By TChris

Talkleft readers may be interested in two election-related pieces in today's New York Times Magazine. The first is a short essay by Jeffrey Rosen that asks whether voters will have the will to elect leaders "who will insist on laws and technologies that strike a reasonable balance between freedom and security." One can always hope .... The second is James Traub's article exploring a popular debate this election year: whether Dean can persuade voters that he will be a credible leader on foreign policy and defense issues by selectively positioning himself to the right of Bush, and whether Clark hurts his established credibility on those issues by positioning himself to the left of Dean. Perhaps voters will recognize that either candidate can articulate a better vision for national security than can Bush. Again, one can always hope ....