Daley Pick As Chief Of Staff A Sign Of A New White House?
President Obama’s selection of Bill Daley as Chief of Staff is being seen as a sign that the White House is moving to the center and gearing up for 2012.
Modest Government Salaries in Perspective
President Obama’s comments about the “relatively modest pay” earned by Robert Gibbs and other high level government workers may be a bit tone deaf. But they’re right.
Democrats Filibuster Reform Package: On The Whole, A Good Idea
The filibuster reform package that Senate Democrats unveiled yesterday has much to recommend to it. Unfortunately, it’s probably doomed.
Anti-Immigrant Groups Begin Assault On Birthright Citizenship
Anti-Immigrant groups are beginning their assault on the 14th Amendment, but don’t expect it to go anywhere.
Why America’s Best Officers Are Leaving
The American military personnel system works against keeping the best and brightest officers in the service.
Mid-Term Job Approval & Election Results
Honest pundits will tell you that it’s simply too early to make useful predictions about the 2012 elections.
What is the point of Tablet Computers?
The cost/benefit ratio of tablet computers seems to be a bit…. lacking.
Dee Mewbourne to Captain Enterprise
Captain Dee Mewbourne, who previously commanded the EISENHOWER, will skipper the ENTERPRISE.
Monogamy and Alcohol
New research shows that “across the world the main social groups which practice polygyny do not consume alcohol” and, conversely, “a positive correlation between monogamy and alcohol consumption (and especially between monogamy and drunkenness) across societies.”
Minor Reshuffling of Obama’s Staff is Major News?
Why is the press gushing over routine movement in White House team?
Antonin Scalia: The Constitution Does Not Bar Discrimination Against Women
In a new interview, Justice Antonin Scalia says that the 14th Amendment does not bar discrimination against women, whether it’s done by public or private entities. He couldn’t be more wrong.
Publisher To Delete “Racially Insensitive” Words From ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘Tom Sawyer’
Just over 100 years after his death, Mark Twain’s two greatest novels are once again the subject of controversy.
Republicans Use ‘Deem and Pass’
David Kurtz reports, “House Republicans are about to use “deem and pass” — a.k.a., a self-executing rule — which you may recall was the same legislative mechanism they decried last year during the health care reform debate as a threat to all that is right and good about America.”
Obama May Bypass Guantánamo Rules
President Obama is likely to issue a signing statement in order to keep his Gitmo options open.
