Michael G. Mullen: “I think we owe it to them to understand the exact nature of the impact of any repeal of the law.”

The appeal is for a shift in national policy to the growth of the private, productive economy as our all-out, primary priority.

You know, or you should, that public debt this large weighs heavily on economic growth, crowding out private investment and discouraging it through uncertainty.

It's less about Mr. Bannon himself and more just about not politicizing a really critical institution in terms of the national security of the United States.

This is a moment when more investment in diplomacy and development is needed, not less.