Iowa Republicans fear that a Ron Paul win on Jan. 3rd will destroy the credibility of their caucuses.
How much should Paul’s newletter and his questionable associations matter?
Ron Paul is surging in Iowa. He’s in 3rd place in the national polls and has been for most of the race. He’s not Mitt Romney.
Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy vision leaves much to be desired.
The most disturbing part of Saturday’s debate came when most of the GOP candidates endorsed torture.
Professional baseball players are wearing magical necklaces whose “titanium nanoparticles” supposedly “help the body’s own energy flow more readily.”
Based on the numbers, Barack Obama is an immigration hawk.
The last two GOP debates have featured cheers from the crowd and responses from candidates that ought to be considered problematic.
Asserting the Social Security needs reform is one thing. Asserting its failure is another.
Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.
Ron Paul is again making the argument that American foreign policy has contributed to terrorism. He’s more right than wrong.
America’s pundits have never met anyone who didn’t think Tim Pawlenty would be a good nominee.
Non-rich people are in favor of taxing the rich and using the proceeds to fund programs for non-rich people
Not exactly an example of moral leadership.
While his best-known solo effort was “anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, [and] anti-capitalistic,” John Lennon became a Reagan Republican a few years later, his assistant claims.
A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.
In a decision released yesterday. the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the journalist/blogger distinction somewhat.
Sure, there’s a lot of crap out there. But it’s easier to find good information and engage with experts than ever.
Gil Scott-Heron, most famous “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has died at 62.
Newt is looking a bit toasty to me (not that that is a surprising position to take).
The defense of torture as an extreme measure for extraordinary circumstances has evolved.tortu
The myth that the U.S. armed and trained Osama bin Laden in the early 80’s is rearing its ugly head again.
A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.
It took Andrew Sullivan 18 years to get his request for Permanent Resident status approved. That’s just absurd.
The ability of people to put aside rational judgment when it comes to political figures is, in a word, puzzling.
Like all Presidents before him, Barack Obama is asserting the right to virtually unfettered discretion when it comes to military matters.
Amnesty International is drawing attention to capital punishment in the United States, with bad math and a credulous media on its side.