Is the GOP Leaderless?
Do Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin represent the leadership of the Republican Party today?
Michelle Copher
Building a Mosque in Election Time
Politicians are lining up and taking sides on the Ground Zero mosque issue in the countdown to the midterm elections.
Iran’s Nuclear Plant Grand Opening
As Iran opens its first nuclear power plant, Israel and the West worry about possible forays into nuclear weapons.
Situation on US-Mexican Border Worsening
America’s southern border is on fire. We have the Mexican government now suing the State of Arizona over its immigration law, which merely upholds and enforces national law — which the federal government refuses to enforce. We have ever increasing kidnapping, murders, theft and violence of every kind along the entire frontier. National Guard troops […]
Avoiding the Unthinkable
As evidence mounts that the South Korean warship sunk last March was indeed brought down by a North Korean torpedo, tensions in Korea are rising. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has pronounced economic sanctions on the North which has reportedly begun to ready troops. The intentional sinking of a foreign naval vessel is certainly cause […]
The Political Disaster of the BP Oil Spill
The BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, still spewing after more than a week and several failed mitigation attempts, is certainly an environmental disaster, the extent of which will likely not be known for many weeks to come. But it is also a political disaster. First of all, though the initial accident was […]
Challenge from the States
The real challenge in this election will come from the states. The federal government has no idea what’s coming.
IMF Gaining in Power
Given the current economic problems of both Europe and the United States — well, the whole world really — the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is becoming more and more involved and gaining in power almost daily. As Rahm Emmanuel says, never let a crisis go to waste. It’s time we paid attention to organizations such […]