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Robert J. Samuelson / Politics

Our So-Called Leaders

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post reports that the odds are increasing -- perhaps to the point of near certainty -- that the so-called "sequester" will take effect March 1. This would be a pity. For non-budget wonks, the sequester mandates about $...

Is America in Secline?

WASHINGTON -- The American Century is dead. Long live the next American Century.

The subtext of political debate these days is that the United States is in decline -- a proposition often portrayed as self-evident. The economy lacks ...