Tag Archives: Samantha Power
By Way of Reminder: Justice Alito
The man who yesterday became a Joe Wilson for “the least dangerous branch” – Is the hyper-conservative Third Circuit judge against whom, specifically, Justice O’Connor drafted her historic “surprise” opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) (h/t Jeff Toobin) and who, thanks to President Bush, would eventually take her seat on the […]
The Big Dig and Two Women with the Shovels: Susan Rice and Samantha Power
As long as we continue to be perceived as miserly (which comparatively we are), hypocritical, protectionist, or arrogant in many parts of the world, we will fail to sustain the partnerships that are so critical to combating the transnational threats we face. … We need leadership guided by enlightened self-interest—the understanding that we win when […]
Grrl Power: Thoughts on the New Faces of U.S. Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Samantha Power … High-profile, not-afraid-to-speak-their-minds, mega-smart women are invading Foggy Bottom under Obama’s watch. How far we have come from my days in middle school when class debates about whether a woman could be president focused on whether a woman could control her emotional ups and downs during her period every […]
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