Government Is Good
Every presidential candidate is now, has been, or wants to be employed by the federal government. Yet that doesn't stop most of them from bashing that very institution. Paul Begala argues that they're all wrong, and comes to the government's defense... Conservatives...
Our Progressive Constitution
Today is the 224th birthday of the US Constitution, one of the most remarkable documents ever written. As Geoffrey R. Stone points out, those who call for strict interpretation of its original words fail to see the progressive nature of the document... The...
Michele Bachmann’s Dangerous Lie
Michele Bachmann has been catching flak for comments she made about vaccines this week, comments which put her into the same qualified-to-lead-America camp as Jenny McCarthy. Monday night, Bachmann went after Rick Perry for an executive order he signed in 2007...
Dealing With Death Threats
Michael Moore's new book, "Here Comes Trouble," will be published next week. It's full of two dozen stories from his life, one of which has been excerpted in the British newspaper The Guardian. It's about the death threats that followed Moore's anti-Bush...
The Big Job Opening
The GOP candidates continue to attack Obama on unemployment, as if there's a magic wand any President can wave that would create a national wave of private-sector hiring in the short-term. It's the platform they have to shoot from as long as jobs are such a huge...
Leaving The GOP Cult
This is one of the most important political pieces I have read in a very long time. It's by Mike Lofgren, who spent 28 years as a Republican staff member on Capitol Hill, explaining why he left that job -- and the GOP, which he says is "becoming less and less like a...
Speech Defect
Husband: Honey, I've invited all the guys over to play cards next Wednesday.Wife: Next Wednesday? That's the night I'm hosting book club! You can't have them here that night.Husband: But I already told them to come, and Tony's bringing pizza!Wife: Well, tell them some...
Ronald Kessler “Secrets Of The FBI”
A couple of years ago, I talked to Ronald Kessler about his book, "In The President's Secret Service," in which he was given unprecedented access to the agency and uncovered some disturbing things about cutbacks that could affect presidential security. Kessler was...