MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The President Surrenders, by Paul Krugman

“Extortion wins and America loses.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-diminished-president.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Diminished President, by Ross Douthat

“Real leaders don’t just play the angles.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/our-unbalanced-democracy.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Our Unbalanced Democracy, by Jacob S. Hacker and Oona A. Hathaway

“The debt crisis has imperiled our constitutional system.”