Democrats Fail to Introduce Budget
Well past their April deadline, House Democrats have yet to introduce a federal budget for the next fiscal year.
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Even Spill Won’t Convince Tea Partiers
As the Democrats are expected to use BP’s oil spill to push for stricter regulation of business in the United States, left-wing commentators are wondering why even the disaster in the Gulf won’t convince small-government conservatives. The Obama Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — which rarely urges passage of specific legislation — both […]
Emanuel Exposes Administration Split
Barack Obama’s chief of staff is reportedly frustrated about the lack of pragmatism in the White House.
Rise of the New Right
Liberal commentator Chris Matthews investigates the Tea Party movement.
Obama’s War on Capitalism
Barack Obama inherited two Middle East wars from his predecessor and countless of struggles labeled as such from the many presidents that came before him, ranging from a critical War on Terror to an endless and largely futile war on drugs. His administration has so far added one notable campaign to this list — a […]
Don’t Pick Pakistan Over India!
India’s objectives in Afghanistan are aligned with America’s. Pakistan’s are not.
Brits Urge Obama to Stop Bashing BP
British leaders are concerned about the American president’s criticism of the oil company.
A Chance to Appease China
In the wake of North Korea’s sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan last March, the Obama Administration has been trying to muster Chinese support for renewed sanctions against the Stalinist regime. So far, its efforts have been frustrated by division within Beijing’s ruling class. After international investigators proved that the North had been responsible […]
Redeeming Reform
Richard Ralston wonders whether Americans should sit back and watch the last of their freedoms waste away or do something.
The Real Face of Obamacare
The head of Medicare and Medicaid laments the “darkness” of private health insurance.
Who’s to Blame?
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began on April 20, the question has been asked in media both left and right: who’s to blame? From Time magazine to The Washington Independent to cable news, journalists seemed more obsessed about wondering who is responsible than reporting on the actual catastrophe. In all […]
Republicans Should Stop Boasting
The Republican Party may be doing well in the polls but it is still very much without direction. Different brands of conservatism continue to compete for the favor of that frustrated voter, the stereotypical angry white male. Since the Tea Parties appeared on the scene, Republicans have been looking for ways to co-opt their Obama […]
Obama’s “International Order”
The president sets out his foreign-policy vision, which involves new partnerships and leading by example.
America’s Last Free Market Under Threat
Amid all the public scrutiny and government regulation that befell American industry throughout the past decades, one sector notably remained relatively untouched by the state. That very sector, at the same time, expanded enormously and revolutionized business and private lives alike at prices that continue to decline up to this very day. But even ICT […]
Paul Defending Segregation? Not Really
Just one day after winning the Republican nomination for Kentucky’s open Senate seat, Rand Paul appeared on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show to argue that the federal government blurred the lines between public and private ownership when it passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Asked by host Rachel Maddow whether Paul believes that a […]