Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D). State Sen. Mark Amodei (R) beat state Treasurer Kate Marshall (D) in a special election for the House seat left open by Sen. Dean Heller (R), who was appointed to replace Sen. John Ensign (R).
In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will examine the question whether police can track people via GPS without first obtaining a warrant.
Paul Krugman chose to mark the the 10th anniversary of September 11th with an odd blog post.
Was it wrong for the NFL to schedule its opening Sunday on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks?
Whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” or not, Social Security has serious systemic problems that must be addressed.
America is discovering that throwing money at an industry in the hope it will create jobs doesn’t work.
51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.
Everyone has rights, even the person accused of the most vile of crimes.
The rapid spread of information on Twitter is challenging POLITICO’s business model.
Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?
The bloom is off the rose for some of the President’s most ardent 2008 supporters.
The latest push for laws against bullying is another example of the Nanny State rum amok.
Matthew Yglesias resurrects an argument that should have died off when Napster disappeared.
Another bad report from the Labor Department.
Jon Huntsman is out with a tax and jobs plan that deserves a lot more attention than it’s likely to get.
Do the less attractive deserve legal protection? One University Of Texas Profess thinks so.
The Romney campaign may be finally starting to pay attention to Rick Perry.
Repeating the “destruction creates wealth” fallacy every time there’s a natural disaster doesn’t make it any less of a fallacy.
Is it every appropriate to ask candidates about their religious faith? In some cases, yes it is.
Now that the storm has passed, the media is being accused of over-hyping Hurricane Irene.
Ensuring the integrity of the voting process is a worthy goal, not evidence of discrimination.
As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the East Coast, Ron Paul says disaster relief isn’t a job for the Federal Government.
A case pending in Maryland raises the question of when boorish online behavior crosses the line from protected speech to criminal act.
Dick Cheney’s long-awaited book’s out and he promises lots of bombshells that will have heads exploding in DC.
Is the NYPD becoming too much like the CIA?
