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A culture of meanness and political opportunism, on both sides, is poisoning Washington
On Monday, as the tragic shooting in the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard was still in the process of unfolding, President Obama gave a partisan speech observing the fifth anniversary of the financial crisis. Despite the fact that the shooting had…
Why Larry Summers’ Withdrawal Is So Important
President Obama failed quietly over the weekend, and it’s important to understand why.
His failure had both everything, and nothing, to do with Syria. The withdrawal of Larry Summers as a prospective candidate to head the Fed is indicative of…
Obama Opts To Delay and Diffuse
In Tuesday’s address President Obama didn’t change any minds. And he certainly didn’t offer any answers to the litany of questions from Congressmen, Senators, commentators and everyday Americans that have been posed since the President came out in support of…
Weak On Syria, Weak In The World
I am sure they are breathing a sigh of relief – if not celebrating – in Damascus, Tehran and Moscow.
By that I mean that it looks like, at least for the short term, that President Assad has gotten away…
Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Democrats and Republicans are still struggling to pass a 2014 budget, and have been unable to agree on where, and by how much, federal spending should be cut.
Furthermore, the deadline is approaching: Congress has…
How To Reform The NSA
“It’s not enough for me to have confidence in these programs. The American people need to have confidence in them as well.”
Those were President Obama’s words at his August 9th press conference in which he laid out his plans…
Obama Plays Politics With The NSA
As I discussed in my most recent post, thanks to last week’s newest revelation–that the NSA scans virtually all communications between Americans and their correspondents overseas, based on the conveniently inexplicit and ambiguous rule that the NSA may “seek to…
Underground ice wall is Japan’s latest hope for stemming Fukushima leaks
Barriers built to contain the contaminated water used to cool the melted reactors have not stopped hundreds of tons of radiation-laden water per day from getting into the Pacific Ocean. (Fox News)
Workers can only toil inside the most dangerous…
Meet the next Martians: Aspiring Red Planet colonists
Joseph Sweeney, Bas Lansdorp (Mars One founder), Aaron Hamm, Randy Bevins, Austin Bradley and Heidi Hech pose for a photo before the first “Million Martian Meeting” — a gathering of potential colonists to the Red Planet. (Melissa Bradley)
A poster…
What Pope Francis really said about gays — and no, it’s not new
July 29, 2013: Pope Francis gestures as he answers reporters questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on the journey back from Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
July 29, 2013 – Pope Francis disembarks from the plane after…
