Where Are The Rational People In The Debt Ceiling Debate?
The participants in the debt negotiations are being led by constituencies that have little interest in compromise.
Congress, The President, And War Powers Under The Constitution
Operation Odyssey Dawn has resurrected the eternal battle over what limits there are, and should be, on the President’s ability to use military force without Congressional authorization.
The Triumph Of The Neocons, And The Death Of Fiscal Conservatism
With minor exceptions, all of the potential candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012 seem to have accepted the idea that defense spending, and the Bush-era interventionist foreign policy, are off the table when it comes time to talk spending cuts.
Nearly 2/3 Of Americans Say Afghan War No Longer Worth Fighting
Public support for the war in Afghanistan continues to plummet, but will that hurt the President when 2012 rolls around?
Obama’s Tax Cut Compromise: Masterful Politics, Or A Fatal Cave-In?
President Obama is already taking heat from the left for his compromise on tax cut extensions, but will it actually hurt him in the end?
Where Are the Moderates?
Political pundits love centrism and moderate candidates. But political movements are built on desire for broad change.
Ruling Class Elites
A bizarre rant in American Spectator contains some interesting thoughts about the nature of America’s political elite.
