Tonight’s topics: Democrats’ infighting, the continued Tea Party “takeover” of the GOP, the Obama administration’s following of its predecessor’s lead on executive power, and the degree to which America’s economic competition is fair.

Tonight’s topics: Bob Woodward’s new book, the Murkowski write-in bid, the weird race in Delaware, and the end of the Great Recession.

Tonight’s topics: the Blagojevich verdict, whether lying about military awards should be protected speech, the politics of the Cordoba House project, the coherence or lack thereof of the Obama administration, and whether the United States should be more like Germany.

Topics include the state of the social contract, the terrorist attack by an al Qaeda affiliate in Uganda, claims al Qaeda is racist, and the new Black Panther Party.

Topics include the continuing dismal state of the economy, including the lack of jobs and business investment. On the lighter side: Afghanistan.

The latest episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by recent OTB addition Doug Mataconis and The Oil Drum‘s “Heading Out,” aka Dr. David Summers, recently elevated to Emeritus status after 32 years teaching at Missouri S&T’s Rock Mechanics and [...]

On last night’s edition of OTB Radio, “Times Square Terror, Gulf Oil Spill, and British Elections,” Dave Schuler wondered what it is that the Department of Homeland Security is doing with its time.  After all, Faisal Shahzad fits the terrorist profile perfectly and yet they were apparently oblivious to him. Now, CBS reports, “would-be Times [...]

UPDATE:  WE’RE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.  WE HOPE TO START THE SHOW AT 6. A special Thursday episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by special guest Megan McArdle, the business and economics editor of The Atlantic and the world’s tallest [...]

After a brief hiatus, the next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and be joined by special guest Arnold Kling of EconLog to talk about the Iceland volcano and its economic and regulatory fallout, financial reform, the value added tax (VAT) debate, and goodness [...]

After a brief hiatus, the next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. The tired and very, very busy Dave Schuler and I will be joined by a special guest, Colonel Pat Lang of Sic Semper Tyrannis to talk about the WikiLeaks Iraq video, Afghan president Hamid [...]

After a brief hiatus, the next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by a special guest, Dr. Steven Taylor of PoliBlog to talk about ObamaCare:   How big an F’ing deal is it, really?  Is it Constitutional?  What will be [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by a special guest, Dr.  John Arquilla, co- author of the classic book Networks and Netwars. We’ll be talking about his new Foreign Policy essay, “The New Rules of War” and [...]

In my discussion with Dave Schuler on the hearings about Toyota safety issues on last night’s episode of OTB Radio, I noted in passing my concern that Congress has a conflict of interest now that the federal government is effectively the owner of General Motors and Chrysler — direct competitors with Toyota. PJM’s Tom Blumer [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about ObamaCare, Toyota’s woes, the Olympics, Joseph Stack, and other news of the week.  We’ll be joined at 6:00 by David Weigel of The Washington Independent to talk about CPAC, the state [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by special guest Pat Lang of Sic Semper Tyrannis to discuss the Baradar capture, the state of the war in Afghanistan, the US-Pakistani relationship, and the unfolding Iran story are all [...]

While John Cole agrees with the substance of my mild criticism of our food stamp policies, he thinks “we can’t do anything about it.” I’m sure the House could pass a bill containing a small stipend for Americorps volunteers- in fact, I bet it would get a good bit of support. Likewise, I bet almost [...]

My colleague Dave Schuler, writing at his own digs, explains why he’s “discouraged” by the news of the day, both foreign and domestic. Healthcare reform. As I commented not long ago over at OTB I wouldn’t oppose a single-payer system in the U. S. if (and only if) it were accompanied by measures that would [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about the Haiti earthquake, China’s Google turnaround, the Harry Reid “negro” affair, and perhaps some other things. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by King Banian of SCSU Scholars to talk about the “cash for cloture” shenanigans required to secure 60 votes for health care reform, the merits of federal regulations to limit airlines’ [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by James Poulos of Postmodern Conservative to talk about the Left’s intramural fight over healthcare reform, the Copenhagen climate change summit, the relocation of the Guantanamo prison to Illinois, and who [...]

Wednesday’s column by Maureen Dowd, eviscerating President Obama for his shabby treatment of former White House Counsel Greg Craig and supporter Caroline Kennedy, is getting favorable responses from his supporters in the blogosphere. Only a year after he had helped Barack Obama get elected by eviscerating his close friend, Clinton White House colleague and Yale [...]

I’ve canceled tonight’s installment of of OTB Radio, our weekly BlogTalkRadio program. My co-host Dave Schuler is understandably unable to participate after the recent loss of his mother, who will be laid to rest Saturday, and I’m in no mood to go on without him. The next episode will air on Wednesday, December 2nd.

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about Sarah Palin’s comeback tour and ensuing controversies and President Obama’s Asia trip.  Alex Knapp will join us to provide his legal expertise on the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial and Steve Verdon [...]

Owing to scheduling conflicts, this week’s episode of OTB Radio will air tomorrow night from 5:30-6:30 Eastern and next week’s episode will air on Tuesday night at the same time.   Subsequent episodes will mostly air on Wednesdays.

