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The Right’s “Limited Government” Scam
Tea Party Members might want to check their facts. Robert Perry writes that the real history is that Madison and Washington devised a Constitution with broad powers to promote …
Grappling With Phantoms: The Financial Cliff, the War on Christmas, and Other Dim Tidings of Political Disconnect
As we draw near to the Winter Solstice and the days shorten, one's thoughts are drawn inward.
The Hens Have Come Home to Roost
Countless generations of combat veterans have warned us that if you cannot spread and maintain peace at all costs then you will soon discover your capability to become used …
Traditional American Brutalities
The Sandy Hook Shooting, like all mass killings has sparked debates on gun control, popular culture, accessible mental health care, and a variety of other traditional American brutalities.
Zero Dark Thirty Won’t Settle the Torture Question or Purge Torture From the American System
If you look backward you see a nightmare. If you look forward you become the nightmare.
Did Liberals Beat Big Money? Far From It – Election a Minor Setback for Some
While liberals were celebrating election victories, the Big Banks' political operatives did not miss a beat. The real power of money in politics has been to buy influence and …
Sandy Hook and President Obama’s Shared Legacy
Let's hope this president takes the challenge and follows through.
Michigan Republicans Deny Police Officers and Firefighters the Right to Work
There is no issue of rights involved in this dispute.
The Visible Government: How the U.S. Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows
Werenu2019t those the greatest of days if you were in the American spy game? Governments went down in Guatemala and Iran thanks to you.
Serious People Could be Seriously Embarrassed: Why It’s Important that We Not Go Off the “Fiscal Cliff“
What they fear is yet another huge embarrassment, if people see the deadline come and go and the economy doesn't crash and the world doesn't end.