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I got your broken right here: the presidential nomination process.
I got your broken right here: the presidential nomination process.
Rumors of Timothy Geithner’s departure from the Treasury Department may have been exaggerated.
International options with respect to Syria are limited and likely to have little impact on the governments treatment of civilians.
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff says we’re undergoing much more than a mere recession.
After years of becoming more inclusive, the Conservative Political Action Conference is closing itself off to opposing points of view.
Marvel has created an alternate universe in which Spiderman is a half-black, half-Latino teenager. Some people are angry.
Following on Doug’s cheery post about the weak state of the economy here are some more things to consider.
Pat Buchanan referred to President Obama as “your boy” in conversation with Al Sharpton.
House Republicans are being criticized for utilizing a tactic they learned from Senate Democrats.
One year ago, Timothy Geithner said them things about the economy he probably wishes he could take back right now.
Has a precedent been set for future requests by the President to increase the debt ceiling?
The reviews are in on the debt negotiations, and the public isn’t happy.
The general made famous by his leadership of the Katrina effort has some harsh words for our political leadership.
First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s a abortion. Rick Perry hasn’t met a Constitutional Amendment usurping state power he doesn’t like.
The world is starting to denounce the crackdown in Syria, but the reaction seems unlikely to go much beyond strongly worded statements.
The cuts to Pentagon spending in the new debt deal are further revealing a split in the GOP over foreign policy and military spending.
The problem with the ever popular complaint about kickin’ the can down the road.
Michael Cohen argues that our system is broken because Republicans will no longer compromise.
A somewhat surprising First Amendment decision arising out of the 2010 Elections.
The Air Force has suspended a course that teaches nuclear officers that Christian ethics permit them to do their job.
You thought you’d seen the worst of Congress in July? Oh, you silly American you.
A take on the conflict that’s probably different from the one you’ve been reading.
Vice President Biden has called Congressional Republicans and their Tea Party backers “terrorists.”
Once again, the debt ceiling deal is raising questions about the President’s leadership.
Condi Rice’s speechwriter thinks Huntsman can appeal to the Tea Party.
Another round of economic statistics raises questions about the health of the economy.
Now that America’s political leadership have probably averted a self-inflicted global economic calamity, it’s time to assess the winners and losers.