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler will cost-host and we’ll be talking about the news of the day. And probably the news of other days, too. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers [...]

Obama administration officials are now admitting what has been apparent for weeks: that they are giving serious consideration to radically downsizing the Afghanistan mission.  Peter Baker and Elisabeth Bumiller break the story in this morning’s NYT, noting that a combination of factors have President Obama strongly reconsidering the Biden Plan, which he rejected as recently [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. VodkaPundit’s Stephen Green is tentatively scheduled to join Dave Schuler and me to talk about the Tea Party protests, Joe Wilson’s outburst, the ACORN scandal, and various other items in the news.  If Steve can’t make it, blame [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about President Obama’s education speech and related topics. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, we’ll be using the BTR chat [...]

Ezra Klein details why it’s so hard to get a comprehensive reform of our healthcare system passed. There are three primary difficulties in finding the money for health-care reform. The first is that costs inside the system grow more quickly than incomes outside of the system. Imagine if your mortgage grew by 10 percent a [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will talk about the latest developments in the health care debate, the evolving situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, furloughing government workers, and whatever else we meander into. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by special guest Dave Dilegge of Small Wars Journal fame to talk about the renewed debate on Afghanistan.  See “Afghanistan Debate Intensifies,” “Back Off Jack Keane Wannabees,” and “What Are Our [...]

The theme of Wednesday’s edition of OTB Radio was “Crazy Politics.” Spurred by the bitterness of recent discussion threads on seemingly innocuous topics, Dave Schuler and I wondered where it was all headed. Well, we got a pretty good clue last night. Six people were arrested last night in St. Louis  after one of the [...]

I’ve refrained from rapid reaction to the controversy over Bill Clinton’s trip to North Korea to secure the release of two American journalists because I’ve been torn between competing maxims.  I agree with the critics who say rewarding despots who have seized American citizens is bad precedent, incentivizing illegal behavior.  Yet, Bob Manning is right, [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about the Cash for Clunkers program, the Birthers, Bill Clinton’s North Korea trip, and other topics in the news. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high [...]

Tonight’s episode of OTB Radio has been canceled owing to scheduling conflicts.  We’ll get back into the swing of things next Wednesday at 5:30 Eastern.

In last night’s press conference, President Obama weighed in on the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates. “The police are doing what they should,” he said. “There’s a call. They go investigate. What happens? “My understanding is that Professor Gates then shows his I.D. to show that this is his house, and [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about Obama at the 6 month mark. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, however, we’ll be using the BTR chat [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about various goings on in this crazy mixed up world in which we live in. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30-6:30 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about President Obama’s trip to Russia, the G8 summit, the Afghanistan surge, and anything but Michael Jackson. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to [...]

As we discussed on last night’s edition of OTB Radio, Sarah Palin is a story that simply refuses to go away.  Despite the campaign being long over and her return to Alaska, where she had managed to live without notice in the lower 48 for years, controversies surrounding her continue to crop up. Has a [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 5:30 to 6:30 Eastern Wednesday afternoon.  That will be the default time for the foreseeable future although we will occasionally skip a show during slow news periods or do an impromptu episode at an alternate time if a hot topic [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be talk about Mark Sanford, Iran, health care, and President Obama’s poll numbers. Please join us. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high trolls to legit callers ratio, [...]

As noted earlier, Michael J. Totten will be on OTB radio in 90 minutes talking about events in Iran and, time permitting, North Korea. He’s mostly blogging these topics at Commentary if you want to catch up on what he’s written. What questions would you like us to ask him?

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be joined by special guest Michael J. Totten to discuss the unfolding events in Iran and North Korea. Please join us. We’ll also be taking calls at (646) 716-7030. Owing to a high [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 7-8 Eastern Wednesday night as per usual. The special Tueday Night Marvel Team-Up with League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Conor Friedersdorf, and Dan Riehl was waylaid by technical concerns and they will instead run it solo on Thursday at 2 Eastern [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and (probably) Steve Verdon will join me to discuss politically motivated murders, the GM bankruptcy,  zero tolerance policies, and whatever other topics we meander into. Please join us. We’ll also be taking your calls at (646) [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 7-8 Eastern. Dave Schuler and I will be discussing the latest developments in North Korea, the Sonia Sotomayor appointment, and whatever else comes up. Please join us. We’ll also be taking your calls at (646) 716-7030. You can play the [...]

Steve Benen brings up a point I’ve seen made in a few places recently: Dickering over how to pronounce “foreign” names like Sotomayor or Pakistan. I’m in agreement with Mark Krikorian that “Deferring to people’s own pronunciation of their names should obviously be our first inclination, but there ought to be limits.”  Where to draw [...]

The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live from 7-8 Eastern. Joining regular cohost Dave Schuler and myself will be Bill Roggio of The Long War Journal. Bill’s coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan has been among the very best and we’ll be discussing the most recent developments there on [...]

I mentioned Newt Gingrich‘s article “Are You an Obama Winner? Or an Obama Loser?” at the tail end of Wednesday’s episode of OTB Radio (“Republican Party, RIP?“) but never got around to blogging it.  It is both a classic Frank Luntz-inspired use of obnoxious language to paint a dire picture of the Democrats — and [...]