In the wake of Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple Computer, newly crowned successor Tim Cook is facing a number of difficult questions.
Category: Government
Forget the Constitution. Let’s go back to Articles of Confederation, says Tea Party.
Members of the Tea Party purport to revere a document written by many of the founding fathers. You might think that we’re talking about
Taking the pledge: the good, the bad, the ugly
It took just one pledge, signed by 274 Republicans and three Democrats, to bring about the first downgrading in history of America’s credit rating.
F.A.S.T. stimulus plan: Fix schools, put people back to work
America could put hundreds of thousands of people back to work by implementing a proposed stimulus program called F.A.S.T. The acronym stands for “Fix
Schakowsky’s bill would create 2 million jobs
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) has proposed a jobs bill that would provide more than two million jobs for people who are currently unemployed. The
Who will be our Walter Cronkite this time?
On February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite, while anchoring the CBS Evening News, diplomatically and emphatically said “We are mired in a stalemate.” He was
Social issues trump social media
It hasn’t been a banner century for progressives. Not too long I re-read a book that my grandmother, Lucille Milner, wrote in 1954, The Education
It’s so much easier to be a Republican
Jon Stewart had a terrific run of making the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens the poster child for the Republican answer to just about
President Obama on “Undercover Boss?”
I’ve been quite fortunate to be spending a few days in Chicago while reading Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell. Mendell is
Curious history of politicians in Plains states
Omaha, NE; Thursday, July 21, 2011. Traveling through America’s plain’s states, there is much to be learned about the distressing changes in both the