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The Web-site glitches really are a problem. But what ultimately matters is whether, in the next year, the Affordable Care Act fulfills its promise…

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The reports that the agency has been monitoring Angela Merkel’s phone calls just reinforce the judgment that it is clumsy, greedy, and indiscreet…

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The Obamacare Blame Gameby John Cassidy

A much-anticipated healthcare.gov hearing consisted largely of finger-pointing by technology contractors…

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Why the case for privacy always comes too late.
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Cory Booker and the post-racial generation.
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Testing Obama on climate change.
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Edith Windsor’s gay-marriage milestone.
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The Tea Party’s Cold War roots.
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