Protest erupts after all-white jury acquits ex-Houston cop over teen's beating...(Third column, 10th story, link)Related stories:Race Related Hate Crimes Up, Coincide with Obama Presidency...VIDEO: 'Justice for Trayvon Martin'... - , May 19, 2012 3:54 am -
Dressed up as Martin Luther King for history project...(Third column, 8th story, link)Related stories:School pulls boy from class for black face costume... - , May 19, 2012 3:54 am -
VIDEO: 'Justice for Trayvon Martin'...(Third column, 11th story, link)Related stories:Race Related Hate Crimes Up, Coincide with Obama Presidency...Protest erupts after all-white jury acquits ex-Houston cop over teen's beating... - , May 19, 2012 3:54 am -
Race Related Hate Crimes Up, Coincide with Obama Presidency...(Third column, 9th story, link)Related stories:Protest erupts after all-white jury acquits ex-Houston cop over teen's beating...VIDEO: 'Justice for Trayvon Martin'... - , May 19, 2012 3:54 am -
School pulls boy from class for black face costume...(Third column, 7th story, link)Related stories:Dressed up as Martin Luther King for history project... - , May 19, 2012 3:54 am -
The FCC and the radicals are at war with the secondary spectrum market. Gigi Sohn even tried to make the point at the Less Government debate that license holders don’t own spectrum. That’s true. They own the licenses. That’s whe… - , May 19, 2012 12:02 am -
Tomorrow in key battleground states, the RNC has organized a “volunteer day” or Walk Day. This is the first major Get Out The Vote effort of the general election for Republicans. I had a few moments to talk with RNC Political Director Ric… - , May 18, 2012 5:00 pm -
Today is May 18th. On this date in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte became the Emperor of France. His first official act was to make Andre the Giant illegal. Also on this date in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted. The column of smoke and volcanic ash rose 80,00… - , May 18, 2012 1:30 pm -
I am a rabid online video consumer. I love them, I watch them, I make them. The greatest thing about online videos is that, unlike television, the creators have all the time they need to explain their point and they are, more importantly, a relative… - , May 18, 2012 12:15 pm -
…Oh, relax: it’s an old vaudville/movie routine. You know: “That was no lady: that was my wife.” Yeah, that one’s older than my parents, let alone me. Still: why exactly did Democratic Wisconsin recall gubernatorial cand… - , May 18, 2012 11:30 am -
The liberal cycle of statism, at its core, originates from a government-induced problem. When nobody is paying attention to an issue, liberals swoop in and impose a pernicious regulation or mandate on a private industry. That regulation lays dorm… - , May 18, 2012 10:43 am -
Well, well, well. We now know that even Captain Planet lives his life in an ethically compromised trade space*. It turns out that Van Jones and other leading environmentalists kept quiet during the BP Oil Well Fiasco of 2010 because they didn’… - , May 18, 2012 8:00 am -
One big I.P.O.Gallup: "Romney Registers Personal Best 50% Favorable Rating."Broken promises.Kelly Jane Torrance likes the Dictator!Ready, aim, fire?The big money war. - , May 17, 2012 4:44 pm -
Vice President Joe Biden, who has been out on the campaign trail in Ohio, visited Hogfather's Old Fashioned BBQ in Washington, Pennsylvania on his way to the Pittsburgh airport."He entered the restaurant wearing an open neck white shirt,… - , May 17, 2012 4:06 pm -
Earlier today, Vice President Joe Biden said of auto workers who lost pensions and benefits, "Some of them got hurt. The vast majority, because of the federal pension board they have out there to make up differences when companies go under like… - , May 17, 2012 2:44 pm -
Seems that Jimmy Kimmel was lined up to tell a real nifty one that would have left 'em rolling in the aisles at the recent White House Correspondents bash. But he held back after being advised that it was a little too much. Even for that cr… - , May 17, 2012 2:32 pm -
On Tuesday night, Nebraska state senator Deb Fischer unexpectedly won the Republican primary over a better-funded establishment favorite, attorney general Jon Bruning. Folks curious to know just who Fischer is might want to watch a few her debates wi… - , May 17, 2012 1:00 pm -
A newly released Fox News poll includes 42 percent Democrats and only 34 percent Republicans — an 8-point Democratic edge — and shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 7 points (46 to 39 percent). Among independents, however, the poll show… - , May 17, 2012 12:02 pm -
Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren contributed a number of recipes to "Pow Wow Chow," a cookbook edited by Warren's cousin:Photo Credit: Boston HeraldAmong the recipes Warren contributed were barbecue beans and Mexican oatm… - , May 17, 2012 11:21 am -
Joe Biden, speaking in Ohio today, said that he is "tired of being called a 'Middle Class Joe.'"While it's not clear who actually calls the vice president that, it is clear that his house and finances tell a different story… - , May 17, 2012 10:29 am -
