What Obama Really Thinks About the Surge

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 The president believes his Afghanistan surge will most likely create the conditions to bring the greatest number of U.S. troops home at the earliest possible date, a senior official said.The president believes his Afghanistan surge will bring the greatest number of troops home at the earliest possible date, a senior official said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tiger’s Oppressive Standard of Beauty

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 8, 2009 Tiger Woods has a Barbie thing so pronounced it suggests his philandering is as much about validation as lust. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Obama’s Strategy Won’t Succeed

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 4, 2009 Even if the surge works, why wouldn't al-Qaida -- or some like-minded group -- simply set up shop in Somalia? Or in Yemen, another failing state? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Copenhagen Conundrum

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 1, 2009 Climate-change skeptics are barking up the wrong smokestack. The shell game being played isn't with the science, it's with the solutions.The shell game being played with climate change isn't with the science, it's with the solutions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Purloined E-Mails Don’t Change the Facts

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 27, 2009 Stop hyperventilating, all you climate change deniers. The purloined e-mail correspondence published by skeptics last week hasn't stopped the ice caps from melting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Battlefield in the War of Ideas

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 20, 2009 If killing a terrorist in Kandahar creates one in Killeen, we'll never make progress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Our Rogue Evita

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 17, 2009 No force on earth can stop Sarah Palin from becoming our very own "lite" version of Eva Peron -- a glamorous and tragic legend, minus the tragedy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bring Them Home, Mr. President

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2009 It is wrong to sacrifice troops without military goals that are clear, achievable and worthwhile. And what goals in Afghanistan remotely satisfy those criteria? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When a Time Bomb Is Ticking

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 10, 2009 Fairness is one thing, foolishness is another. Any soldier who seemed to be falling apart -- Muslim or not -- should have been given extra scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Record You Can Believe In

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 3, 2009 It's been a year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change the world. Which is precisely what he's doing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Afghan Poppy Trade Blurs All the Lines

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 The opium poppy was introduced to Afghanistan more than 2,300 years ago by the armies of Alexander the Great. His forces were eventually driven out, like those of every would-be conqueror since. The poppy has proved more tenacious. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can’t Split the Difference in Afghanistan

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 27, 2009 Afghanistan doesn't present the kind of "false choices" that President Barack Obama, by nature, habitually rejects. The choices are real and awful, and no amount of reframing and rephrasing will make them go away. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )