Stephen L. Carter

<p>Stephen L. Carter, the author of the new alternative-history fiction <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/030727263X/thedaibea-20/" target="_blank">The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln</a></i>, picks his favorite presidential thrillers. No, <i><a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2012/06/22/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-seth-grahame-smith-on-its-real-life-origins.html">Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter</a></i> did not make the list.</p>

Ill-informed protesters should be demonstrating outside the White House.

<p>Anwar al-Awlaki inspired terrorist acts and was certainly dangerous, but President Obama must explain the goals of his drone war to the nation—and the ethical rules that guide him in targeting U.S. citizens and others abroad.&nbsp;For more coverage, <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/09/30/anwar-al-awlaki-and-why-president-barack-obama-is-right-to-kill-u-s-citizens.html">Richard Miniter</a> argues that not only was the killing legal—it was wise.</p> <p></p>

Pakistan isn’t the only actor making mischief on the ground in Afghanistan, says Stephen Carter.

Stephen L. Carter asks why candidates running for president get so little time to speak and argue in debates.

Gaddafi’s defeat sparks a lot more questions than it answers.

Reaction to the S&P downgrade shows politicians once again evading responsibility, says Stephen L. Carter.

Stephen L. Carter explains what the outcome of the debt debate tells us about the country’s future.

A report out of Iran shows the morally troubling results of economic sanctions, says Stephen Carter.

One unacknowledged consequence of the Libya war? With the U.S. Navy occupied, piracy is bigger than ever.