Debbie Schlussel is angry about the forthcoming joint cruise between TASand National Review for amongst other things includingGrover Norquist in the proceedings. Then she launched a lengthytirade against TAS part of which I have highlightedbelow… - , May 18, 2012 3:34 pm -
Last night I was privileged to participate, along with a numberof colleagues in the conservative media, in a taping of tonight'sHannity TV special vetting President Obama.Jim Geraghty of National Review Online, David Freddosoof the Washington Exa… - , May 18, 2012 1:34 pm -
Chicago Cubs pitcher KerryWood will apparently announce his retirement later today.The announcement may come following this afternoon's game atWrigley Field against the crosstown rival White Sox as interleagueplay begins.Wood, who turns 35 next… - , May 18, 2012 10:39 am -
Paul Ryan says he's "nervous" about the upcoming recall election in hishome state of Wisconsin:Ryan told editors and reporters of The WashingtonExaminer that the race between Walker and Tom Barrett,the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee, w… - , May 18, 2012 12:54 am -
A couple of days ago, I wroteabout Oakland A's thirdbaseman Brandon Inge having the best week ofhis 12-year big league career.Well, this week hasn't been so good. The A's have placed Inge on the 15-Day Disabled List due to a strained rightgroin.… - , May 17, 2012 9:59 pm -
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a proposal by Israel for a moment of silence at the2012 Olympic Games in London in honor of the eleven Israeliathletes and coaches murdered by Palestinian terrorists duringthe 1972 Summer Game… - , May 17, 2012 2:58 pm -
Both David Axelrod and Jim Messina put out the bait and unfortunately Mitt Romney took it.Joe Ricketts, formerly of TD Ameritrade and whose family ownsthe Chicago Cubs, proposed putting together a series ofSuper PAC ads highlighting President O… - , May 17, 2012 2:37 pm -
This is absurd. And a disturbing symptom of cultural decay. Cana company whose main achievement has been to turn an entire nationinto teenage girls (Would you be my friend, please? Can I seeyour pictures?), wasted billions of hours of what mi… - , May 17, 2012 2:25 pm -
Donna Summer, who had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s,passedaway today of cancer. She was 63.I had no idea she was ill.Born here in Boston, Summer was amongst the first artists whopopularized disco in 1975 with the 17-minute song "Love t… - , May 17, 2012 10:41 am -
Geraldo Rivera discussed the latest evidence in the Trayvon Martin shooting tonight on The O’Reilly Factor. “I think what is far more significant is what Trayvon Martin looked like that night, Bill… Aside from the fact that he’… - , May 18, 2012 10:42 pm -
Karl Rove gave his latest 2012 election predictions on The O’Reilly Factor tonight. “I think North Carolina is gone just like Indiana is gone. I think Ohio and Florida are leaning today towards Romney. I think places like Iowa and …… - , May 18, 2012 10:15 pm -
An Israeli ambulance crew was called to assist the victims of a car accident near Jerusalem this week. But before they could fully assist the victims they were attacked by family members. They barely escaped being lynched by the mob. … Continue… - , May 18, 2012 8:05 pm -
Backed into a corner the liberal media has decided that deceiving the public is the best way forward on the Travon Martin case. his combo made from Feb. 27, 2012 photos released by the State Attorney’s Office shows George Zimmerman, … Con… - , May 18, 2012 7:03 pm -
It wasn’t that long ago that Hatem Elhagaly was promoting female genital mutilation. Now he’s gone. Medicine Men reported: Hatem Elhagaly (AKA “Hatem Al Haj”), a medical doctor and fellow at the American Elhagely Academy of Pe… - , May 18, 2012 5:42 pm -
It used to be a lot simpler. As E. C. Bentley deftly summarized it in 1905:Geography is about mapsBut Biography is about chaps.Keep reading this post . . . - , May 19, 2012 1:00 am -
A few weeks ago, amid the “Arab Spring” giddiness, a Shiite mosque opened in Cairo. This was big news. Among Egypt’s 80 million people, there are only a few thousand Shiites. It’s a 90 percent Sunni country, with even Christia… - , May 19, 2012 1:00 am -
The topic of religious liberty has been in the headlines a great deal recently, and in two weeks it will be on the big screen as well.Years in the making, the film For Greater Glory tells the story, which has been all but forgotten, of the Mexican g… - , May 19, 2012 1:00 am -
Deb Fischer, a conservative state senator, shocked the political world on Tuesday by beating two better-financed opponents in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary. She now faces Bob Kerrey, a former governor and senator, in the general election… - , May 18, 2012 1:00 am -
The defense team for John Edwards has ended its case, doing its best to convince a jury that their client (who did not testify) may have betrayed his wife, but he did not violate federal law when two of his maxed-out political donors paid off his mis… - , May 18, 2012 1:00 am -
This fall, Republicans hope to claim Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District, one of the few Democratic redoubts in the South. Six-term incumbent Mike Ross is retiring, and the state legislature has redrawn the district’s lines to incorpora… - , May 18, 2012 1:00 am -
