Only in the year of Paul, Perry, and the Partiers could a 20-plus-year veteran of the Senate and former party standardbearer like John McCain (R-AZ) find himself ensnarled in a bitter, competitive primary. Yet that is the exact position the entrenched Washingtonian finds himself as he vies for a fifth term against Tea Party...
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WASHINGTON–Twice a week I take the Blue line train toward Franconia-Springfield and ride through the Pentagon Metro station near Pentagon City, VA to get to work. Yesterday, a disturbed man named J. Patrick Bedell approached the main entrance to the Pentagon, located just outside the Pentagon Metro stop, and opened fire, injuring two armed officers...
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The Senate is broken. Things have gotten so bad now that Obama will force through the current health care bill under an obscure parliamentary process called “Reconciliation.” (I never knew such an amazing thing existed) It’s something Howard Dean advocated a couple months ago and it got all the Democrats to laugh...
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WASHINGTON–President Obama told Senate lawmakers today to move forward with reconciliation to pass health care reform, saying the plan deserves the same straightforward vote that SCHIP, COBRA and the Bush tax cuts received. As the Senate prepares to take an up-or-down vote, the NRCC is applying pressure on undecided Democrats on the House side. Project...
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Groucho Marx famously opined, “A woman is a temporary pleasure, while a good cigar is a smoke.” He was certainly not the first (and won’t likely be the last) to attest to the timeless treasure of enjoying a fine cigar. New York City’s cigar culture is one of the most vibrant, if not the...
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                Held at Columbia University’s Alfred Learner Hall, the 2009 New York Students For Liberty Conference brought together such groups as libertarians, classical liberals, free-market capitalists, moderates, conservatives, and the occasional anarchist for a day of political discourse and debate regarding the merits of liberty-oriented governance.                 The SFL Conference, jointly held with the Ivy...
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What should the US do with Iran? What options are available for President Obama? How can we avoid armed conflict?
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We all know about Pan Am Flight 103 being blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. We also know 270 people were killed on that innocent Wednesday morning. What I don't know is how in the world can Scottish authorities release the mastermind behind the tragedy.
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You may think this is like "The Post American World", but it is really like "The Post Earth World". You see, I've become concerned about the future, not a decade or century from now, but the future of our kind. This may seem absurd, but really, I feel American democracy and its tenets are...
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Well, it’s that time of year again- the summer concert season. The nice weather and out-of-school kids mix to create endless nights of fun listening to music and just chillin’ out. So, let me get to the story. Bruce Springsteen, the greatest musician/artist/performer to ever grace the Earth announced he and the Legendary E-Street...
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