That Tarnished Dome
I went to visit my brother and his family for a few days last week at their home just outside DC in suburban Maryland. Since Seth has announced that he is leaving the Labor Department next month after almost five years as Deputy Secretary of Labor (including six...
How To Deal With Iran
On Thursday, a couple dozen senators introduced legislation that would toughen sanctions against Iran, but the White House says it would be vetoed by the President, who wants to give time for an interim agreement between UN Security Council members and Iran to work....
Regulation Doesn’t Cost Jobs
One of the arguments pro-business groups and politicians keep making is that if there were fewer regulations on business, we'd have more jobs. They've said it so much, it's taken for granted as fact. But it always sounded like baseless propaganda to me, which is why I...
Why JFK Conspiracy Theories Still Plague Us
For 50 years, conspiracy theorists have gone crazy over the assassination of President John Kennedy. In his new book, "A Cruel and Shocking Act," investigative reporter Philip Shenon not only debunks all those theories with the facts of what happened that afternoon in...
Impatient Congress
Mechanic: "Your car will be repaired in 4-5 weeks." GOP Congressman, the next day: "Explain to this committee why my car isn't fixed yet!"
From My Twitter Feed
@PaulHarrisShow: Political pundits predicting who the nominees will be in 2016 should ask former President Giuliani for his opinion.
Drugs and Politics
Jim Alexander e-mails: I saw your comments about the Mayor of Toronto's admission that he has smoked crack cocaine. Since you are a big supporter of President Obama, I have to wonder why you don't ask the same questions about him. It's a valid question, but saying I'm...
Aboot The Mayor
A few questions about Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto who yesterday admitted that he has smoked crack cocaine, but brushed criticism aside and announced he'll run for re-election next fall: If Ford thinks smoking crack while in a drunken stupor wasn't a big deal,...