She didn’t see it coming. One day, Oprah Winfrey turned around, and her nationally syndicated show was sliding in the ratings, and her audience was fleeing en masse. And it happened soon after a day she thought was one of the best in her life.… - , May 18, 2012 1:00 am -
The president dropped by Barnard College (my alma mater) this week to deliver the commencement address. It wasn’t long-planned. No, the college had lined up a woman speaker — Jill Abramson, editor of the New York Times. But in March, as p… - , May 17, 2012 9:00 pm -
Editor’s Note: The Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human-rights conference, took place last week, in the Norwegian capital. The previous parts of Jay Nordlinger’s journal are at the following links: I, II, III, and IV.The most fantasticall… - , May 17, 2012 9:00 pm -
A group of industry heavyweights have asked a top House Republican to put the breaks on the federal government's likely adoption of new green building standards, a letter obtained by Breitbart News shows.After a Congressional hearing last week exami… - , May 19, 2012 1:53 am -
Editor's Note: Katrina Trinko, the National Review author who reported the claim first made by this article, has retracted the story that Elizabeth Warren may have plagiarized in her 2006 book All Your Worth:I took down my earlier post on Elizabeth… - , May 18, 2012 5:36 pm -
Less than three weeks remain until the June 5th recall election in Wisconsin that will decide whether or not Governor Scott Walker remains in office. Recent polls have been trending in Walker's direction after showing a dead heat last month. Most of… - , May 18, 2012 3:13 pm -
The first day of trading for shares of Facebook didn't go well, with the stock struggling to stay above it's IPO price of $38. Earlier in the week, buzz about the Facebook IPO led the company to increase its target price from $28-35 up to $34-$38. Th… - , May 18, 2012 1:42 pm -
Academy-award winning author William Peter Blatty, who wrote both the screenplay and book, The Exorcist, is helping Georgetown University students and others to prepare a canon lawsuit to be filed with the Archdiocese of Washington and the… - , May 18, 2012 12:32 pm -
Two metal-recycling companies are threatening to sue the city of Milwaukee over its controversial awarding of a contract without taking competitive bids.Two metal recycling firms have accused the City of Milwaukee of illegally shutting them out of… - , May 18, 2012 11:39 am -
Trayvon Martin’s real actions prior to being shot are finally being revealed. According to Sanford Police Department reports released today, a witness interviewed 90 minutes after the shooting testified that he saw Martin straddling George Zimm… - , May 18, 2012 11:02 am -
A normally level-headed Panetta caved to a far-left agenda when he proposed to spend billions of dollars on climate change and green initiatives. Sen. James Inhofe won't let that happen without a fight. - , May 19, 2012 4:56 am -
Don't fret: Come November, President Obama will be sent packing, back to Chicago, Harvard, Hawaii, Kenya or maybe Occidental College. - , May 19, 2012 3:41 am -
"Tom has so affected my life that I often stop throughout my day, in the middle of a project, and think, 'What would Tom do?'" - , May 19, 2012 3:11 am -
Please enjoy this slideshow of our good friend Tom Fuentes with conservative leaders such as Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Jack Kemp and more.Tom Fuentes, a Conservative Champion, dies at 63Thomas A. Fuentes Remembered As a Patriot, Friend, Mentor… - , May 19, 2012 3:00 am -
Fuentes was best known as the longest-serving chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, California. He leaves his wife and three children and a circle of friends nationwide and internationally. - , May 19, 2012 2:25 am -
The Oklahoma senator promises to introduce a number of amendments to the Fiscal 2013 Defense Authorization Act to fight green energy measures. - , May 18, 2012 3:20 am -
Bill would preserve C-130 Hercules, give troops a 1.7 percent raise and put Iran on notice. President Obama threatens veto; Senate takes up measure next week. - , May 17, 2012 10:00 pm -
When NATO leaders meet this weekend in Chicago, they are expected to announce an Interim Missile Defense Capability in Europe. This announcement might read well in the summit’s declaration, but a lot more will need to be done before the members of… - , May 18, 2012 1:50 pm -
At the NATO Summit in Chicago this weekend, leaders will gather to discuss a number of issues facing the alliance. Top of the agenda will be Afghanistan, improving NATO’s military capabilities, and extending NATO’s partnerships with regional and… - , May 18, 2012 12:54 pm -
In case anyone was unconvinced about Iran’s hostility toward everything associated with Western values, recent provocations leave no doubt. After blocking the Olympics website, refusing to admit a Davis Cup tennis player, and slandering the Olympic… - , May 18, 2012 12:51 pm -
Former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R–MN), national co-chair of the Romney for President campaign, appeared on CNBC yesterday and chastised President Obama for failing to lead on stopping Taxmageddon before the November election. Pawlenty is right: Washi… - , May 18, 2012 11:36 am -
