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“There will not be peace until they withdraw from our land”: Down in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah still reigns supreme, and it’s using its newfound political influence to attack both Israel and the United States. By David Enders.

The Reverse Revolution: House Republicans: reversing tomorrow’s America today! Cartoon by Mark Fiore.

We’ll Always Have Paris: Defenders of the estate tax need to wise up: good yarns and moralizing will always trump the facts. By Bradford Plumer.

The Normalization of War: At the end of the Cold War, Americans said yes to military power, consequences be damned. By Andrew Bacevich.