
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It’s jarring to watch the American business community boycott North Carolina over that state’s new law regarding LGBT individuals — while racing to see who can open up shop in Cuba, where discrimination is even worse.

Why the Obama Administration Is Right to Deport Migrants Ordered to Leave

Posted December 29th, 2015 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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To not deport those whom an immigration judge has ruled ineligible to remain in the country is to throw over any notion of enforceable immigration law. And that is an indefensible position.