Consumer-directed health plans have become increasing popular because of their ability to save consumers money. Breaking research published by Health Affairs shows that if consumer-directed health plans increased as a share of employer-sponsored plan… - , May 18, 2012 11:03 am -
An effort funded by a major left-wing environmentalist group is looking to appeal to conservative and libertarian thinkers through an initiative that proposes center-right solutions to environmental problems. The Meridian Institute’s “Twe… - , May 18, 2012 8:14 am -
Cuban Solidarity Day should make us renew efforts to extend a little more freedom to the Cuban population, which is still effectively imprisoned under their creaky Communist autocracy. May 20 marks the 110th year of Cuba’s independence, of which 53… - , May 18, 2012 7:48 am -
The long-awaited NATO Summit being held in Chicago next week with more than 60 heads of state and government in attendance will focus much of its deliberations on the future of Afghanistan. While “transition” has become a buzzword for the NATO mi… - , May 18, 2012 7:00 am -
America’s flying fortress, the Cold War-era B-52 bomber, has been in service for the last 50 years, running missions in Vietnam, Operation Desert Storm, Afghanistan and the war in Iraq. It’s a striking example of how America’s mili… - , May 18, 2012 6:07 am -
Vicky Calls Zo About His New Audio Book "Weapon of ASS Destruction" Vicky Calls Zo About His New Audio Book "Weapon of ASS Destruction"Link to Zo's audio book "WEAPON OF ASS DESTRUCTION" CDBaby: www.cdbaby.com iTunes: itunes.apple.com Amazon: www.amazon.comFrom:machosauceproductionViews… - , May 18, 2012 10:03 am -
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I think we can all agree that living your life as a government bureaucrat has its perks, especially in Massachusetts: City Hall bureaucrats,... - , May 18, 2012 4:00 pm -
I presume regular TH readers are well aware of the fact a convicted felon (click here to see his mug shot) garnered 41 percent of the Democratic... - , May 18, 2012 1:55 pm -
Allahpundit is incredulous. I mean, what else can you be at this point? Quick recap: Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D)... - , May 18, 2012 1:15 pm -
The pressure is on. House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and Chairman of the House Oversight... - , May 18, 2012 10:31 am -
Yesterday we published a small, newsworthy excerpt from my interview with Gov. Mitt Romney. The political story of the day involved a... - , May 18, 2012 10:00 am -
Another great piece by Lee Habeeb over the National Review showing how the king and the queen are falling prey to their phony identities. Give... - , May 18, 2012 9:21 am -
I want my party to do this! From Tim Mak at FrumForum:In the ongoing Canadian election campaign, we’re seeing a lot of examples for ethnic outreach done right – especially with the micro-targeted campaign ads that the Conservative Part… - , March 29, 2011 10:31 am -
Christmas has come a few days early this year in the form of the decennial data dump from the U.S. Census Bureau that kicks off the redistricting scramble. The reapportionment numbers were not only hugely consequential for the makeup of the next Cong… - , December 22, 2010 1:52 pm -
The 2010 elections have ended, and the House and Senate Leadership choices have been made, but the Republican Party still faces yet one more crucial choice: selecting the next RNC Chairman.Republicans Helping Republicans, has launched www.ChooseYour… - , November 17, 2010 5:59 pm -
After the election, I saw several Republicans discussing who should deliver the SOTU response speech.No one should.First, any speech is bound to suffer by comparison to a speech before a joint session of Congress, with the Supreme Court in attend… - , November 11, 2010 10:00 am -
This from the House Speaker-designate for the 112th Congress in today's Wall Street Journal:[T]here are several steps I believe the next speaker should be prepared to take immediately. Among them:• No earmarks. Earmarks have become a symbol of… - , November 5, 2010 8:51 am -
In thinking about what to write after a long election season hiatus, I honestly just thought of completely reposting this piece from back in May, which built upon an earlier case I laid out for a ginormous Republican seat gain by making the case tha… - , November 3, 2010 3:46 pm -
Report: ‘Fat Tax’ Could Curb Nation’s Obesity Problem: It is not as though there isn’t some precedent for this working. After all look at how they’ve taxed jobs, capital gains and -by proxy- our savings accounts. And all… - , May 19, 2012 4:36 am -
Bill Maher wishes he had a son who acted like Trayvon Martin. “I just want to say if I had a son he would not look like Trayvon Martin, but I hope he would act like him,” said Maher… apparently admiring the way Trayvon stole jewelry… - , May 18, 2012 9:29 pm -
Occupy protestors attempt to storm Rush Limbaugh’s office, miss by 1,000 miles. Yep, the occupados descended on Rush’s office in Chicago, where it isn’t… anywhere… near. #occufail. - , May 18, 2012 8:38 pm -
