GOP vs. GOP is the real fiscal fight
President Barack Obama canceled a planned Asia tour so he could deal with the government shutdown and looming debt ceiling fight. That's just as well. It's hard to sell American...
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Washington’s 3-party Congress
Why another shutdown? Our government has three political parties these days: Democrats, Republicans and the new "radical Republicans." That radical Republican label has some history. The old radical Republicans were...
Washington’s 3-party Congress
Why another shutdown? Our government has three political parties these days: Democrats, Republicans and the new "radical Republicans." That radical Republican label has some history. The old radical Republicans were...
Growing numb to mass violence
What if we had a mass shooting and nobody noticed? That gloomy thought came to mind as I listened to the unsettling sound of silence that followed the recent Navy...
How myths wage war against the hungry
A California surfer dude has become the new "welfare queen." Before the House voted last week to slash food stamps by almost $40 million over the next 10 years, Politico...
Obama-scare politics of conservatives
Amid the gaudy Broadway show signs in Times Square, one stark nine-story billboard stands out in bold black-white-and-red lettering: "WARNING: Obamacare may be hazardous to your health." Disinformation about Obamacare...
Who in the Wiki-Age is a journalist?
A new U.S. Senate bill to protect journalists has stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism over an old nagging question: Who in the age of WikiLeaks is a "journalist"?...
Forcing old-schoolers to learn a thing or two
When Benjamin Todd Jealous was chosen in 2008 at age 35 to be the NAACP's youngest president ever, a number of old-timers questioned whether he was up to the job....
Page: Would a younger Obama vote for his new military action?
President Barack Obama surprised many by deciding to turn to Congress for approval before he fires missiles at Syria. His decision makes sense. When proposing a military action that almost...
Page: Would a younger Obama vote for his new military action?
President Barack Obama surprised many by deciding to turn to Congress for approval before he fires missiles at Syria. His decision makes sense. When proposing a military action that almost...