Richard Holbrooke was a throwback to the days of Harry Truman, when there was an idea that Democratic diplomats were at the forefront of advancing American interests in no-nonsense and unambiguous terms...
It’s fairly easy to vote against a bill because of something bad the bill does. It’s much harder to vote against a bill because of something good the bill leaves out...
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to negative characterizations of Russia as a mafia state in the leaked U.S. diplomatic cables by claiming the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for sexual assault in Sweden demonstrates the United States isn’t as democratic as we pretend to be...
At the time of his death, every Democratic administration since Kennedy had found a place for Holbrooke -- not necessarily the one he coveted at the moment, but always something substantial. He was simply too good, too smart, too talented to keep out of the line-up...
Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, talks about the outlook for the U.S. education system. Finn speaks with Carol Massar and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart..."