The Face of Genocidal Eco-Fascism. Finnish eco-fascist Pentti Linkola thinks the world’s population should be reduced to 500 million by any means necessary and unapologetically advocates bloodthirsty dictatorship as being superior to democracy.… - , May 18, 2012 5:08 pm -
LOWER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Half of Florida high school students fail reading test. More on the lower education bubble, here. - , May 19, 2012 4:52 am -
WISCONSIN: Judge deals setback to state unions on dues withdrawals. “State unions were dealt a setback Friday when a federal judge said they would have to get their members to opt in, rather than opt out, to having the state deduct union dues f… - , May 19, 2012 4:50 am -
SPACE-X ROCKET LAUNCH aborted. “The engine ignition sequence for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket started up at the three-second mark Saturday morning, but the onboard computers automatically shut down. So instead of blasting off on a delivery missio… - , May 19, 2012 4:45 am -
HOWIE CARR ON ELIZABETH WARREN: If The Moccasin Were On The Other Foot. “But aren’t the rich Trustafarians who want to pretend there’s no story here the very same liberals who supposedly believe so fervently in affirmative action?” Pe… - , May 19, 2012 4:06 am -
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meets on May 20 in Chicago, coalition partners hope to stabilize Afghanistan with development projects beyond 2014. One initiative is the "New Silk Road," which aims to revamp Afghanistan's ancient pos… - , May 17, 2012 9:00 pm -
Persistently high postrecession unemployment is ravaging the economic prospects of younger workers, delaying their skill development and eroding their work ethic. Some pundits have argued for more government spending on job training and infrastructur… - , May 17, 2012 9:00 pm -
Thanks to weak enemies and economic austerity, the U.S. nuclear triad—the ability to deliver nuclear weapons with land and submarine based ballistic missiles and bomber aircraft— is getting wobbly. As Congress struggles to squeeze the def… - , May 17, 2012 9:00 pm -
Late last week JPMorgan Chase announced that it had lost some $2.3 billion, and possibly more, as a result of bad investment decisions made by its risk-hedging operation. Predictably, some have seized on this misstep to call for greater regulation of… - , May 15, 2012 9:00 pm -
Wednesday the Alabama Senate will consider welcome reforms to that state's controversial immigration law. Unfortunately the proposed changes will leave expensive economic regulations largely intact, impeding much needed job growth.Complaints abou… - , May 15, 2012 9:00 pm -
As Mitt Romney exults in his rise to the very top of the Republican Party, I was struck by a tiny story deep in The New York Times last week. At a campaign stop in Euclid, Ohio, a woman in the audience stood up, arguing that President Barack Obama &#… - , May 15, 2012 9:00 pm -
President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria. - , May 18, 2012 9:18 pm -
The federal government is asking an appeals panel in Richmond to reverse a ruling that shields a reporter from testifying in the case of an ex-CIA officer charged with leaking classified information about a botched covert operation in Iran. - , May 18, 2012 2:49 pm -
Jurors in the former senator's corruption trial asked to review several pieces of prosecution evidence, including several checks from an Edwards supporter to an interior decorator that were co-signed and deposited by the wife of former Edwards campai… - , May 18, 2012 2:25 pm -
Thousands of protesters have arrived in Chicago knowing they are there in part to make a little noise during the weekend NATO summit, but myriad groups, special interests and causes have also resulted in internal turmoil. - , May 18, 2012 2:12 pm -
Sen. Lamar Alexander wants to make clear that his amendment to the Lacey Act wasn't intended to justify seizure of instruments made before 2008, and he and the amendment's co-sponsor are writing a letter to authorities to clarify that point. - , May 18, 2012 1:53 pm -
Isolated and heavily guarded, the mountaintop retreat is known simply as Camp David, but its wooded grounds have been a place of triumph and failure, refuge and relief. - , May 18, 2012 1:16 pm -
The Romney campaign is out with it’s first ad of the General Election season, and it essentially stands as a statement of what a President Romney would do on his first day in office: It’s no mistake that the Keystone Pipeline gets promine… - , May 18, 2012 12:32 pm -
HappyPlace posts the above photo under the headline, “Little kid completely half-asses his letter to a soldier in combat.” via Sky Gerrond, who claims “I got at least a dozen letters like this.” - , May 18, 2012 11:42 am -
The Arizona Secretary of State is apparently a birther: Arizona’s top election official said in a radio interview Thursday that it’s “possible” President Obama may not make the state’s November ballot due to unanswered q… - , May 18, 2012 11:17 am -
Scott Brown raising money off Elizabeth Warren flap, Al Gore is dating, and George W. Bush is returning to the White House (for a portrait). Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix ” in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) p.m!Read ful… - , May 18, 2012 2:23 pm -
