An internal argument among progressives is whether MSNBC is an honest, objective source of broadcast news or whether it is just a liberal foil
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Viet-ghanistan?
It may be too strong an adage to say the definition of insanity is to continue to do the same things with the expectation
The U.S. war on drugs: ineffective, bloated, corrupt
The global war on drugs launched during U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1969-1974 administration has been an abysmal failure, and all nations should immediately de-criminalize
The Clintons and the Obamas: Being smart and learning humility
A common stereotype about Ivy League universities as well as other high prestige ones is that the students are arrogant, even snobby. That can
If you won’t talk about guns, you’re not a progressive
Progressives are often considered professorial, which in many circles is tantamount to being called wordy. Contrary to that questionable conventional wisdom is a definition
Buffett Rule? Fairness? Republican curmudgeons just say no.
It’s a familiar script: 1. The Senate fails to pass a bill because even despite near uniform support from Democrats, the proposal does not
Afghanistan: Has America ever lost a war?
If it was possible to assemble all American presidents who have ever presided over a war, it’s conceivable that none of them would acknowledge
Gabrielle Giffords, Trayvon Martin: Why aren’t we talking about the guns?
What does it take in America when there is a senseless gun shooting for the country to say enough is enough about firearms? In
Imagining a conservative conversation about poverty
I saw a remarkable story on the March 19 CBS Evening News about photo-journalist Steve Liss, who has chronicled poverty in the United States.
Even against Romney, Obama would have tough time carrying the South
Back in the “ancient times” of January and early March, 2012, Mitt Romney was unable to carry early Southern states such as South Carolina