Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign

We won’t have Herman Cain to kick around anymore.

Federal Court Legalizes Compensation For Bone Marrow Donors

A new ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals raises a host of questions.

Will He Or Won’t He? The Fate Of The Herman Cain Campaign Hangs In The Balance

Herman Cain will announce his future campaign plans this afternoon but, in some sense, it doesn’t matter what he decides to do.

The End Of Old Fashioned Retail Politics?

Is technology making retail politics less important?

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The Truth About The Coming “Cuts” To Defense Spending

Don’t believe the fear mongering about the coming decreases in the growth of defense spending.

Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.6% But Job Growth Remains Weak

Some good news in the November jobs report, but not very much of it.

Could Gingrich Win The GOP Nomination?

Could Newt Gingrich really become the Republican nominee? Stranger things have happened.

Defense Bill Allows For Indefinite Military Detention of American Citizens

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 authorizes the President the authority to indefinitely detain persons, even American citizens arrested on American soil, without trial because they allegedly support the enemy.

Douthat on Huntsman

A Reminder of Turkey’s Disposition

Just a reminder: Turkey is a NATO ally.

The Ridiculous “Who Lost Egypt?” Argument

There’s a little historical revisionism going on on the right.

Herman Cain Campaign On The Verge Of Collapse?

Is the Cain Train finally running out of steam?

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Remember That Ban On Earmarks? Apparently, Some Congressmen Don’t.

The much celebrated ban on earmarks isn’t stopping Congressmen from trying to earmark.

Kim Update

Was Dominique Strauss-Kahn Set Up?

New head-scratching revelations in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case.

Hank Paulson, The Bush Treasury Department, And Crony Capitalism

Guess who got advance warning of government actions on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis?

What Happens To The GOP If Obama Wins In 2012?

Expect plenty of GOP infighting if President Obama is re-elected next November.

The Curious Case of Cain

What does the Cain candidacy say about the contemporary GOP?