Obama’s dipped below 50% in public approval, which — so the pollsters tell us — is nothing particularly unusual for a new president at this…
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You can’t please all of the people all of the time, but President Obama and his Attorney General, Eric Holder, have got nearer than most…
On official Pentagon statistics about 1% of members of the US armed forces today are Muslims, though the actual quotient is no doubt higher, since…
If Jonathan Swift traveled to the United States today, he would surely ditch the little guys, the big guys and the horses and just feature…
Across the country, weekend before last there were anti-war demonstrations, modest in turnout, but hopefully a warning to Obama that war without end or reason…
The jousting between the White House and Fox News is drawing grave warnings from pundits to Obama’s team that this is a losing issue for…
As General Stan McChrystal plans his march on Washington to demand more troops in Afghanistan the antiwar movement lies on the sidewalk, as inert and…
Teddy Kennedy's disasters were vivid. His legislative triumphs, draped in last week's obituaries with respectful homage, were far less colorful but they were actually devastating…
The “Prince of Darkness” — aka Robert Novak — who died last week of a brain tumor was the Hunter Thompson of the right, albeit…