Discussion of President Obama’s place of birth died down significantly when he released his long-form birth certicate. But birtherism still lives, even if it no longer gets as much attention. Nationally, conservative bloggers have seized an opport… - , May 18, 2012 1:03 pm -
Just two and a half weeks remain in the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), and momentum seems to be firmly on the GOP’s side.All three polls out this week show Walker leading Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) by between 5 percent and 9 per… - , May 18, 2012 12:14 pm -
Former congressman Dave Weldon has joined the Florida GOP Senate primary, becoming the latest addition to a so-far-disappointing crop of candidates vying to face Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.).Weldon, who left Congress in 2008, announced his intentions F… - , May 18, 2012 11:30 am -
How worried is President Obama about a Jeremiah Wright attack?Here’s a clue. While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is staying far away from a strategist’s proposal to use the controversial pastor as a cudgel, Obama’s campaign is rais… - , May 18, 2012 7:27 am -
Mitt Romney is out with his first ad of the general election campaign, “Day One,” in which he promises some major changes on his first day in office. While it’s a positive spot that introduces the candidate, as Romney himself said it would be,… - , May 18, 2012 5:32 am -
Nothing fundamental has changed in the race in the past month or two, although there are a couple of factors that may be working in Mitt Romney's favor at the margin. - , May 15, 2012 5:55 am -
One clear rationale for President Obama's new position? It's very unusual for a president to oppose the majority of voters in his party on a major issue, and 60 percent of Democrats support gay marriage. - , May 11, 2012 5:21 am -
President Obama's decision to endorse same-sex marriage undoubtedly entails some political risk, but recent polls suggest that public opinion is increasingly on his side. - , May 9, 2012 1:52 pm -
Most moderate Republicans who served in the Senate just a few years ago will no longer be in the Congress when it meets again 2013. - , May 8, 2012 6:57 pm -
After discussion from FiveThirtyEight readers, looking back and extending an analysis that noted President Obama's approval rating exceeded a theoretical approval rating predicted by history, the economy and other factors. - , May 8, 2012 2:08 pm -
Need more proof that the Environmental Protection Agency is out of control? Friday they released a draft scientific study of the Bristol Bay watershed and its natural resources, conducted solely to form the basis for preemptively vetoing the Pebble M… - , May 18, 2012 10:19 pm -
Duane Lester of AllAmericanBlogger recently wrote an excellent expose about some financial troubles in the Holt County, Missouri Sheriff’s office. It was so well received that the Oregon Observer, a small paper in Missouri, wanted to cover the… - , May 18, 2012 9:00 am -
No, it’s not the latest theory from the Birther fever swamps. It’s part of the short 1991 biography of Barack Obama written by Acton and Dystel, the New York literary agency that had just won the young Harvard lawyer a six-figure book d… - , May 18, 2012 7:21 am -
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Enter your best caption for the following picture: Source Winners for last week and this week will be announced Monday morning. - , May 18, 2012 2:00 am -
Republican Senator Tom Coburn has just completed his transformation into a laughing stock. In an interview with the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein, Coburn claimed that he fully believes that President Obama will become an “entitlement refor… - , May 17, 2012 10:19 am -
A luxury resort in Miami, Florida with police-guarded closed doors was the home of a secret George Soros-backed summit attended by deep-pocketed left-wing donors over the weekend of May 12. They met to plan their strategy for the 2012 elections and b… - , May 16, 2012 2:00 pm -
State TV: 9 dead, about 100 wounded; opposition group says blast occurred near military and air force intelligence offices, army hospital, and is followed by heavy gunfire. - , May 19, 2012 4:29 am -
In initial discussions, leaders from 8 major economies note "urgency for Iran to take concrete steps" on its nuclear agenda. - , May 18, 2012 11:31 pm -
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The House Ethics Committee tweaked its rules related to filing financial disclosure statements and those that outline when it can take testimony during a rare public meeting today. - , May 18, 2012 3:32 pm -
Updated: 9:38 p.m. | Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has donated an additional $6 million to his Senate campaign since April 1. - , May 18, 2012 3:24 pm -
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu took to Facebook to show off his inner fanboy, sprinkling his pseudo-review of the box office record-smashing movie “The Avengers” with calls for tax credits and pleas for broader interest in science. - , May 18, 2012 3:08 pm -
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee slightly outraised its Republican counterpart in April, bringing in $4.5 million. - , May 18, 2012 2:50 pm -
Freshman Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.) today said a new effort by Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) and other GOP leaders to prod the Obama administration into releasing Department of Justice documents is "too little, too late." Quayle said the House should mo… - , May 18, 2012 2:22 pm -
A pro-Democratic super PAC launched an ad in favor of vulnerable Sen. Claire McCaskill today. Majority PAC’s ad, titled “Them,” follows the same messaging previous pro-McCaskill spots have used: attacking outside groups that are tar… - , May 18, 2012 1:59 pm -
By James K. Galbraith, The Baffler Three months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, economist James K. Galbraith convened a meeting of experts that sounded an alarm about the world economy. A long memorandum that resulted from the meeting… - , May 18, 2012 8:47 pm -
We hoped we could draw attention to the injustice of the law. None of us thought we would win. But every once in a while the gods smile on the damned. - , May 18, 2012 5:13 pm -
The soundtrack of my youth is fading. That’s hardly an original observation, I realize, but self-indulgence is a columnist’s inalienable right and music has unique power to summon unbidden waves of nostalgia. - , May 18, 2012 5:09 pm -
Despite claiming he does not believe in the birther conspiracy theory, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has threatened to keep Obama off the state’s general election ballot if he can’t verify the president was born in Hawaii. Re… - , May 18, 2012 11:09 am -
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the U.S. government over a provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that could enable the indefinite detention of American citizens, spoke with “Democracy Now!… - , May 18, 2012 8:05 am -
Did Mitt Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee, just have his “John Kerry moment” of the 2012 campaign? Related EntriesJanuary 11, 2006 Site PreferencesMay 18, 2012 We Told You So - , May 17, 2012 7:49 pm -
When Newsweek published a cover this week that declared Obama America’s “first gay president” after he came out in favor of same-sex marriage, it raised some eyebrows. On Tuesday, comedian Bill Maher addressed the controversial cov… - , May 16, 2012 11:05 am -
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may be less concerned with the actual $2 billion his bank lost than the credence it lends to calls for tougher regulation. Related EntriesJanuary 11, 2006 Site PreferencesMay 18, 2012 We Told You So - , May 16, 2012 2:24 am -
A recent anti-abortion bill signed into law by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant threatens to close the state’s only abortion clinic. That, in turn, could force women to turn to dangerous alternatives, including “coat hanger” abortions.… - , May 15, 2012 2:21 pm -
Lionel Chetwynd and Roger L. Simon discuss the intended (or unintended) patriotism of “The Avengers” blockbuster. While Lionel has reservations about “The Avengers,” there is no denying that the performances were superb. Plus,… - , May 18, 2012 11:49 am -
Please bear with me as this is more of a thought experiment than a manifesto… We’re talking equality again. Here’s Bain Capital executive Edward Conrad, putting forth the case for inequality, and here’s TAS Alum and all around… - , May 9, 2012 2:10 am -
France’s technocratic state has created many monsters but one of the great things it did for the world was when a polytechnicien and inspecteur des finances (one of the worst technocratic beasts one might imagine) invented the VAT in the 1950s.… - , May 4, 2012 1:16 am -
I’m pretty sure the US educational system is superior to the French one. This is sort of a counterintuitive idea, in part because the narrative the US school reform movement tells itself is based on the idea of OMG US education is THE WORSE EVA… - , April 21, 2012 2:41 pm -
(This post is written at 11pm, so it might not be coherent.)Bad Religion is an important book that should be read by anyone with interest not just in religion in the American 20th century but by the trends that animate contemporary society and the… - , April 18, 2012 12:54 pm -
Given that I don’t want to bore our few remaining readers to death, I’ve mostly kept silent to that piece in The New Yorker about breeding to which many on Twitter have alerted me. (I mostly found it dismaying. The piece gives two-thir… - , April 8, 2012 9:47 am -
As I followed—and I confess, participated in—the mini-firestorm on Twitter over John Derbyshire’s vile Taki Magazine post last night, I started wondering what the point was. National Review is severing ties, but has anything been accomplished?… - , April 7, 2012 7:58 pm -
Though Arizona’s Secretary of State says he’s nota birther, he sure sounds like one: “I’m not a birther; I believethe president was born in Hawaii — or at least I hope he was,” KenBennett said in a radio interview this week. … - , May 18, 2012 4:05 pm -
As Warren Buffett expands his media holdings by buying 63 small newspapers this week (shouldn’t he be givingthat money to the government?), a much more liberty-orientedmedia empire isdismantling.Freedom Communications Inc., founded by i… - , May 18, 2012 2:28 pm -
My friend Brian Doherty has just released a new book about ourRevolution. I hope you can check it out!http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062114794/reasonmagazineA/ - , May 18, 2012 2:25 pm -
After a midnight debate on theHouse floor, the Smith-Amash anti-indefinite detainment amendment(sponsored by Reps. Adam Smith and Justin Amash and supported byother congresskids) to the 2013 National Defense AuthorizationAct (NDAA) failed.… - , May 18, 2012 2:00 pm -
Kim Fahey, the retired phone company repairmanwho built a fantastic and whimsical fort known as "Phonehenge" out of oldtelephone poles in the middle of the Mojave Desert, has beensentenced to repay the $83,488 it cost the county to demolish h… - , May 18, 2012 1:50 pm -
TheNATO summit set to start Sunday in Chicago will be the first suchgathering in the United States since the alliance met in Washingtonfor its 50th anniversary in 1999. Atop the agenda this weekend willbe Afghanistan, where America is embro… - , May 18, 2012 1:30 pm -
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House. Obama’s April fundraising haul fell short of the $53 mill… - -
The Americano / Newsmax. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tells Newsmax in an exclusive interview that Republicans have a “2 out of 3” chance of winning not only the White House in November, but the Senate and House as well. The reason, he say… - -
MSNBC host Chris Matthews is using President Obama’s old “evolving” motto for his gay marriage stance against black Bishop Harry Jackson (and relgious leaders in general), who stands firmly against marriage that isn’t between… - -
It seems as if Newsweek may have jumped the shark with its latest cover implying President Obama isn’t just a supporter of gay marriage, but that he is actually gay himself. The news-magazine, which hits stands today, is using the shock factor… - -
The Americano / FOX News Latino. Days after President Barack Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage, a decision that could have an impact on how Latinos vote in the 2012 Presidential election, he will spend Monday in New York City, speakin… - -
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stayed away from directly criticizing President Obama during a commencement address at evangelical Liberty University but earned applause for pushing back against Obama’s endorsement of same-sex mar… - -
Via the Washington Post, it seems that the House majority is looking at creating a fast track procedure for passing tax reform in 2013. This will enable a tax reform bill to be passed by an up-or-down… - , May 18, 2012 2:11 pm -
Donald Marron, who recently wrote a blog post on how budget limits are treated in Congressional rules, wrote a piece today detailing how Medicare Part A rules could be altered so that savings in Part… - , May 18, 2012 9:11 am -
Steep budget cuts are linked to recession and higher unemployment in Europe, argue several commentators (see here for example). Are they right? Certainly, some countries have struggled economically… - , May 17, 2012 12:32 pm -
About a month ago, we reported our estimates of how much the fiscal cliff would hurt the economy over the next two years using our interpretation of multipliers from CBO and Mark Zandi. That estimate… - , May 17, 2012 8:49 am -
We have been warning for a few months now about the potential consequences of the fiscal cliff -- and adding to the debt by averting it all together. As it turns out, the short-term economic consequen… - , May 16, 2012 9:31 am -
Former President Bill Clinton joined the Announcement Effect Club at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Summit yesterday in a Q&A session with Tom Brokaw (you can see the video of it here).… - , May 16, 2012 7:31 am -
Some of us–at least those with “zipper problems”–are.Illustration: “New York City Busts Four Principals For Inappropriate Sexual Relations“. - , May 19, 2012 3:05 am -
My latest PJ Media column is called, 5 Behaviors That Make You Trash. Here’s an excerpt from the column. People aren’t trashy because of who they are, they’re trashy because of how they behave. That means the cast of Jersey Shore, Perez Hi… - , May 18, 2012 9:10 pm -
Now that census data show — for the first time in American history — the number of white babies born exceeded by the number of babies born to non-white minorities the question is: What does this mean for the future of American society?Po… - , May 18, 2012 9:05 pm -
Facebook Inc.’s $16 billion initial public offering has made Mark Zuckerberg the 29th richest carbon based life form on Earth. Facebook provides entertainment and a fun way to spend your leisure time. America should love Zuckerberg. Whatever ha… - , May 18, 2012 9:02 pm -
Tonight, Right Wing News will be changing servers. Hopefully, most people won’t even notice the difference until they see that the page loads considerably faster on Monday. However, I have yet to ever have a server change that went smoothly. Co… - , May 18, 2012 9:01 pm -
